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Roundup: JetBlue will refund your ticket if you lose your job; $299 Transatlantic cruise; Photos of the pilgrimage to Karbala

$JetBlue Promise - Lose your job and we\'ll refund your ticket$

Airline news | JetBlue is offering the ultimate recession travel perk — if you lose your job (and you can prove it), they’ll refund your airline ticket. There are several reasonable rules that go along with this, like it has to be you that lost your job and your name has to be on the ticket that you, yourself, paid for. Good for those who involuntarily lost his/her full-time job on or after Feb. 17, 2009, for purchases made between Feb. 1 and June 1, 2009. Families, you’re safe. The refund is good for up to nine travelers on the same reservation. Read the terms and conditions for more details. Note: They also have a March into Spring sale going on.

Cruise deal | Cruise.com is having a blowout sale on cruises. The first deal that caught my eye was a 11-day transatlantic repositioning cruise from Miami to London starting at $299. That’s $27 per day before tax. Of course we know that taxes and fees can add a lot to a cruise bill — and that hardly anyone wants an inside cabin. But taking repositioning cruises is a great way to get a cheaper price on better rooms. A balcony on this cruise started at $614, only $55 per day. This is a Norwegian cruise aboard the Norwegian Jewel departing April 17. Contact: Cruise.com, (888) 333-3116

Shiite Muslim pilgrims flock toward the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala.

World photos | The Los Angeles Times has a photo gallery of The pilgrimage to Karbala. Karbala is a holy city about 50 miles south of Baghdad. Thousands of Shiite pilgrims jam up the streets in and out of Iraq’s capital during the pilgrimage.

– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

[Image: jetblue.com; Photo: Mohammed Sawaf / AFP/Getty Images]

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