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An issue with the propulsion motor on Caribbean Princess caused the ship to cut its most recent sailing short and prompted the cruise line to cancel subsequent sailings scheduled for March 18 and March 25.

According to CruiseCompete.com's annual report, nine of the 10 most popular cruise ports in the world are in the Caribbean (or close enough to count).

After spending over 200 days on a cruise ship, Sixthman founder Andy Levine offers his perspective on what happened on the Costa Concordia. I am probably one of the few 41 year olds who has been on over 50 cruises in my lifetime and was actually on a cruise last weekend when the news of the Costa Concordia incident broke

It's all fun and margaritas when you first book a cruise. But that "ticket" is actually a contract that can run more than a dozen pages, and gives away more rights to the cruise ship company than you may realize.

The sinking Costa Concordia; courtsey of Wikimedia Commons/Rvongher Rescue efforts were called off earlier today in the aftermath of a Costa Concordia shipwreck on rocks off the coast of Italy three days ago. Six of the cruise liner’s 4,200 passengers and crewmembers have been reported dead, so far, and another 15 or more remain missing

Norwegian Cruise Line will introduce more studio cabins for solo passengers when it launches its two newest ships in 2013 and 2014.

The Poison frontman and "Rock of Love" star filed suit against Shoreline Tours on Monday, alleging that the cruise-ship company participated in "a fraudulent scheme."

Discovery Cruise Line says the company will cease operations permanently in September.

Thinking of ordering room service at 1 a.m.

Carnival Cruise Lines is rolling out Camp Carnival Night Owls, a full schedule of late-night activities and nightly babysitting services until 3 a.m. for kids 11 and under.

The MSC Opera has lived up to its name: the cruise liner has seen a lot of high drama since getting stranded in the Baltic Sea on May 14.

Inger Olsen, who rose through Cunard's tradition-steeped ranks to become the cruise line's first female captain, wasn't dreaming of a life at sea, or of breaking any glass ceilings.

Three days. One boat.

Officials at Disney Cruise Line say they'll be sending one of their cruise ships to Hawaii for the first time next year.

Carnival Cruise Lines is ending its cruise service from Mobile.