Cruise Ship

Norwegian Breakaway, the largest-ever ship to port in New York City, was christened Wednesday, May 8, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Bloomberg, Cardinal Dolan, Radio City Rockettes Christen Massive Cruise Ship

The 146,000-ton Norwegian Breakaway is 18 stories high and 1,063 feet long, roughly the length of more than four city blocks.

2013/05/08

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (file/credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Schumer Calls For Cruise Ship Passenger’s Bill Of Rights

Sen. Schumer said the bill of rights would be modeled off the successful one already in place for airplanes.

2013/03/17

A Carnival cruise ship seen in Key West, Florida. (credit: KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

To Cruise Or Not To Cruise? Companies Offer Discounts, But Some Staying Away

Spring may be around the corner, but people are still bundling up while thinking about sun and fun. Cruises are catering to that craving with bargain basement prices.

2013/03/15

Both Passengers and media wait for for the final unloading of the Triumph on February 14, 2013 in Mobile, Alabama. (Photo by Jeff Gammons/Getty Images)

Passengers Leave Disabled Cruise Ship, Begin Long Trips Home

The vacation ship docked late Thursday in Mobile after a painfully slow approach that took most of the day. Passengers raucously cheered after days of what they described as overflowing toilets, food shortages and foul odors.

2013/02/15

The Norwegian Gem is seen docked on the West Side - New York, NY - Jan 18, 2012 (credit: Marla Diamond / WCBS 880)

Cruise Passengers Disembarking In NYC React To Catastrophe Off Italy

Out at sea on an eastern Caribbean cruise it was hard to escape news of the catastrophe where a cruise ship ran aground off of Italy.

2012/01/18

The cruise ship Costa Concordia lies stricken off the shore of the island of Giglio, on January 17, 2012 in Giglio Porto, Italy. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images)

N.J. Couple On Italian Cruise Ship Ordeal: ‘At This Point We’re Just Happy To Be Alive’

Shocking new audio was also released Tuesday of the captain ignoring orders to return to the ship. Two New Jersey residents who saw the chaos first hand and are still trying to make sense of it.

2012/01/17

Four NYers Among Survivors Of Sinking Italian Cruise Ship; Search Continues For Others

Joan, Brian and Alana Aho of Duanesburg, N.Y., made it off the ship during Friday’s emergency. But they told a friend that there was panic all around them.

2012/01/17

The Costa Concordia, the search for survivors continues as the investigation begins. (Credit:CBS2)

The Search Continues For Survivors Of Italian Cruise Ship Sinking

Search and rescue crews continued the search for survivors off the coast of Italy. The Costa Concordia was illuminated by flood lights as firefighters and divers searched for more victims including two Americans.

2012/01/16

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