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An air search resumed Saturday for a missing cruise ship passenger who may have gone overboard in the Gulf of Mexico.
Samantha Broberg, 33, was reported missing from the Carnival Liberty cruise ship Friday morning, the Coast Guard said.
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Disney Cruise Line
Cruising website CruiseCritic.com announced its annual Cruisers' Choice Awards on Wednesday, February 10. Disney Cruise Line won 11 awards overall. Disney Dream won awards for "best cruises overall," "best cruise ship cabins," "best entertainment," "best public rooms," "best service" and "best for families" in the large ship category.
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Disney Cruise Line
Sister ship Disney Fantasy won for "best dining," "best embarkation" and "best fitness and recreation" in the large ship category.
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Disney Wonder won for "best entertainment" and "best service" in the midsize category.
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Holland America Maasdam won for "best cruises overall," "best value" and "best embarkation" in the midsize ship category.
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Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Xpedition won for "best cruise overall" and "best shore excursions" in the small ship category.
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Oceana Cruises
Three Oceania ships won five awards, including three for the Oceania Riviera, which won for "best cabins," "best public rooms" and "best fitness and recreation" in the midsize category.
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The Oceania Marina won for "best dining" in the midsize category.
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Oceania Cruises
Oceania Nautica won for "best fitness and recreation" in the small ship category.
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Viking Cruises
Viking Star, a new ship, won for "best cruises for first timers" and "best public rooms."
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The Viking Star also won for "best cabins" in the small ship category.
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Island Windjammers
Island Windjammers Sagitta won for "best dining" and "best value" in the small ship category.
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Windstar Wind Surf won for "best embarkation" in the small ship category.
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Princess Cruises
The Pacific Princess won for "best entertainment" in the small ship category.
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Princess Cruises
The Coral Princess won for "best shore excursions" in the midsize ship category.
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Norwegian Jewel won for "best shore excursions" in the large ship category.
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The Carnival Freedom won the "best value" award in the large ship category.
The Coast Guard said it’s launching aircraft from Mobile, Alabama, and Corpus Christi, Texas.
“The search area is so offshore, almost 200 miles southeast of Galveston, so it’s way out there and very difficult to get to and get any resources out to it. Basically airplanes are the quickest and most effective way we can search right now,” Coast Guard Petty Officer Andy Kendrick told CNN.
“The search area they are saturating is about 30 by 50 nautical miles,” Kendrick said.
The aircraft are similar to C-130s and are equipped with video and infrared sensors to help search for people in the water.
Kendrick said the focus of their investigation right now is to rescue the victim, not to determine a motive for why she may have gone overboard.
Carnival Cruise Lines said Broberg was reported missing by traveling companions. After a ship-wide search and a review of surveillance video, “it appears the guest may have gone overboard.”
The Coast Guard said it got a call from the ship saying it had video of a woman falling overboard about 2 a.m.
The Carnival Liberty, which is based in Galveston, left Thursday on a four-day cruise of Mexico.
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Sea Cloud Cruises —
Built in 1931, there's still a glamor and authenticity to the Sea Cloud, bringing a sense of open-sea adventure for its 64 passengers.
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Sea Cloud —
The Sea Cloud offers two luxurious owner's cabins and several deluxe and dual-bed original cabins, many outfitted in period elegance.
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Sail Windjammers
The Mandalay —
This three-masted sailing vessel goes to the postcard Caribbean destinations that the big cruise ships can't get to. "You're not herded off the boat," says owner's daughter Tiffany Mitchell. "You get to know the crew, locals and fellow passengers."
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Sail Windjammers
The Mandalay —
An added treat on the Mandalay is the holler for volunteer hands on deck to help raise sails.
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La Estrella Amazonica —
The rustic La Estrella Amazonica plies the Amazon River in search of close encounters with nature under the guidance of expedition leader and naturalist Dennis Osorio.
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La Estrella Amazonica —
"If somebody wants to enjoy the wildlife, this is a very good place to go," says Estrella expedition leader Dennis Osario. "The river is vast, and there are not many companies going there. It's a personal experience, feeling the spirit of the forest. It's living a dream."
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Eye of the Wind —
In the past 40 years of her existence, the Eye of the Wind has achieved several honors, including the Prix d'Elegance in 1994.
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Eye of the Wind —
The Eye is a certified sail training vessel. Passengers get to steer the ship, plan all sailing maneuvers and set the sails.
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Windstar Cruises
Wind Star —
The Wind Star is a 360-foot yacht that feels more like a personal pleasure craft. It spends summers in the Med and winters in the Caribbean.
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Windstar Cruises
Wind Star —
The Wind Star offers a spa, a watersports platform, a casino, lounge, library and pool.
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Island Windjammers
Diamant —
From its home port in St. John, Grenada, the Diamant follows the Windward Islands.
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Island Windjammers
The Diamant —
The Diamant carries just 12 passengers. It's less formal than a large cruise ship, and significantly more relaxed than other tall-masted or alternative cruises.
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Star Flyer —
The Star Flyer offers island-hopping throughout the Mediterranean nearly year-round, with Asian trips out of Phuket, Thailand, February through April.
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Star Flyer —
The Star Flyer has a casual elegance, with comfortable cabins, open-seating dining, two swimming pools and other amenities.
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Queen of the West —
The Queen of the West, a four-deck,120-capacity authentic sternwheeler, churns the waters of the mighty Columbia and Snake rivers in Oregon and Washington.
CNN’s Carma Hassan, Keith Allen and Artemis Moshtaghian contributed to this report