VENICE, Italy − Norwegian Cruise Line’s new ship, Norwegian Aqua, towered over Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Venice on a recent morning. It was a mass of exposed metalwork adorned with tarps and ...

Sixteen gastrointestinal illness outbreaks have occurred on cruise ships in 2025, with ten attributed to norovirus. This number surpasses pre-pandemic levels and is on track to exceed 2024's total of ...

In 2020, the pandemic sent the cruise industry into a tailspin. Travelers worried about cruise ship COVID-19 cases, which continued to climb. By the summer of 2020, most cruise lines had suspended ...

A cruise ship in dry dock may return with fresh paint or an entirely new identity. Here’s why those behind-the-scenes weeks matter more than you might think. Senior Contributor. Forbes contributors ...

If the idea of vacationing on a large cruise ship doesn't appeal to you, consider going on a small cruise ship. Think of small ship cruises as floating boutique hotels. Sure, large cruise ships may ...

Who could forget the images that went viral last year of a cruise ship’s stern looking like a top-heavy birthday cake? So colorful and cartoon-like were the decks layered with twisting waterslides, ...

The cruise industry is exploring alternative fuels to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) offers some emissions benefits over diesel but may not be a long-term solution.

The cruise industry continues to balloon — with ever bigger, ever wilder boats and some 37.1 million cruise passengers set to take to the waters in 2025, according to industry body Cruise Lines ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. As you wander around the pristine decks of a brand-new cruise ...