Cruise

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Chris O'Regan, Amateur Titanic enthusiast from Brisbane 1. Titanic could have been constructed with...

Enjoy your vacation without taking home extra pounds as a souvenir.

First we make conchitas a la parmesana, an easy but elegant presentation of scallops baked in their shells with roe, made with butter, cheese, lime juice, pisco, olive oil, aji amarillo paste, salt and pepper.

Cruise ship dining once conjured up images of gluttons bellying up to the buffet. Now gastronomy trumps gluttony: A more discerning generation of foodies is selecting ships and itineraries based on their culinary allure.

In the excitement of scheduling our 10-day Mediterranean cruise several months ago, we didn't even realize this would be our first Passover at sea -- away from terra firma, family and friends.

The journey which will bring us finally at the banks of the King's Summer Palace gave us ample time to think and imagine a different way of life.

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.

I'm booked on a cruise next month for my kids' Presidents Week school holiday, and no, I am not canceling because of the Costa Concordia shipwreck. Here's why.

A Seabourn cruise is an investment in your adult education and you can see the world from an educational, entertaining and relaxing standpoint. You will learn a ton, be treated like royalty and make lifelong friends you will cherish.

An American woman has died, and 86 others have fallen ill aboard a cruise ship that was struck by a mystery illness, CNN reports. According to The...

After a woman fell to her death, and another was seriously injured Tuesday, Celebrity Cruises will be cancelling all of its parasailing excursions in ...

As you can see from this clip, the market is thriving -- and it's a hit with locals as well as tourists.

As part of our "all access" tour, we got a chance to see the ship's state-of-the-art navigational tools in action.

While Italy's ports are generally panned as boringly industrial, I found each to be colorful in a gritty way, emblematic of a long maritime history and a legitimate urban representative of its respective region -- minus the famous sights.

Cruising is, in many ways, anathema to the "back door travel" philosophy that I've been preaching for 30 years. My goal with this new book is to enable people who want the ease, economy, and fun of a cruise to travel efficiently and independently in the ports.

Along with putt-putt golf, an ice rink and all the predictable activities, our ship had a new hit: the "FlowRider."

I stand atop this floating city of fun playing putt-putt golf and scanning the horizon for Mallorca, wondering how I'll do: Will I enjoy the people, the food, the congestion as we spill into port?

The third and final stop on this Alaskan adventure is Ketchikan, where passengers will get a taste of Alaska's native history and a dose of local cele...

Next up on our cruise itinerary: Juneau, the capitol of Alaska. It sits at the base of Mt. Juneau, which rises 4,000 feet above the city. This is the ...

The Disney Wonder's first Alaskan port of call is the gold rush town of Skagway, where prospectors flocked by the boatload in 1896 after the glitterin...

The rugged, natural beauty of Alaska is alluring to many, though roughing it through the wilderness is not. A great way to take in all that Alaska has...

The answer is sometimes.