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“The biggest crowds are typically Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night,” Schulz added. “It drops off a little on Monday and even more on Mardi Gras Day, but we’ll still see very healthy crowds.

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MORE THAN 90 PEOPLE FALL ILL WITH GASTROINTESTINAL ILLNESS ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE The Iona in the Port of Southampton, U.K., on June 17, 2021. ( Peter Titmuss/UCG/Universal Images Group ...

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