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Within two to four weeks, Carnival will process refunds to passengers booked to sail the Sensation through March 2 and to passengers scheduled to sail the Holiday through March 4. Ecstasy passengers are being switched to Elation . Elation passengers can get refunds or rebook a similar itinerary on the Conquest.
· Amtrak has indefinitely altered the routes of three trains: the City of New Orleans , the Crescent and the Sunset Limited. Details: http:/
· Passport applications from 14 states and Puerto Rico are processed at the New Orleans Passport Agency , closed indefinitely. A State Department team is assessing what's left in the damaged office and advises that some who applied for passports before Aug. 25 might have to reapply . (Maryland is not one of the 14 states affected; Virginia, except for the D.C. suburbs, is.) Details: http:/
Some of those applying for passports might have thought they needed them by Dec. 31 to travel by air or sea to Canada, the Caribbean, Bermuda or Central or South America. But implementation of the new law requiring passports for travel in the Western Hemisphere has been pushed back to Dec. 31, 2006 -- and to Dec. 31, 2007, for border crossings by land.
· Many airlines are allowing frequent fliers to donate miles to victims of Katrina or relief workers, and some are giving bonus miles to customers who donate money to relief organizations. See airline Web sites for details.
Frequent-stay guests at various hotels can donate award points, which are converted into donations for relief efforts. Hilton, for example, will donate $25 to the American Red Cross for every 10,000 points; Best Western will donate $2 for every 50 frequent-stay points. Also, some hotels will award bonus points for donations, and InterContinental Hotels will match contributions. See hotel Web sites for details.
· Conventions in New Orleans are canceled through March 31. Some power is back at the convention center and some downtown hotels. The city's tourism Web site ( http:/
Reporting: Cindy Loose.
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