ROME -- Italian cruise line Costa Crociere SpA unveiled new safety measures Saturday following the deadly grounding of its ship off Tuscany, saying it...
AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 04.30.2012
VICTORIA, Seychelles — A disabled cruise ship will have spent an extra 10 to 12 hours at sea without electricity, air conditioning or toilet fac...
AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 04.29.2012
NAIROBI, Kenya — Helicopters ferried food, phones and flashlights Tuesday to more than 1,000 passengers and crew stuck aboard a disabled cruise ...
AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 04.28.2012
NAIROBI, Kenya — An Italian cruise liner carrying more than 1,000 people was adrift without power in the pirate-infested Indian Ocean on Monday ...
Travel + Leisure | Posted 04.04.2012
Large ships can deliver a seemingly endless variety of amenities and curated programs. The virtue of being big is boundlessness.
AP | By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 01.31.2012
NEW YORK -- The frightful images of a sinking Italian cruise ship have scared off some cruise passengers, at least temporarily, during the industry's ...
Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 03.27.2012
Though the International Maritime Organization sets safety standards, critics have long argued that they are meaningless because the organization has no power to enforce them.
ShermansTravel | Posted 03.24.2012
Cruising may not be your first vacation choice in the wake of last week's Costa Concordia crash, but the resilient cruise industry is moving full steam ahead.
Anne Campbell | Posted 03.24.2012
Seven bodies were found at muster stations, where passengers meet to board lifeboats, in life jackets.
Reuters | Posted 03.23.2012
By Antonella Cinelli GIGLIO, Italy, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The captain of the cruise liner that capsized off Italy's coast has told prose...
Reuters | Posted 03.21.2012
ROME, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The owners of the doomed Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia were not aware of unsafe practices involving ships coming clo...
HuffingtonPost.com | Andrew Burmon | Posted 01.19.2012
Cruises have long been the chosen, if not the last, resort of anxious travelers, so the industry's defense of its safety record came as little surpris...
Anne Campbell | Posted 03.19.2012
According to a transcript of a telephone conversation between an irate Italian Coast Guard officer and Costa Concordia's captain who had left the ship, the captain was ordered to return to the ship by the Coast Guard, which was in charge of the situation once the vessel crashed.
Anne Campbell | Posted 03.18.2012
I've been covering the cruise industry for almost 20 years, so when the first photos of Costa Concordia appeared, to say I was stunned is an understatement.
AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 03.14.2012
By FRANCES D'EMILIO, The Associated Press ROME (AP) — A luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, gashing open the hull and forcin...
The Huffington Post | Caryl Ramsey | Posted 10.30.2011
The Costa Serena is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've done all the prep wor...
The Huffington Post | Chris Wessling | Posted 10.30.2011
The Costa Marina is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've done all the prep wor...
The Huffington Post | Caryl Ramsey | Posted 10.30.2011
The Costa Magica is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've done all the prep wor...
The Huffington Post | Elizabeth Nolan Brown | Posted 10.19.2011
The Costa Fortuna is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've done all the prep wo...
The Huffington Post | Chris Wessling | Posted 10.19.2011
The Costa Classica is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've done all the prep w...
AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.07.2012