• Cruise failure leaves Mobile with looming debt

    The failure of Alabama's lone cruise port has left the city of Mobile with a looming problem: How to pay for a more than $20 million passenger terminal that's now used for dances and weddings rather than tourist embarkations.


  • Failure of cruise terminal leaves Mobile, Ala., with looming debt problem of $2M a year

    MOBILE, Ala. - The failure of Alabama's lone cruise port has left the city of Mobile with a looming problem: How to pay for a more than $20 million passenger terminal that's now used for dances and weddings rather than tourist embarkations.


  • Flying to cruise port? Buy insurance, get there early

    Cruise passengers left high and dry after flight delay to port.


  • Royal Caribbean bringing new cruise ship to Tampa in 2013

    Times Staff Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Royal Caribbean International will be replacing the Jewel of the Seas , its cruise ship currently based in Tampa, with its sister ship, the Brilliance of the Sea s , next year. Before coming to Tampa, the 2,112-passenger Brilliance of the Seas will undergo a complete renovation. Additions to the ship will include more dining and entertainment options, WiFi and ...


  • How to Save on Extra Cruise Fees

    CRUISES have long been promoted as all-inclusive vacations with accommodations, meals, entertainment and transportation all rolled into one price.


  • Mexico Search & Rescue Teams Train In Utah

    (KUTV) Search and rescue teams from Mexico are training here in Utah. The Utah Task Force 1 has K-9s that are certified to find survivors trapped from natural disasters, earthquakes, terrorist attacks and more. Search teams call it "live recovery". ...


  • Panama fisherman sues cruise line for not helping

    A Panamanian man who watched his two companions die while surviving at sea for 28 days in their small disabled boat has sued a U.S. cruise line because one of its ships failed to help, his attorney said Sunday.


  • Law hampers dreams of boosting bay's cruise ships

    Drivers on the Embarcadero experienced a traffic-stopping moment early this week near the Ferry Building. The 965-foot, 15-story Norwegian Pearl cruise ship was looming over Piers 30-32, looking like the proverbial...


  • Cruise ship employee agrees to plead guilty

    TAMPA A former assistant cruise director for the Norwegian Star has agreed to plead guilty to a federal child pornography charge after he had sex with and exchanged explicit photos with a 16-year-old passenger.


  • Young Demons Cruise to State Doubles Title

    Eighth-Grader, Sophomore Beat Farmington Duo