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Six easy ways to avoid getting sick on cruise ships

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Norovirus causes an estimated 2.2 million cases of gastroenteritis each year

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‘World’ opens with a shot of one of the most famous ships in film history

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Amity police chief Martin Brody clings to a sinking orca - actually a fiberglass sculpture - as the ferocious shark closes in on the killing spree.

There’s a “world first” attraction in North Wales that features a full-scale replica of the Orca, the shark-hunting boat from Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 film Jaws. Built over a period of two years, and filled with many scenes from the film, the ship is moored at Deganwy Marina on the Conwy coast. Guided tours of … Read more