51.   A not insignificant argument in favor of letting the cruise line make air arrangements emerges when luggage is lost in flight.

52.   A policy can be purchased either through travel agents or the cruise line.

53.   A port since ancient times, Brindisi is just eight hours from Corfu and is served by at least half a dozen cruise lines.

54.   A side benefit to travelers is that discounts are being offered as cruise lines seek passengers to fill new staterooms.

55.   A. Of all the cruise lines that offer kiddy programs these days, World Explorer Cruises is the tops.

56.   A spokeswoman for Carnival Corp. notes that under federal law, the cruise line, as a foreign corporation, could not have owned a United States airline.

57.   After restaurant school, he did a two-year stint on a German cruise line.

58.   Agents for cruise lines have rarely been so busy.

59.   Airlines pioneered revenue management, and it later was adopted by hotels, rental car companies and cruise lines.

60.   All cruise lines are subject to stringent quarterly safety inspections by the Coast Guard.