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Martha Lancaster
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Martha Lancaster is a senior travel writer for Times Media Service, based in Los Angeles, California. Lancaster covers travel and tourism, including cruise lines, passenger policies, destinations, travel safety and changing travel rules. Lancaster holds a master's degree in communication with a focus on mass communication and grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Stories by Martha Lancaster
4 stories
May 2026
2 stories: 2 news stories
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News: Transportation · United States
Cruise Ship Rescues Injured Sailor Off Oregon Coast
A Silversea cruise ship battled 30-foot seas to rescue an injured 74-year-old sailor from a dismasted sailboat nearly 500 miles off the Oregon coast on May 26, 2026.
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News: Travel · United States
Cruise Lines Crack Down on Cabin Door Decorations Over Safety
February 2026
1 story: 1 news story
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News: Travel · World
NCL’s New Dress Code Sparks Outrage from Cruisers
November 2025
1 story: 1 news story
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News: Crime and Justice · United States
Titusville Teen’s Cruise Death: FBI Probes Homicide