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Cabbie Who Turned In $187,000 Offered Free Cruise

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston cab driver who got a $100 reward from a man who left a backpack containing more than $187,000 in his taxi has been offered a free cruise.

Royal Caribbean on Wednesday offered 72-year-old Raymond "Buzzy" MacCausland and his longtime girlfriend, Sharon King, a seven-day trip to the Caribbean, including airfare to Florida.

King says the Middleton, New Hampshire, couple's lives have been crazy since MacCausland's story made national news.

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The cash found by a Boston cab driver (Image credit Boston police)

The money MacCausland found in his cab Saturday had been left there by a homeless man who had inherited it. MacCausland handed it over to police, who confirmed its rightful owner.

A Royal Caribbean spokesman says the cruise offer is part of the company's "Ticket to Adventure" program, which rewards people who perform "exceptionally selfless acts."

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This story has been corrected to show the company's name is Royal Caribbean, not Royal Caribbean Cruises.

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