Every week, the nation's best sports magazine, Sports Illustrated, prints what it calls "A Sign of the Apocalypse."
Here's a couple of recent ones…
Team Canada had a Molson beer refrigerator at its Olympic House that could only be opened by scanning a Canadian passport.
In a promotional deal, Tonga's first Winter Olympian, luger Fuahea Semi, legally changed his name to that of a German underwear company, Bruno Banani.
A Kansas City woman traded her wedding ring for six Chiefs tickets on Craigslist.
A group of Bosnian fans intending to see their country's World Cup qualifier against Lithuania went to Latvia by mistake.
Okay, here's a "sign of the Apocalypse" for cruising…
The famous soccer player David Beckham wants to build a new stadium in Miami, near the cruise port, for his new Major League Soccer franchise. According to the Daily Mail, one cruise line (Royal Caribbean) plans to file an official objection because it may have to re-locate its parking garage, employee gym and daycare center.
Today at portsandbows.com: Crimea becoming off limits for cruise ships
Carnival Imagination
3 nights
June 5, 2014
Long Beach (return): Ensenada
Inside: $314
Cost per day: $104
www.carnival.com