It's a story that's been written more frequently now that cruising has become increasingly affordable with ships built to hold a small city's worth of people. But amid a growing chorus of accusations about security leveled at the cruise industry ...

Bigger Ships, Even Better Bargains - Hartford Courant

The economy may be sailing slowly these days, but that hasn't stopped South Florida's cruise lines, which are introducing a half-dozen new ships here this fall. Do these new superliners really offer anything "new"? Sure, they all have the amenities ...

Want to get nude on a cruise? Click here - USA Today

Tired of all those dressy evenings on cruise ships? How about a cruise where you don't have to get dressed at all? It's called nude cruising, and it's alive and well, with clothing-optional tour organizers such as Bare Necessities and Castaways ...

Cruise lines are setting great family deals afloat - MSNBC

Huge blow-out sales are one of the few upsides to this down economy. Just like the suffering retail sector, the cruise industry is facing a significant supply surplus, with many new ships afloat but only sluggish advanced bookings on future sailings ...

Shots fired as pirates attack Oceania cruise ship - USA Today

Pirates in the Gulf of Aden fired shots today at a cruise ship packed with hundreds of American vacationers. The 11-deck-high Oceania Nautica, one of the cruise industry's highest rated vessels, ultimately was able to out run the attackers, who ...