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AskMen.com Luke Arnott	Queen Mary 2 This ship has just about every amenity that you'll find in a hotel on land - plus a few that you won't.
IEEE Spectrum February 2005	Dale Gardener: The Modern Mariner As electrical superintendent of Cunard, Gardener oversees the electrical engineers on both the Queen Mary 2, the largest and most technically complex ocean liner ever built, and the Queen Elizabeth 2, the longest-serving ocean liner in Cunard's history.
Fast Company March 2000 Charles Fishman	Fantastic Voyage "Voyager of the Seas" is a big boat -- the largest cruise ship ever. And the story of its creation offers powerful lessons -- in strategic daring, relentless execution, and devotion to design.
Real Travel Adventures August 2009 May Georgina DeLory	Royal Experience Aboard Queen Mary 2 Cunard Ocean Liner Get fit, polished, pampered and delightfully oiled at the only Canyon Ranch SpaClub at sea
The Motley Fool February 8, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Royal Caribbean Thinks Big Here's proof that today's activity-packed cruise ships keep getting bigger -- and so does their potential to command a heftier chunk of the travel-market dollar. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let's Make Some World Wide Waves Investors, the cruise line industry is sailing a lot smoother than you think. When there is so much incremental revenue onboard -- and brand-building potential online -- you've got to like Carnival's chances to keep sailing higher from here.
Popular Mechanics October 2008 Jeff Wise	Building the World's Biggest Ship: Behind-the-Scenes First Look How do you construct the most massive boat ever? One piece at a time. Read about the world's next generation of mega cruise liners taking shape in a Finnish shipyard.
Science News May 27, 2006	Timeline: From the May 23, 1936, Issue Seaworthiness of New Ship Insured by Sound Planning
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	It's a Royal Flush! Royal Caribbean sees fairly smooth sailing in its latest quarter.
Military History Quarterly August 4, 2004 John M. Taylor	Fateful Voyage of Lusitania The Cunard liner's captain expected a safe Atlantic crossing, but a German U-boat would bring Lusitania's journey to a devastating end.
Popular Mechanics June 2008 Dan Koeppel	World's Fastest Superliner Awaits Rebirth--or the Scrap Yard Although she has not sailed under her own power for nearly four decades, the SS United States has survived. Will the ship be restored, or scrapped?
Job Journal September 21, 2008 Julia Hollister	Sail Away in Your Workplace For a workplace like no other, consider joining a cruise ship crew.
National Defense April 2013 Valerie Insinna	Littoral Combat Ship Sets Sail on First Deployment As the littoral combat ship USS Freedom sets out for Singapore this spring, Navy officials are hoping a smooth first deployment will finally prove the ship's worth to critics.
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	Carnival: Plenty Of Ports In A Storm At a time when demand and prices for cruises are rising, it pays to be the biggest ship at sea -- and the tightest. Its performance helped Carnival sail to the No.46 spot on this year's BW50 list of best-performing companies.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Royal Caribbean Is Looking Seaworthy No. 2 cruise operator sails past second-quarter earnings estimates.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Carnival's Quarter Flames Out A shipboard fire trips up Carnival's current quarter. The cruise ship company will eventually sail past this roadblock. Investors, take note.
Popular Mechanics June 2007 Jeff Wise	World's Largest Cruise Ship Pulls 360s with Joystick Royal Caribbean is set to raise the stakes of the cruise-ship slugfest yet again with the 220,000-ton Genesis, slated to launch in 2009 from a shipyard in Finland... A comparison of the biggest boats.
Real Travel Adventures July 2006 Larry Taylor	Passport to Seychelles: A Silversea Adventure What attracts passengers to Silversea, besides the impeccable service and luxury accommodations, is the adventurous nature of the cruise itineraries. This one highlights a trip from Egypt to the Seychelles Islands.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Aluminum 'Truck' Joint High Speed Vessel: Great Potential, But Questions Remain The Defense Department this decade will build a fleet of new high-speed aluminum ships specifically designed to shuttle hundreds of troops and tons of cargo around a theater of operations. Analysts say the joint high speed vessel would alleviate pressures on an overtaxed fleet.
Popular Mechanics June 2008 Margo Pfeiff	Tracking the Queen of the North Sea Disaster: What Went Wrong At 8 pm, the Queen of the North departed Prince Rupert, British Columbia, near the southern tip of the Alaska Panhandle, on its regularly scheduled service to Port Hardy at the northern end of Vancouver Island.
Popular Mechanics February 1998 Jim Wilson	City at Sea Nearly a mile long and 25 stories high, Freedom will be the largest vessel ever to sail the seven seas...
National Defense July 2010 Stew Magnuson	DHS Cruise Ship Protection Efforts Given High Marks Cruise ships have been the targets of terrorist actions in the past, most notably the 1985 attack on the Achille Lauro, which resulted in the death of American passenger Leon Klinghoffer.
Real Travel Adventures September 2008 Taylor & Taylor	To Scenic Dominica and Beyond on Holland America's Maasdam My wife and I had decided to take the spring cruise, principally because it stopped at Dominica, an island we had never visited but had heard good things about.
CEO Traveler	Onboard the MS Deutschland Cruising the Mediterranean... Most passengers onboard the MS Deutschland would choose one of the teak chaises on the open decks for daydreaming....
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 John Bluis	Hope Floats on Royal Caribbean Investors usually aren't attracted to fluctuating commodity prices and bad news, and that has the market throwing this cruise line into the bargain bin. But wise investors know that can be a great place to shop.
CIO January 30, 2015 Stephanie Overby	How Royal Caribbean Personalized the Customer Experience A new reservations system lets the cruise line personalize ticket prices for each customer.
National Defense September 2010 Grace V. Jean	Duty Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship: 'Grueling but Manageable' The Navy will soon decide which version of the Littoral Combat Ship it will buy. Selecting the ship model, however, is only the beginning of what could be a long, arduous adjustment for sailors who will be serving aboard these new vessels.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Royally Grounded Don't expect smooth sailing for the rest of Royal Caribbean's year.
InternetNews September 22, 2005 David Needle	SeaMobile Brings Voice, Data to the High Seas SeaMobile will enable cruise ships to offer customers access using their own notebooks and cell phones.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2011 Jason Moser	This Stock Is at the Top of My List Don't miss the boat on this stock deal. Steiner Leisure isn't a cruise line; it's even better. The company provides spa services and products worldwide on both sea and land with services on 151 cruise ships and 70 land-based locations carrying Steiner products and spas.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Carnival's Cash Floats Its Boat Cruise operator beats second-quarter estimates and raises full-year guidance. Carnival may provide its shareholders an enjoyable ride.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	How to Cruise Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean just took a hit to the hull, but the future remains bright. As it stands currently, Royal is trading at less than 14 times earnings for the coming year.
America's Civil War Glenn F. Williams	Uncle Sam's Webfeet Organization and training were essential to coordinate the activities of the hundreds of men who crewed a Union man-of-war.
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy	Carrier Overhaul The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the Navy's oldest nuclear aircraft carrier -- just back from the war in Iraq -- is undergoing a $200 million overhaul that will help her last at least another decade. The work is being done at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Carnival Games, Baby Carnival cruises along, despite pesky fuel prices.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Ports of Fall at Royal Caribbean Royal Caribbean hits some rough seas, with revenue sliding 2% to $1.46 billion in its latest quarter.
National Defense March 2013 Valerie Insinna	Navy Surface Fleet Faces Rough Waters Trying to Maintain Ships The service is trying to revamp its maintenance policies to include more inspections, new technology and a shift in culture. They will likely have to deal with budget cuts that make it more difficult to maintain ships, Navy and industry officials said.
National Defense March 2010 Grace V. Jean	Builders of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Pull Out All the Stops When the Navy later this year picks a winner to build its littoral combat ship, no matter which contractor is selected, the decision will be seen as a turning point for the troubled program.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	No Fun for Carnival If a cruise ship sneezes, the whole sector can catch a cold.
National Defense March 2011 Grace V. Jean	Commercial Ferries Paving Way For Joint High Speed Vessel For insight into how a forthcoming joint high speed vessel might be employed by the Marine Corps, one can look at how leathernecks in Third Marine Expeditionary Force are operating the leased High Speed Vessel WestPac Express.
National Defense February 2009 Grace V. Jean	Navy's Shipbuilding Strategy Remains Under Fire A fleet of 278 ships today -- less than half of what it was two decades ago -- is likely to continue to shrink unless the Navy can contain the soaring costs of building new ships.
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy	Navy Seeks to Simplify Ship Maintenance To keep ships ready to deploy, the U.S. Navy is working to reduce the time that its ships spend in maintenance.
Scientific American July 2008 Mark Fischetti	Cruise Ships: How They Sail Skyscrapers Around the World Large cruise ships typically host 1,800 passengers or more, plus 800 staff. Remarkably, many of these massive structures - three football fields long and 14 stories high - can deftly turn on a dime, spin 360 degrees, even mosey sideways.
National Defense September 2009 Grace V. Jean	Navy Rethinks How It Maintains Surface Combatants Facing readiness problems in surface combatants, the Navy is redoubling its efforts to improve fleet maintenance.
CIO September 1, 2002 Jerry Gregoire	Over Bored My idea of hell is being trapped on a boat full of vendors with no chance of escape. So how come I loved this "CIO Cruise" trip so much?
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Carnival Ready to Cruise In advance of third-quarter results, analysts expect continued smooth sailing for the cruise ship operator.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Carnival Sails to 2007 After a tough year, the cruise line operator is looking forward. For the full year, the top line grew 6.7%, and revenue yields increased 1.5%. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Selena Maranjian	Take a Cruise, Seniors -- Permanently! Why you might want to cruise through your retirement -- literally.
National Defense January 2004 Geoff S. Fein	Fast Cargo Ships Could Halve Trans-Atlantic Trips FastShip Inc., a Philadelphia-based ship design firm, plans to build a high-speed cargo vessel that can cut trans-Atlantic travel time in half. FastShip is a partner with Lockheed Martin in the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship program.
National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Inefficient Shipbuilding Jeopardizes Navy's Expansion Goals The Navy owns 277 ships, but somehow manages to keep 551 different engines in its inventory. Such inefficients partly explain why the cost of buying and maintaining ships has spiraled out of control.