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Seattlest reader Anne asks, "Is Seattle the new Cozumel?" Seems because of the swine flu, cruise lines are giving Mexico a wide berth. Anne notes that Carnival cruise line's Cinco de Mayo cruise to Mexican Riviera has been rerouted--Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, and Cabo San Lucas have been replaced with San Francisco, Seattle, and Victoria, B.C., as ports of call. (This raises the question of which port we're analogous to. Cabo? Or is Victoria more that kind of fantasy tourist haven?) Same with Princess. Consumerist has the surprise cruise story, noting that the fine print covers the reshuffling. What it doesn't cover, of course, is the fact that the flu has already made it to Seattle and San Francisco.

Every time a new non-stop route out of Sea-Tac is announced there's a little endorphin party inside of Seattlest's head because the easier it is for us to get out to the world and the easier it is for the world to get in to Seattle the better for everyone. You rub off on us, we'll rub off on you. Last time we noted a new route it was Seattle/Paris. Easy tourist destination--screw you, Rick, we're using the front door. We're still convinced we should raise hell about Airbuses being used for those flights...

We came across this news item and felt that the Reality TV watchers out there would appreciate a link. Minnesota newspapers are reporting on a Seattle family that got shanghaied by The Discovery Channel on the promise of a free vacation.