MSC's "World" Class cruise ships are among the world's biggest and boast a tonnage of 241,767. They're 1,092 feet long, and can carry up to 6,762 passengers each, with 2,138 crew members.

Today, the terms cruise ship and ocean liner are often used interchangeably, but most large ships on the water are cruise ships. In fact, Cunard's flagship Queen Mary 2 — built in 2004 — is ...

While hard to imagine now, cruise ships were not always able to offer internet at sea. If you sailed 20 years ago, you knew that it was not possible to stay connected while you were sailing.

For first-time passengers, cruise ship terminology can seem like its own language. Skipping the US Travel 2025 🌴 This country's safest A spotlight on America U.S. Politics Sports Entertainment ...

Nonprofit Mercy Ships converts cruise ships into floating hospitals. Its first ship was an Italian cruiseliner, while another was previously a train ferry. Its newest ship, Global Mercy, was built ...

What can go wrong was illustrated off Nigeria in 2011, when a pipe connecting Shell's production ship Bonga to a tanker sprang a leak. The spill wasn't noticed for more than four hours, and 40,000 ...

Few executives face existential threats to their industry as frequently as cruise ship marketers have lately. While they are still reacting to high fees, restrictions, and outright bans from some ...

2024’s nastiest cruise ships revealed based on viral outbreaks, food safety and hygiene: CDC By . Brooke Steinberg. Published Dec. 23, 2024, 11:35 a.m. ET.

The CDC’s Vessel Sanitation Program inspects cruise ships and investigates outbreaks to prevent the spread of gastrointestinal illnesses. While a perfect score doesn't eliminate the risk of ...

Several cruise lines also offer private areas of the ship for top-end suite passengers, including dedicated bars, restaurants, pools, and spas that are off-limits to other cruise goers, Tom Baker ...

After the pay dispute was settled, Shell had to shut down Prelude LNG again at the end of 2022 due to a fire that occurred on December 21. A small fire was detected on board Prelude in a turbine ...