A Disney cruise liner stopped to rescue four men signaling for help near Key West, Florida, a spokeswoman for the company said Tuesday.
An 18-year-old Panamanian fisherman who survived 28 days adrift at sea is suing Princess Cruise Lines, arguing that one of its cruise ship should have stopped and saved him.
CNN's Rob Marciano looks at the safety drills and incentives cruise lines hope will bring passengers back on board.
An American cruise line has said it "deeply regrets" the deaths of two Panamanian fishermen amid claims that one of its cruise ships failed to help their stranded boat.
The chief executive of Royal Caribbean Cruises has defended the use of big ships, claiming that they are safer and more popular with holidaymakers than the smaller older vessels.
CNN's Dan Rivers explains why drilling for oil off the Falklands Islands is increasing tension with Argentina.
Authorities in Argentina's Tierra del Fuego province denied entry Monday to two cruise liners that were seeking to dock in the southern port of Ushuaia, in incidents linked to the political dispute over the Falkland Islands.
Passengers on the Crown Princess are coming home early from a Caribbean cruise, thanks to a second nasty outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.
Carnival Corp. lowered its 2012 forecast on Monday to reflect the fatal accident of a cruise ship off the coast of Italy earlier this month, as well as the rising cost of fuel.
A woman's body was found Saturday in the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship, Italian officials said, taking the number of people confirmed dead to 17.
A handful of surviving passengers of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship filed a lawsuit against the cruise line on Friday, the same day the company offered each of the hundreds who'd been aboard the vessel a lump sum of 11,000 euros ($14,400).
A young couple is thankful to be back home after a traumatic experience on the Costa Concorida. WPLG reports.
U.S. investors were unwilling to place any big bets Friday, as key Greek debt talks remain unresolved.
U.S. stocks are gearing up for a positive open Tuesday, as global investors welcome data that show China's economic growth slowed, but not as much as feared.
At first, Vivian Shafer said, she thought it was part of the magic show aboard her Mediterranean cruise.
The FBI was investigating after a dead newborn baby was found onboard a Carnival cruise ship, authorities said Sunday.
We're just three months into 2011 and it's been one blow after another for the travel industry -- not even considering blizzards and the soaring price of fuel.
Carnival Cruise Lines announced five more cancelled sailings Wednesday on the Carnival Splendor to allow more time to repair the ship damaged by fire last month.
No matter if it's your first cruise or your 40th, these money-saving pointers and insider tips will have you acting like an old salt in no time. Budget Travel magazine's Trip Coach answers readers' top questions.
Happy to be back on land, passengers stranded aboard a broken-down Carnival cruise ship talk about their experiences.
Even though they were stuck without air conditioning, hot showers and decent meals, some of the passengers who made it off a crippled Carnival Cruise Lines ship said Friday that they would go on a cruise again.
Passengers who disembarked from a Carnival Cruise Lines ship that was towed to port after losing power earlier this week gave mixed reviews on the experience, with several declaring it "an adventure."
Panama officials will lead the investigation into what caused a fire in a Carnival Cruise Lines ship, the National Transportation and Safety Board said Thursday.
Thousands of passengers on a crippled cruise ship being towed to San Diego, California, will disembark Thursday with personal tales from a three-day ordeal that left them without air conditioning and hot showers.
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier resupplied a crippled cruise ship that is slowly being towed to San Diego, California, officials said Tuesday evening.
When Jeff Allen falls and breaks his tibial plateau just before a Carnival cruise, the company offers him a 50 percent cruise credit. But he thinks the company should let him redo the cruise after his surgery. Who's right? And is there anything he could have done to avoid losing his vacation?
Sixty passengers on a Carnival Cruise ship were treated for injuries after the boat listed to avoid a submerged buoy.
In the age of the "cougar," why is there not an equivalent term to describe men in their prime who date younger women?
The check-in time at the Express By Holiday Inn London-Southwark is 2 p.m., but when Arthur Roach arrived at the hotel just after 11 a.m., he thought it might make an exception.
Steven Olson wants his $200 deposit back from Princess Cruises, but the company isn't budging. The problem: he canceled the credit card through which he made the purchase. Princess will only refund it to the canceled card. After hours on the phone and promises of a check, Olson is no closer to getting his money. What now?
The Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship employee who fell overboard off Florida's east coast.
The Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship employee who fell overboard early Thursday off Florida's east coast.
Hurricane Ike roared across the Turks and Caicos Islands as a ferocious Category 4 storm.
There are more than 160 ships in the fleets of the 24 major cruise lines and more than 7,500 itineraries, from Alaska to Zanzibar. So how do you decide which one most suits your style? Follow these 10 steps to ensure smooth sailing:
Thinking of taking a cruise? Then you picked the right time -- and you're reading the right story.
