Weekly Travel News Recap: October 14 – 20, 2012

Crystal Cruises new circumnavigating 108-day itinerary; from www.crystalcruises.com.

Here are some of the relevant travel news headlines and stories from the previous week:

• Cuba will end exit visa requirement in January – Citizens of Cuba will soon be able to travel more freely, as the exit visa requirement should be ended in the beginning of 2013. (NY Times)
• Oceania Cruises introduces new ports, routes – Oceania Cruises, a more high-end line, unveiled new itineraries, routes, and ports of call for the 2013-2014 seasons. The Caribbean island of Bonaire will now have service, along with some new ports in China. (Canada.com)
• Crystal Cruises will offer its first complete circumnavigation – Crystal Cruises, in 2015, will begin to offer a real round-the-world itinerary. At 108 days, the circumnavigation will start at over $34,000 USD for a room. (Travelers Today)
• Air Canada flight finds stranded Australian yachtsman – As Air Canada flight Flight AC033 was about to land in Australia, the crew diverted to assist in a search for a yacht that has been adrift for 9 days. (CNN)

Christian “Krzysiek“ Eilers is a twenty-something who constantly likes to look at the next flight out of JFK. His life goal is to visit every country in the world; as a young adult working full-time while also taking classes, he often settles on visiting the near countries of Central and South America and the Caribbean, knocking these off the list as it is less of a financial strain than Europe or Asia. Caffeine is his vice, and if he doesn’t have a coffee in his hands, then it’s probably a green tea. A native of New York City, when he is not traveling, he can find an abundance of cultural influences right in his own city, enough to keep him satisfied until the next country’s beckon cannot be ignored any longer.