On the seas
Passengers can rock 'n' roll all night on a KISS Kruise scheduled for Carnival Cruise Lines' Destiny from Oct. 13 to 17. The legendary and flamboyant rock band KISS will perform one outdoor show – without their trademark makeup – plus one indoor show on the sailing from Miami to two ports in the Bahamas. Other activities include a question and answer session with the band, a photo opportunity and a Halloween party. The organizer is Sixthman, a company specializing in music cruises. Details: www.thekisskruise.com.
At the airport
The new boarding agents guiding travellers to their gates at Paris Orly Airport aren't actually there. In reality, they are lifelike video images of real agents – filmed earlier and projected onto the rear of human-shaped Plexiglas silhouettes. If the public responds favourably to a pilot project under way in one departure hall, airport authorities could expand it throughout Orly and to the larger Paris-Charles de Gaulle. Similar virtual agents were introduced at airports in London and Manchester this year.
Sources: Carnival Cruise Lines, Associated Press
Special to The Globe and Mail