For many travelers, the Caribbean has always been a place where escape feels effortless: warm breezes and the promise of turquoise waters stretching to the horizon. Cruises to the islands have long ...

Twisting and twirling under the chandeliers and stained glass of a vast, empty ballroom, on a recent sailing this fall, I took advantage of the quiet while most of the Queen Elizabeth's passengers ...

Passengers boarding the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship in Miami first saw the bellhops, standing stiffly and wearing formal English uniforms. At the entrances to the port terminal and aboard the vessel, ...