When the ship hits the fan, vacationers might be dead in the water — quite literally. No sleep, lifeless bodies and horny cheaters hunting for green cards. That’s life at sea — or so warns cruise ship crew member, Raye, and her colleague, virally unveiling the unpleasant underbelly of luxury liners. “Things about working on a cruise … Read more
Boston wears its history proudly all year round, but this summer it will be sailing into new territory. For six days this July, timed to coincide with the America 250 semiquincentennial celebrations, Sail Boston — known to locals as “the Tall Ships”— will transform Boston Harbor into a floating spectacle of towering masts, billowing sails … Read more
Morning breaks gently in West Papua. After a breakfast of spicy curry and unfamiliar fruits, guests step onto a skiff loaded with paddleboards and dry bags, then skim across glassy waters toward Pianemo, an archipelago of limestone dollops rising straight from the sea, their sides swaddled in dense jungle. With every paddle stroke, the color … Read more
Talk about a change in tide. MSC Cruises is scrapping its Arabian Gulf winter season, pulling the plug on sailings aboard its mega-ship MSC World Europa — and sending it thousands of miles in the opposite direction. The vessel, which can carry nearly 7,000 passengers, was originally set to cruise out of Dubai, Abu Dhabi … Read more
Since the start of the Iran conflict, oil prices have skyrocketed, and many cruise passengers are worrying they’ll be slapped with extra surcharges related to the fuel issues in the next months as a result. Some cruise operators are already introducing additional fees on certain trips. StarDream Cruises, headquartered in Malaysia, said it added a daily fuel … Read more
The Palm Beach International Boat Show is bobbing back to Flagler Drive with hundreds of vessels plucked from around the world on display, from pint-sized inflatables to nearly 300-foot superyachts. On now through the 29th, ooh and ahh at the vessels, while checking out attractions from kids fishing clinics and industry seminars, to the “Nautical … Read more
A $100 million superyacht blending into the crowd? Only in Fort Lauderdale. The 66th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS) has officially dropped anchor in the “Yachting Capital of the World” through Nov. 2. This year, there’s extra pizazz surrounding the world’s largest in-water boat show, thanks to the debut of the newly redeveloped … Read more
These SailGP boats don’t just float, they fly. The ultralight F50 catamarans are fitted with twin hydrofoils that lift the hulls more than a yard above the surface of the water, allowing the vessels to soar at an electrifying 60 mph. That’s why the global sail racing league is compared to Formula One auto racing. … Read more
They’re saying R.I.P. on the high seas. Smooth sailing isn’t guaranteed while vacationing on a luxury cruise liner. And in times of sudden crisis — such as a death aboard the boat — crew members communicate using a set of cryptic codes, discreetly conveying the unfortunate information to one another to avoid passenger panic, so … Read more
Archaeologists in North Carolina recently discovered four 18th-century shipwrecks – including the likely remains of a detonated enemy vessel. East Carolina University announced the discovery on July 24. The ships were located this spring at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson, in the state’s Cape Fear region. Jeremy Borrelli, a staff archaeologist for ECU’s maritime studies program, told Fox News … Read more
All hands off deck? Christine Kesteloo, a business owner and TikTok content creator, lives on board a cruise ship for six months of the year. While most of the experience “feels like a constant vacation,” the 44-year-old told Unilad that there are some elements to life on the high seas that she could do without. … Read more
All aboard! These die-hard New Yorkers have spent decades doing what most would find unthinkable — showing tourists the sights of the Big Apple. This year, Circle Line Cruises celebrates 80 years of sailing around Manhattan. Many of the workers have been boarding the boats for nearly that long — and they wouldn’t trade their … Read more
BB Smalls wasn’t looking for a free ride when she signed on as a nanny to Hollywood honchos, globally-renowned rock stars and bigwig billionaires. But free first-class flights to Bora Bora, $100,000 rooms at the St. Regis Resort and bougie boating excursions along the Amalfi Coast are exactly what she got — not to mention … Read more
The only thing better than dashing off to the Hamptons for a summer weekend is arriving there — and party-hopping between hamlets — in high style. Here are three chic ways to escape the city and book it to the beach like the cool kids do. By Blade Blade is offering four seasonal passes for … Read more
A family has spent the last nine years living and traveling on a 53ft sailboat – and spear their own fresh fish. Sara Rice, 41, and her husband, Lee, 45, had always dreamed of traveling on a boat full time. After each losing a parent they decided “life is too short to wait for retirement” … Read more
Bigger and better — it’s the only ways to describe the Palm Beach International Boat Show, which once again returns to Flagler Drive in the heart of West Palm Beach. Kicking off today and running until the 23rd, this year there is more show than ever. There’s more time (that’s five full days instead of … Read more
There’s a boatload of secrets. A cruise worker has revealed some little-known facts about ships in a viral video that could rock your boat. “If passengers knew what really happens behind the scenes, they’d never look at cruises the same way,” the woman — who goes by @your.beauty.dose on TikTok — captioned the clip that’s … Read more
The Love Boat won’t be making another run anytime soon. The 70-year-old MS Aurora — the vessel which inspired the iconic television show — has been sunk for months, prompting concerns about local drinking water in the Northern California estuary where it met its demise and leaving local officials scrambling over what to do next, … Read more
Talk about living the suite life. Plans for a mind-bogglingly luxe vessel with the amenities and spacious feel of a luxury resort on dry land — to be built by one of the world’s leading superyacht creators — have been announced. The Inspire, a 454-foot gigayacht, will be the newest creation of Sinot Yacht Architecture and Design … Read more
You’ve likely never thought twice about the side of the plane you board on, but there is an actual explanation for it. Dougie Sharpe, the self-proclaimed “fact guy” on TikTok, shared the historical reason why we board airplanes on the left-hand side. “The reason we always load and unload planes from the left-hand side of … Read more