The Noordam received a call for help at 12:35 p.m. local time and arrived on the scene to find the 79-foot sightseeing vessel Baranof Wind having mechanical issues. The Holland America Line ship lowered a tender into the water and brought Baranof Wind’s 40 passengers and one park ranger on board.
Vocalists from Cuba, Peru, Mexico and Panama are going to participate in the 27th edition of Boleros de Oro Festival, to take place in this city on June 17-21, under the slogan “Boleros 500”.
Habanarte, the great festival of Cuban culture, has been forced to push its date forward, so it’s now slated to take place in Havana on September 3-13. The event, organized by Paradiso, Artex’s cultural tourism agency, will be holding its second edition this year under the slogan All of the Art at Once, aimed at conquering Havana’s cultural life.
Despite the recession and currency breakdown, Russia still counts on increasing the number of guests. That is why the government invests in new top hotels for the Soccer World Cup 2018. Right now, there are 87 new hotels and resorts in development or construction, which will offer 16,600 rooms in total.
The face-lifted departures lounge at St Maarten’s airport is now open, with a grand opening slated for this week.
The 35th International Festival of the Caribbean, based here from July 3 to 9, will be one of the main celebrations for the half millennium (500 years) of the founding of the city, organizers said today.