Another brazen band of Somali pirates tried to strike late Saturday evening, firing wildly at an Italian cruise ship with 1,500 people on board -- but this time, the crew fought back. Heroic private ...

Piracy on the high seas sounds like something from a bygone era, but the menace of armed robbery is still a very real threat in certain parts of the world. The menace posed to cruise ships in ...

Pirates seem like something out of another time, but they remain an issue in certain parts of the world. It's incredibly rare that a cruise ship faces a pirate attack, but that does not mean cruise ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lilly Mcginley, a 56-year-old retiree from the UK, about being aboard a cruise ship where passengers were told to turn off lights to help avoid ...

While pirates might live in our collective imagination as relics of the 18th century, they still roam certain hotspots and attack massive ships with small dinghies and skiffs. To deter pirate attacks ...

The property is part of a redevelopment vision for the surrounding area. 'It's just unbelievable': Revamped convention center draws thousands for Redsfest This is the first to be held at the revamped ...

When most people imagine a cruise vacation, they picture poolside cocktails, tropical ports of call and stress-free days at sea. But beneath the surface of this picture-perfect getaway lies a reality ...