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Carnival unveils big-name musical acts for concert series

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By Arnie Weissmann

Carnival Live, Jennifer Hudson“American Idol” and “Dreamgirls” star Jennifer Hudson joined Carnival Cruise Lines CEO Gerry Cahill on stage to make the point that Carnival is serious about bringing big-name artists to the stages of its ships.

In April, Carnival will launch an experience branded “Carnival LIVE” featuring live performances by artists including Hudson, Chicago, Styx, .38 Special, Foreigner, Gavin DeGraw, Jewel, Kansas, LeAnn Rimes, Olivia Newton-John, REO Speedwagon, Lady Antebellum, Daughtry, Martina McBride and Trace Adkins.

The artists will join ships at homeports in Cozumel, Nassau and Catalina Island, playing the last night of one cruise and the first night of the next. The performers will be in the main show lounge, and will not be sailing.

The shows will not be included in the fare; tickets will cost $20 to $40, and can be purchased in advance through the line’s web-based shore excursion system, or onboard at the shore excursion desk, if available.

VIP tickets, selling for $100 to $150 each, will include a meet-and-greet with photo opportunities, a laminated concert pass and seating in the first three rows.

Royal Caribbean brings aboard ‘Mamma Mia!’

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Royal Caribbean brings aboard ‘Mamma Mia!’

By Tom Stieghorst
Royal Caribbean International has licensed the Broadway show “Mamma Mia!” for the main stage show on Quantum of the Seas.

The show is built around the music of Swedish ’70s pop group Abba.

It is the fourth licensed Broadway production in Royal Caribbean’s Broadway at Sea lineup, which also includes “Chicago,” “Hairspray” and “Saturday Night Fever.”

Royal Caribbean said the news it had licensed the show was first released to viewers of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, in which it had entered a Quantum float.

The TV broadcast of the parade featured Quantum godmother Kristin Chenoweth aboard the float, lip synching a version of Frank Sinatra’s anthem “New York, New York.”

Flights disrupted by Chicago snowstorm

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Flights disrupted by Chicago snowstorm

Dec 21, 2012

A severe snowstorm in the US Midwest forced more than 90 flights to be cancelled at Chicago’s O’Hare airport.

The US Federal Aviation Administration said that flights into Chicago were being delayed at their place of departure. Some flights were being delayed by more than two hours.

Blizzard conditions and as much as 1ft of snow are expected from Kansas to Wisconsin, with the Rocky Mountains already affected.

At least four people are reported to have died in the storm which could see temperatures plunge below -17C.

The severe weather could disrupt pre-Christmas travel, officials warned.

Two people died in a car crash in Wisconsin, one was killed in a 25-vehicle crash in Iowa, and a woman died in Utah after becoming stuck in snow. Rescuers in Utah found a woman dead after she tried to walk to find help after her car became stuck in snow.

High winds are reported to have damaged homes and downed trees in Arkansas and Alabama while tornado warnings were in place yesterday for parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama.