LOS ANGELES — Viking has celebrated a key construction milestone with the float out of its newest ocean ship, Viking Mira.

What are the cabins like on the one ship operated by luxury line Paul Gauguin Cruises? In a word, comfortable.

Every big ship is not the same, with crucial differences necessitating different sizes and builds. Here's how to tell an ocean liner and a cruise ship apart.

Even the smallest ship in Royal Caribbean or Carnival's fleet accommodates over 2,000 passengers while Viking Jupiter, the ship I'm on currently, only serves about 900 people at full capacity.

Offshore Nova Scotia surface ocean temperatures were so warm earlier this month they forced a Canadian research ship that uses seawater to cool its engines to slow down. The Canadian Coast Guard ...