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Martha Lancaster

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Martha Lancaster is a senior travel writer for Times Media Service, based in Los Angeles, California. Lancaster covers travel and tourism, including cruise lines, passenger policies, destinations, travel safety and changing travel rules. Lancaster holds a master's degree in communication with a focus on mass communication and grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Stories by Martha Lancaster

7 stories

  1. August 2026

    1 story: 1 explainer

  2. Mon

    Explainer · Food and Dining · United States

    Cyclospora fears push shoppers toward farmers markets as lettuce sales slide

    In July, United States shoppers turned to farmers markets during a cyclospora outbreak linked to lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico.

  3. July 2026

    1 story: 1 explainer

  4. Tue

    Explainer · Travel · United States

    What cruise travelers should know after the National Geographic Sea Bird’s third stomach-illness outbreak in two months

  5. June 2026

    1 story: 1 news story

  6. Sat

    News: Travel · World

    Carnival Lifou Dress Code: Stricter Swimwear Rules in New Caledonia

  7. May 2026

    2 stories: 2 news stories

  8. Fri

    News: Military · Oregon

    Silver Whisper Rescues Injured Sailor in Rough Pacific Seas

  9. Tue

    News: Travel · United States

    Cruise Door Decorations Policy Tightens Over Safety & Theft

  10. February 2026

    1 story: 1 news story

  11. Sat

    News: Travel · United States

    Norwegian Cruise Line Dress Code Sparks Backlash Over Shorts Ban

  12. November 2025

    1 story: 1 news story

  13. Sat

    News: Crime and Justice · Florida

    Anna Kepner Cruise Death: Life Jackets Key Evidence in Florida Teen Case

    Florida teen Anna Kepner found dead on Carnival Horizon. FBI investigates, focusing on life jackets as key evidence in the mysterious cruise death case. Updates here.