Welcome to our Friday grope of the week in travel news that was. It’s feeling a bit warm again, but if you need warmer, how about Aruba (pictured below). This pic was taken at the Marriott, looking out to sea. Today’s high temperatures there? 85. Niiice.

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TRIMMING THE FAT: Trans fats have nowhere to run/hide these days, and Royal Caribbean is the latest to announce that it will remove the offending byproduct from their recipes. The cruise line announced that the process is scheduled to begin on Mar. 1, and will be completed by the end of the year.

BUMMER: It’s sad news in Boston yesterday, where 80 years of rich Ritz-Carlton history were wiped away with the delisting of the old flagship, a Beaux-Arts gem (albeit with gross ’80’s residential addition) facing the Public Garden. This was the first Ritz-Carlton, ever. Now it’s under the auspices of India’s Taj Hotels & Resorts (they who now are in charge of The Pierre). Who knows what’ll happen: They’ve been at it in New York for a while now, and have yet to begin promised renovations. It’s probably the co-op board’s fault, not theirs, but still. Hmmph, we say. Hmmph.

PARTY CRASH OF THE WEEK:JetBlue‘s entry in to the Chicago market has sent prices tumbling to a happy place (well, happy for those of us who actually go to the Midwest). Late January fares are tracking around $119/$120 on airlines like United and American, according to Farecast. And to think you used to pay over $200 RT on a regular basis. So it isn’t all bad news.

SPEAKING OF JET BLUE:Neeleman Airlines launches to SFO May 3, which is possibly a pre-emptive against Virgin America, which swears (swears!) it’s launching soon, with SFO as home port, and New York as its first route. Dirrrty. (Could this be revenge on the former JetBlue staffers now in VA’s employ? No. Airlines would never be that petty.) In merger news, check out the cool will-they-won’t-they chart at USAT.

MARCH ON CITY HALL: Thousands of angry locals marched in New Orleans yesterday to demonstrate their lack of patience with the rising crime rate. (New Orleans: Half the population, double the murders is not the new slogan the tourist board had in mind when it started rebranding work last year.) In a refreshing turn of events, Mayor Ray Nagin wasn’t allowed to speak.

DEAL OF THE WEEK: Remember Hooters Air? Obviously not, because if you did, the airline wouldn’t have gone out of business due to sluggish sales. Well, its less titillatingly named replacement (Myrtle Beach Direct Air & Tours) is here, and they’re giving the Newark-Myrtle Beach route a run for their money, starting Mar. 7. They’re offering flights from $99 each way, with golf packages starting at $399. Book by Jan. 31, travel by Mar. 31. Visit the site or call (877) 432-DIRECT (347328).

DESTINATION OF THE WEEK: A sailing on Cunard‘s new Queen Victoria, which launches in December, promises the very best of the QM2 but on a (slightly) smaller scale. We’re there! So is everyone else, apparently – it’s being reported that the maiden voyage is already sold out.

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