A cargo ship with 32 Chinese crew aboard evaded an attack by four pirate boats in the piracy-plagued Gulf of Aden, China¡¦s state media reported yesterday. The attack took place on Monday as the Sierra Leone-registered vessel was heading to ...

Cruising: ten predictions for 2009 - Daily Telegraph

This time last year, my crystal-ball-gazing for the year ahead proved not far off the mark. I said that fuel supplements would be removed and they were. I said that we would see discounting and we did. My logic at the start of last year, when the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Travel: Hotels & Leisure Travel - Yahoo News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc signed a confidentiality agreement with property magnate Sam Zell's Equity Group Investments LLC, according to a regulatory filing, sending hotel shares higher as investors anticipated ...