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June is upon us, which means it’s time to fill your summer reading list with all the brand-new sci-fi and fantasy books you can stuff into a beach bag. Good thing we’ve got 54 titles to choose from!

June is upon us, which means it’s time to fill your summer reading list with all the brand-new sci-fi and fantasy books you can stuff into a beach

Doug Brode is an avid cruiser, with about 50 sailings behind him and hopes for a European river cruise ahead. But the 76-year-old wont even think about getting on a ship again until hes gotten the coronavirus vaccine - and he hopes cruise lines are thinking the same way. "I think the cruise lines should make it a requirement and have proof," said Brode, a retired technical writer who lives in Ontario, Canada. Like Brode, cruise fans all over the world are watching to see what the industry will ...

One small cruise line in the United Kingdom has announced it will sail with only vaccinated passengers. Saga Cruises, a two-ship operator for passengers 50 and older, said last week that it was delaying the restart of cruises to give passengers time to get fully vaccinated. That means they would have to get both doses and wait at least 14 days before departing. "We have made the decision not to allow a guest to travel with us if they choose not to receive the vaccine," the company said in a q...