Cape Canaveral, FL - Cruise ships are getting bigger and better, both Carnival and Royal Caribbean International have launched two of their largest ships to cruise from Florida Cruise Ports.
The Oasis of the Seas is the largest ship in the world at 1187 feet, a beam of 208 feet and can sleep, feed and entertain 5,400 passengers on 16 guest decks. The ship sails from the largest terminal in the world at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.
The Carnival Dream is the newest Port Canaveral Cruise Ship. The cruise liner is Carnival’s largest to date at 1,004 feet and a beam of 158 feet. The Dream has 13 guest decks and can accommodate 3,646 passengers.
The two new super-size cruise ships are sailing at a time when the economy is just starting to rebound and consumers are feeling better about spending, adding more capacity to a cruise market that has already discounted fares.
North Palm Beach, FL - Declining economic conditions in the South Eastern United States have helped turn once acceptable past times into debilitating behavior. One Drug Rehab Center in North Palm Beach is taking on Alternative Addictions, sex, gambling, shopping and Internet gambling in an effort to protect families as economic woes worsen. They are also offering a WARRANTY on Rehab services, something previously unheard of in the industry so that patients that relapse can be retreated at a significantly reduced cost.Comprehensive Addiction Rehabilitation Education (C.A.R.E.) in North Palm Beach Florida has been seeing more cases of addiction that fall out of the mainstream of drug rehab. Today they are announcing a slew of relapse prevention programs geared towards Internet Addiction, Internet Gambling (an aside from their renowned Gambling Addiction Program), compulsive shopping and sex addiction. 
Tallahassee, FL - Ash Williams, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) announced the launch of the Florida Growth Fund today. The Florida Growth Fund initiative is one result of the Florida Technology and Growth Act signed by Governor Crist in May 2008. The act allows the SBA to invest up to 1.5% of Florida Retirement System Pension Fund (FRS) assets in technology and growth enterprises that have significant presence in Florida. Technology and growth investments include, but are not limited to, space technology, aerospace and aviation engineering, computer technology, renewable energy, and medical and life sciences.