Happy family cruises are all alike because they allow parents and kids to each be happy in his or her own way. A parent of a toddler, for instance, might be happiest with a cruise that provides trustworthy child-care services at flexible hours. Children, of course, have their own priorities. A teen, say, will probably want lots of activities for socializing after 10 P.M.
Survivors talk about their escape from the Explorer, which sank in waters off Antarctica. CNN's Emily Chang reports.
Rescue authorities reported all five people aboard a small sightseeing plane were killed when it crashed in a mountainous area of southeast Alaska on Tuesday, a Princess Cruises spokeswoman said.
Fortune: Ready to cruiseupdated: Thu Sep 07 2006 14:50:00
Fears of a cooler economy, hurricanes, and high fuel prices have sent investors on vacation from cruise ship operators this year. Shares are down 24%, for example, at industry leader Carnival Corp....
A Carnival Cruise ship assisted nine Cuban rafters adrift in the western Caribbean this week.
A cruise ship listed sharply off Port Canaveral, Florida, injuring at least 93 passengers, 16 of them seriously, according to the Cape Canaveral Fire Department.
CNNMoney: Earn well, live cheapupdated: Thu May 11 2006 10:47:00
High gas prices, traffic tie-ups, expensive housing - who needs it? Most Americans, if they want a good paying job.
A fire broke out Thursday on the Jamaica-bound Star Princess cruise ship, and one person died of a heart attack, according to cruise line officials.
When people learn that Dr. John Bradberry is a ship's doctor the first question they ask is, "Do you wear white shorts?"
Business 2.0: Cruising Choppy Watersupdated: Fri Jul 01 2005 00:01:00
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Booze, beach and barbecue -- all things synonymous with summertime, when the living's easy and the stock picking is hard.
When college dropout Micky Arison became president of Carnival Cruise Lines in 1979 at the age of 30, his team embodied the party atmosphere advertised on its "fun ships." A hundred or so employees...
Super-low cruise prices, which were the norm in the post-9/11 travel lull, have sailed off into the sunset. Among other reasons: Travelers started taking notice of the growing number of ships departing port cities that were previously unassociated with cruising, like Baltimore and Seattle.
Right at the start I should say that I'm not a cruise person. If you've never taken a cruise, you're probably not one either, but there's a whole universe of travelers who are most definitely Cruis...
Value managers are often the market's harshest critics, carping about outrageous prices and unjustifiably high multiples. So, given the performance of the past several weeks, have stocks fallen far...
It shouldn't have bothered me when Iridium, the satellite-telephone company, filed for Chapter 11 protection. I have no current plans to visit the Gobi Desert, and my GSM phone works everyplace but...
Money Magazine: On The Beachupdated: Sun Aug 01 1999 00:01:00
$9.49 Take along a 16-ounce bottle of No-Ad Maximum Sun Block SPF 45. No-Ad means not advertised, which makes the brand more affordable.
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As the cold, dark winter drags on and sun-drenched climes beckon, you may be considering a cruise--and wondering whether you should concern yourself with anything other than lido decks, silly drink...
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Flying at 38,000 feet over the Baltic Sea, the chairman of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. grips his leather armrest and mulls a topic that's become irresistible in the post-James Cameron cruise indus...
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You know the old routine. You ask the salesman if the product you're thinking of buying is really safe. He pulls you aside, his voice drops, and he murmurs: "You did not hear this from me, but Ralp...
The S&P 500 index has soared an incredible 58% since my June 1995 profile of Eileen Rominger, manager of Oppenheimer's $725 million Quest Value Fund (5.75% load; 800-525-7048) in New York City. If ...
Call him Jack Welch's unofficial morale booster. Because for the past eight years, David Carlson has done his part to keep the folks at General Electric happy. As the portfolio manager of Elfun Tru...
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Travel agents vowed to pull the wings off Delta Air Lines and its CEO, Ron Allen, after the airline put a $50 cap on commissions for domestic flights.
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With more than 100,000 berths to be filled in 1994, cruise lines are offering discounts of up to 30% to vacationers who book early. "Demand is strong," reports Larry Fishkin of the Cruise Line, a M...
It was a great beginning. After nearly eight years as market wallflowers, small stocks went on a tear in 1991, returning 44% to investors. But the rally soon stalled: The Russell 2000 index, a good...
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Fortune: TRAVEL TIPSupdated: Mon Jun 03 1991 00:01:00
Vacationers planning to holiday in the U.S. this summer will probably do best on air fares by booking at the last minute. A small price skirmish has broken out now that America West Airlines has cu...
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Next time you want to check out a new travel agent, use this simple test. Tell the agent that you and your spouse need a vacation. Someplace warm and relaxing but with night life. Ballpark of $3,00...
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The sea is alive with myths and legends. The condemned Flying Dutchman. The accursed Ancient Mariner. Or the saga of Moby Dick, the great white whale. But to the modern ocean traveler the most horr...
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