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Vacations ‘Taylor’-made for Swifties
By Sally French | NerdWallet
As Jessica Malerman was enjoying a meal on board a Royal Caribbean cruise in October, another passenger noticed her T-shirt from Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. The two struck up a conversation, and Malerman says they connected immediately.
“That’s when it hit me,” Malerman says. “This is the perfect avenue to get a group of like-minded people — on board a cruise ship.”
Malerman, who works as a travel advisor for Marvelous Mouse Travels, will co-host a fan-led, four-night group cruise called “In My Cruise Era” with Royal Caribbean this fall. The cruise is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, but it’s set to be a celebration of the pop superstar. Malerman and her colleagues have Taylor Swift events planned for every night of the sailing, including a friendship bracelet swap, a themed dance party, karaoke, trivia and Eras outfit nights.
Not only do Swift’s actual concerts drive enormous demand for travel, but the hype surrounding them has created a market for trips like these, too.
FPL shuts off power to Seminole Towne Center for not paying bill
Most of the Seminole Towne Center — a once-bustling upscale mall in Sanford, now mostly quiet and vacant — remained closed for the second day in a row on Friday after the property owners failed to pay the electricity bill.
A Florida Power & Light spokesperson said in an email to the Sentinel that shutting down the power was not an easy decision.
“Disconnection for non-payment is and always has been a last resort,” said Chris Curtland. “While FPL doesn’t take lightly the decision to turn off anyone’s power, we must treat all customers fairly given unpaid electric bills are ultimately paid for by all our customers in the form of higher rates.”
Even so, the big-box anchor stores at the mall — including Dick’s Sporting Goods, JCPenney, Dillards and Elev8 Fun — remained open and with the lights on. Those businesses are on separate power connections.
Mehran Kohansieh, of Great Neck, N.Y., a representative of the Towne Center’s owner, Seminole Mall Realty Holdings, said Friday he was surprised that the mall had not yet re-opened.
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