It’s been a rough start to the new year for the cruise industry, to say the least. Just two months into 2012, we’ve seen sunken ships, infections disease, and the latest development - a cruise ship fire.

The operator of the Costa Concordia luxury cruise liner, which crashed and partly sank two weeks ago with more than 4,200 people aboard, made its first attempt on Friday to limit the legal consequences of the shipwreck and chaotic evacuation, offering a s

The two Americans missing in an Italian cruise ship disaster were identified today as a retired couple from Minnesota who had been eagerly looking forward to their European vacation. Family members issued a statement today confirming that Jerry Heil, 69,

Carnival Corp., parent company of Costa Cruises, says the partial sinking of the Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy could cost it nearly $100 million in lost earnings this year. The Costa Concordia lies in the harbor of the Tuscan island of Giglio Ja

Three survivors have been found on the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia, more than 24 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast. An Italian crew member with a serious leg injury has now been airlifted to the mainland, hours after a South Korea