Forget About Those American Idol Cruises on Royal Caribbean

Remember those American Idol cruises we read about last month in the New York Times? Doesn't look like they're going to happen. Royal Caribbean and the people who produce the hit TV show have dumped the idea for good.

The Times story, which ran Feb. 10, said Royal Caribbean was planning five American Idol cruises in November and December on the soon-to-launch Independence of the Seas -- trips that would feature live Idol performances and Idol-themed parties.

But the announcement was premature. Almost as soon as Royal Caribbean had spilled the beans to the Times, which prints its travel section in advance and thus often is given an early heads up on industry news, the deal fell through. The Times ran a retraction earlier this week.