The legendary Iowa-class battleships of WWII were marvels of naval engineering, requiring over three million man-hours and 71 ...

If you thought the simultaneous buzz and uproar that accompanied the January 2024 launch of the world’s biggest cruise ship — ...

With Carnival Cruise Line announcing plans to name its upcoming ships the Carnival Festivale and the Carnival Tropicale, the ...

The Montana-class battleships were envisioned as America’s most formidable warships during World War II, exceeding even the ...

Royal Caribbean International recently announced its 2026-27 season in Alaska, which will include two Quantum-class ships.

Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas will feature five signature shows, new AquaDome Market food stands, and a 1930s-inspired ...

Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded a two-ship contract modification on the existing Virginia-class submarine Block V ...

Carnival-owned Costa Fortuna set to depart the Costa Cruises fleet in 2026, reducing the fleet size to just eight ships.

In late April, Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship, Norwegian Aqua, began cruising out of Florida’s Port Canaveral with a passenger capacity of 3,600 — 10% more than other Prima Class ships ...

Launched by Princess Cruises in February 2024, the Sun Princess is the cruise line's first Sphere Class ship and its largest ...

Shipbuilding has come a long way since the days of sail and wooden hulls. These ships carry out some wild missions thanks to ...

These themes continue throughout most classes of ships, each of which has a standard naming convention. That's all well and good for a vessel's actual name, but what about its hull designation?