United Airlines has added iPod docking capability to one of its airplanes. United guests can connect their iPods and iPhones to United's in-flight entertainment system, enabling customers to enjoy their individual content on a 15.4-inch personal television, while the iPod or iPhone charges. The first aircraft with iPod and iPhone connectivity is scheduled to depart from Washington, DC to Zurich. The plane will primarily fly on trans-Atlantic routes thereafter. United's entire fleet of international, wide-body aircraft will be reconfigured over the next two years with lie-flat seats, on-demand entertainment and iPod and iPhone connectivity in first and business class.

Carnival Cruise Lines, the world's largest cruise operator, plans to launch the first year-round cruise program from the Port of Baltimore with seven-day cruises aboard the 2,124-passenger Carnival Pride beginning in fall 2009.

"Today's consumers are more value-conscious than ever and considering that Baltimore is within a day's drive for millions of Northeastern US residents, these new seven-day voyages provide a convenient and affordable vacation option," said Gerry Cahill, Carnival’s president and CEO.

The new program includes two different weeklong itineraries departing Sundays from the historic Maryland port.

Baltimore's first year-round cruise program will feature a variety of ports on two distinctly different seven-day itineraries. Exotic Eastern Caribbean departures will call at Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos; the private Bahamian island of Half Moon Cay; and Freeport, The Bahamas; while Bahamas/Florida departures visit Port Canaveral, Fla.; and Nassau and Freeport, The Bahamas.

It is expected that the Carnival Pride will carry more than 115,000 guests annually from the port. Including its new Baltimore-based program, Carnival Cruise Lines will operate from 17 North American departure points, including 11 year-round homeports  --  the most of any cruise operator.

"Year-round cruising will allow the 40 million people that live within a six-hour drive of Baltimore to look beyond the traditional cruising seasons and sail throughout the year,” said Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley.

Travel Document requirements - traveling to Mexico, the Caribbean,Bermuda, or Canada

Passport Requirements starting January 2008

Traveling by Land/Sea Travel

Beginning January 31, 2008, the United States will end the practice of accepting oral declarations of citizenship at the border.Each U.S. and Canadian citizen will need to present a WHTI-compliant document, or government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, plus proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.

• U.S. citizens ages 19 and older must present documentation that proves both identity and citizenship. Identification documents must include a photo, name and date of birth.  
• Children ages 18 and under will only be required to present proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate.
• For more information, go to: www.CBP.gov

At a later date, the departments will be implementing the full requirements of the land and sea phase of WHTI.

For more information on passports and the requirements, go to: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html