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Man Upset With Girlfriend When He Sent Bomb Threat to a Cruise Gets 8 Months • Apr. 16, 2025, 11:43 PM ET (New York Times)

C.E.O. Choked Man Who Danced Barefoot on Cruise Ship, U.S. Says • Apr. 4, 2025, 5:06 AM ET (New York Times)

Watch: Cruise Ship Battered By Drake Passage Waves • Apr. 2, 2025, 7:04 AM ET (The Weather Channel)

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