Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just like airplanes, cruise ships sometimes experience technical issues that throw a wrench into their passengers’ vacation plans.

Cruise ships are objectively ridiculous machines. They're the size of mountains, weigh as much as skyscrapers, and burn enough fuel in a single voyage to make entire country coastlines seem clean.

In March 2019, the cruise ship Viking Sky lost engine power off the coast of Norway and drifted toward rocky shoals with nearly 1,400 people aboard. Helicopters evacuated hundreds of passengers before ...

From huge cruise ships like Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas to smaller vessels like those of Windstar Cruises, none of ...

A cruise ship that was the focus of a daring rescue operation off Norway's frigid North Sea coast became disabled because its engines didn't have enough lubricating oil, the country's top maritime ...

Just like airplanes, cruise ships sometimes experience technical issues that throw a wrench into their passengers’ vacation plans. Mechanical problems can happen on any ship at any time, no matter how ...