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Don't let the stress of planning a cruise get you down.
I remember the first time I went on a cruise. I had all the same worries and fears as every other first timer. As a matter of fact just prior to the cruise I was wondering why I ever booked the darn thing. I was so stressed out by the planning and preparation I almost cancelled the trip. Well after many more cruises I'm hear to tell you it doesn't have to be that way. With a little information and a little research on the internet you can turn a stressful situation into a enjoyable one. You can enjoy the time prior to your departure and use as an extension of the actual vacation.
Here are just 3 ways one can reduce the stress of planning a cruise.
1 Research you ports of call. I love to go on the internet and read about the ports of call I'll be visiting. Learn about port, the shopping and find things to do that aren't the normal tourist traps. This will help you be prepared when you get there and is a great family activity to extend the vacation excitement.
2 Don't Over pack - create a packing list. Over packing is the most common mistake especially if you're a first timer. Just sit down and make a list of the clothes and personal items you need. Then put it aside for a couple of days and take it out again and cross off half of everything you put down. You really don't need 3 swim suits and 2 hair dryers.
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RIO DE JANEIRO ― The Latest on efforts to battle the Zika virus (all times local):
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A spokesman says the U.N. secretary-general supports the U.N. human rights chief's call for an urgent review of laws restricting access to sexual and reproductive health services amid the Zika outbreak.
Spokesman Farhan Haq says Ban Ki-moon believes that ""women must have a meaningful way of controlling their own decisions on whether and when and how to be pregnant.""
Haq adds that ""ultimately, we have to make sure that women have sufficient control over their lives and their own decision-making.""
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President Barack Obama's allies in the Senate are urging him to ramp up the government's response to the outbreak of the Zika virus in the Americas and the potential for its widening spread in the United States.
All 44 Senate Democrats and two independents sent Obama a letter urging him to use money from last year's government-wide spending bill to come up with a comprehensive response plan to combat Zika nike vapormax schweiz online , both overseas and in the U.S.
They say he should add money to his upcoming budget request if necessary and that curbing the virus abroad is one of the best ways to limit its spread in the U.S.
The Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes and is suspected of links to a condition that can have devastating effects on unborn children.
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Colombian health officials say three people there have died of the Guillain-Barre syndrome after contracting the Zika virus.
National Health Institute Director Martha Lucia Ospina says that all three people who died of the rare syndrome that can completely paralyze were confirmed to have been infected with Zika.
Ospina says the cases confirm that Zika can cause deaths ― though most international experts are still cautious about whether Zika can trigger Guillain-Barre. Other infections and conditions can lead to the syndrome.
Colombia has reported more than 20,000 Zika cases.
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U.S. health officials say men who have visited an area with the Zika virus should use condoms if they have sex with a pregnant woman ― for the entire duration of the pregnancy.
The guidance issued Friday also says men might consider abstaining or using condoms even if they have sex with a woman who isn't pregnant.
Zika virus disease is mainly spread by mosquitoes. In most people it causes mild or no symptoms. But it has become a concern because of a possible link with a birth defect in Brazil.