Despite cruise lines implementing ironclad safety policies, cruise guests still fear this disturbing threat at sea that not even governments can stop.

Today’s modern ships are more than quintuple the Titanic’s size in gross tonnage, and carry about triple the passengers. They also offer much different cruise travel experiences. Here’s ...

Donna Meads-Barlow was on MSC Melody with her husband and three children off the coast of Somalia in April 2009 when the cruise director announced: “We are under attack by pirates.

Two vessels were boarded in separate pirate attacks over ... of 6.4 metres. The ship continued its journey to Shenzhen in China. Article continues below the advert The next day, at 17:30 local ...

and then make off again after about 30 minutes,' he told Fodors Travel. There have only been six reported pirate attacks on cruise ships in modern history.

While they still manage to offer the main cruising venues and amenities that modern travelers expect from cruise ships, they only have around 1,500 staterooms. They can hold about 3,000 passengers.

Maritime pilots guide everything from small cargo vessels to the latest megaships safely into ports around the world, using their expert local knowledge to navigate busy or complex waterways.

The clerk’s office of an important city in Alaska has certified a petition that would restrict cruise ships and passengers, if enough signatures are collected. Juneau, Alaska is trying again to ...

indicated that following the attack the Ghana Navy has commenced with investigation. The statement added that their preliminary reports indicate that at approximately 17:53 hours, the seven suspected ...

Norwegian Cruise Line currently has 20 cruise ships in its fleet. In terms of passengers carried, it is the 4th largest cruise line in the world, behind Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean ...