West later chartered a ship and formed the first cruise line to travel between Vancouver, B.

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This April 1, 000 young entrepreneurs will pack a chartered cruise ship in Miami for a three-day, invite-only conference featuring Richard Branson, Peter Thiel, Russell Simmons and loads of other name-drop-worthy guests.

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His cause was peace not a bad cause, but Ford pursued it with his usual black-and-white view of the world. (Every question had only one possible point of view: his own.) In December 1915 he chartered a ship to Europe to persuade the belligerents to lay down their arms.

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Last April the Summit guys chartered a cruise ship for their Summit At Sea conference.

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At least one additional ship has been chartered to carry armoured vehicles to the Gulf region.

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The cruise ship company has chartered 15 buses to haul passengers to hotels in New Orleans and downtown Mobile, said Barbara Drummond, a spokeswoman for the city of Mobile.

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The next morning, during the chartered flight north to where the ship is floating on the Beaufort Sea, she considers her choices.

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