A raft of cutprice offers is encouraging record numbers of Britons to book cruises this year leading lines have reported....

Oasis of the Seas is a wave-devouring monstrosity. If you tend to feel cramped on your average cruise, kick back on the 1181-foot long passenger vessel and relax a little. You’ll be propelled through the ocean waters by 20-foot propellers strapped to 8 v12 engines, each pumping out the equiva...

Practically all cruise lines are offering significant discounts to just about anywhere they sail....

Ah, cruising on the ocean in the warm sun, stopping at glamorous ports of call, late night entertainment, seven fun-filled days of relaxation and open sea! That is what cruise lines want you to believe you will get when you......

Royal Caribbean's odd "steak fee" proved to be such a success that the bleed-'em-dry cruise line has decided to add yet another extraneous charge to their "all-inclusive" service: a late night room service fee! Gone are the days of waking up from a seasick-induced nightmare at 3 a.m. to the comforti...

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Business, Transportation, Budget Travel, News There are some trends in the cruise industry that might make you pleased or disgruntled, depending on if the trends tip in your favor. Non-smokers may feel more pleased to find out that one growing trend is to restrict smok...

What a year. The soaring costs of food and fuel, political unrest, and natural disasters prevented any real progress toward food security. The international community tunes in and tunes out to Haiti’s struggle to feed itself.  For now, there is attention. Two of the main tasks of the Haitian ...

A 1,200-foot-long Royal Caribbean cruise liner being built in Finland got a test run of sorts yesterday, launching into water not far from the country's capital, Helsinki. The ship boasts 16 passenger decks, 2,700 cabins and can hold 6,300 passengers and nearly half as many crew. And get this: It's ...

Filed under: Carnival Corp (CCL), Options Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) recently down $1.03 to $20.31: RCL is expected to report Q2 EPS in late July. RCL call option volume of 2,789 contracts compared to put volume of 8,808 contracts. RCL July option implied volatility was at 67, August a...

okay... CRUISING IS THE WAY TO VACATION!!! (hmmmmm... anyone want to talk about a "gigglechick.com royal caribbean group cruise"???? -- seriously.) i had an absolute fantastic time on it! still getting back into the swing of things, so, i might make this short and sweet and yap about stuff later. th...