Monday, September 17, 2007

From the P&O calling department

The port of Wilmington seldom has a cruise ship call, but when does, it's big news. (A few days ago we noted that Empress of the Seas made an emergency call there.) P&O Cruises' Aurora made a call there over the weekend in lieu of New York or Philadelphia, making it the largest cruise ship ever to visit, at about 76,000 tons.

So what did the British passengers do? About half the passengers took the opportunity to visit the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, but according to the local ABC TV affiliate, the other half went to a nearby shopping mall. They probably had heard so much about our mall food.

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