What does a cruise line owe you when your dream vacation turns into a nightmare? As passengers who were trapped aboard the ill-fated Carnival Triumph for five days earlier this month are going to learn – it’s not very much.

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What does Carnival owe for ‘nightmare’ cruise? Not much

U.S. gas prices have hit a four-month high after 32 straight days of increasess.

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Gas prices at 4-month high after 32 days of increases

A man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping another passenger’s crying toddler during a flight has been fired in the wake of the alleged incident.

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Passenger fired after allegedly hitting child on flight

A man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping another passenger’s crying toddler during a flight has been fired in the wake of the alleged incident.

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Weary and miserable, sickened by the stench of sewage, the last of more than 3,000 passengers walked off a hobbled cruise ship Friday, bringing their five-day floating nightmare came to an end.

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Cruise passengers describe ‘sewer’ of a ship

The last passengers left the crippled Carnival Triumph cruise ship early Friday, ending a five-day ordeal aboard a vessel described as a “nightmare” of filth.

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‘Nightmare’ cruise ends for thousands of passengers

Dry land is in sight, but Carnival Triumph passengers will have to spend one more night aboard the crippled  ship described as a “nightmare” of filth.

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Passengers stuck aboard ‘nightmare’ ship one more night

Frustrated passengers onboard the Carnival Triumph say conditions are getting worse, citing foul odors, inoperative toilets and long waits for food.

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Foul odors, inoperative toilets reported on Carnival Triumph

A voyage on the Carnival Triumph has ended less than triumphantly, with the cruise ship waiting to be towed to port after a fire in the engine room left it drifting in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Fire leaves Carnival cruise ship adrift in Gulf of Mexico

Luxury brands like Fendi are helping restore crumbling Italian landmarks, prompting some to ask whether the country’s history is being sold off to the highest bidder. NBC News’ Claudio Lavanga reports. (NBC News)

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Video: Fashion house gifts $3M to makeover iconic Rome fountain

When a storm keeps a plane grounded on the tarmac, an airline loses luggage or fees complicate airfare shopping, its rules put in place under the Ray LaHood-led DOT that help keep travelers sane.

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Flier protections a big part of LaHood’s DOT legacy

A family vacation in Peru turned into a vicious nightmare for three Americans who say they were brutally attacked by residents of a countryside village.  The Jackson, Wyo., residents were abducted while looking for a place to camp for the night.

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Tourists’ scary tale: Bloodied by rocks, robbed in Peru

A family vacation in Peru turned into a vicious nightmare for three Americans who say they were brutally attacked by residents of a countryside village.  The Jackson, Wyo., residents were abducted while looking for a place to camp for the night.

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Tourists’ scary tale: Bloodied by rocks, robbed in Peru

The Transportation Security Administration confirmed Friday that it will pull the plug on “nude” airport scanners that produce a full body image of the traveler.

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TSA to remove controversial full-body scanners

The Transportation Security Administration confirmed Friday that it will pull the plug on “nude” airport scanners that produce a full body image of the traveler.

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