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Richard Tribou

Richard Tribou, a Senior Content Editor for the Orlando Sentinel's Audience team, reports on the space and cruise industries. He also covers hurricanes, travel and the occasional Florida man story.

Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas arrives at Port Canaveral on Aug. 9, 2025. The company’s second Icon-class ship is the world’s largest cruise ship. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel)

Nearly 22 million Americans forecast to cruise in 2026, AAA says

November 7, 2025 at 10:40 a.m.

A record number of Americans are predicted to get on board in 2026 for a cruise vacation with Florida's big three ports forecast to be the top embarkation points, according...

This video still shows a Lake County sheriff’s deputy wrangle an alligator on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Courtesy/Lake County Sheriff’s Office)

Video: Florida deputies take down nuisance gator

September 22, 2025 at 6:14 p.m.

An alligator that was loitering near a Lake County residence was apprehended by a pair of sheriff's deputies earlier this month, with video released Saturday of their feat.

Crew-11 launch from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, is scrubbed because of weather, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. NASA astronauts Michael Fincke and Zena Cardman, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, will have to wait for better weather before their trip to the International Space Station. (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel)

NASA, SpaceX punch through weather threat for Crew-11 launch

August 1, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.

SpaceX sent up the Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station.

This infrared satellite image shows Tropical Storm Chantal that formed in the Atlantic off the southeast U.S. coast on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (NHC)

Tropical Storm Chantal picks up speed as it heads for South Carolina coast

July 5, 2025 at 7:51 p.m.

Tropical Storm Chantal formed on Saturday as it slowly moved in the Atlantic toward the Carolinas, according to the National Weather Service.

One of the longest tube runs in Florida is on the Rainbow River near Dunnellon seen here on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)

Up a lazy river: Florida tubing option lets riders enjoy life slowly

June 27, 2025 at 1:12 p.m.

The art of laziness is strong in Florida, especially in an inner tube.

Tropical Storm Andrea formed Tuesday, June 24, 2025 in the Atlantic. (NHC/TNS)

Tropical Storm Andrea forms, becomes 1st named storm of Atlantic hurricane season

June 24, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season got its first named storm of the year.

Hurricane Dorian was a deadly 2019 storm, and the only name retired from that year's list, replaced by Dexter for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. (Handout/NASA)

What’s in a name? Hurricane season has begun and here are the storm names for 2025

June 3, 2025 at 2:36 p.m.

The list of 2025 Atlantic hurricane storm names has only one new name since the list was last used six years ago. The World Meteorological Organization opted to retire Dorian...

The MSC World America docks at MSC Cruises’ private Bahamas island Ocean Cay on Thursday, April 10, 2025. (Richard Tribou/Orlando Sentinel)

Review: Colossal MSC World America cruise ship seems familiar, but has unique offerings

May 19, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.

The MSC World America is the biggest ship in the MSC Cruises fleet, and while it has a lot of similar features to competing cruise lines' massive vessels, it has...

The core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket heads into the Vehicle Assembly Building, at Kennedy Space Center in this July 2024 file photo.
(Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

Trump budget would slash NASA funds

May 2, 2025 at 3:39 p.m.

The proposed budget looks to end a rocket, spacecraft and space station central to NASA's existing Artemis program.

Left to right, Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen stand in front of the Orion spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in this 2023 file photo (Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/ Orlando Sentinel)

NASA websites no longer promote ‘first woman’ on the moon for Artemis

March 21, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

NASA websites have dropped references to landing the first woman on the moon as part of the goals for its Artemis program.

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