Cruise Ships and Ocean Liners

Ship builders fear downsizing, or worse, if cruise companies don't order more vessels The cruise industry is rebounding, but not for the companies who build the increasingly elaborate ships. Executives from the major European shipyards say they're not getting enough orders to ...

A cruise liner hit by an outbreak of intestinal illness for a third straight trip from South Carolina returned a day early Thursday as operator Celebrity Cruises brought in extra crew to scrub the ship down for three days. The Celebrity Mercury ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. cruise companies are eager to add Cuba to their itineraries; but even if U.S. policy allowed that, Cuba's ports would need years of rebuilding to accommodate the ships, industry officials said on Wednesday. "Our business has grown so ...

<div id="subtitle">Investors hope Royal Caribbean's 1st-qtr results show stable bookings, higher cruise prices</div><div><p>Cruise operator Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. reports earnings for its first quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.</p>< ...

<div><h1> FOR CRUISE LINES, TOO MANY LOVE BOATS </h1><p>The newest ship in the Royal Caribbean Cruises fleet will power out from Ft. Lauderdale on its maiden voyage on Nov. 23. The $750 million Celebrity Solstice has onboard features to wow even jaded ...

<div id="subtitle">As cruise lines change routes to cut fuel costs, there are new port city winners and losers</div><div><p>When the 1,020-foot Explorer of the Seas cruises through North Atlantic waters next year, it'll spend more time off the coast of New England and ...

<div id="subtitle">Royal Caribbean Cruises suspends port calls in Mexico due to swine flu</div><div><p>Royal Caribbean Cruises says it's suspending port calls indefinitely in Mexico until more is known about the swine flu outbreak.</p><p>The company says the move affects its ...

&lt;p&gt;The Ugly Truth About Cruise Ships&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By Michael Ehline&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everyday life holds many dangers and one of them is the fact that sexual assaults and rapes occur everyday, so when we see advertising for a cruise, the sun the ...

&lt;p&gt;The Worlds Biggest Cruise Ships&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;By Jez Rourke&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the years a number of cruise lines have battled it out for the right to claim ownership of the biggest cruise ship in the world. A prime example of this ...

<div id="subtitle">Swine flu diversions bring tourists' spending to United States and Caribbean islands</div><div><p>The cruise Zenaiva Cervantes booked was to stop in sun-drenched beach cities on the Mexican Riviera. The cruise she took? That landed her in Seattle, where she pulled her arms ...