Sailing aboard a cargo ship has been a niche but popular form of "slow travel." But the industry crashed as shipping firms took precautions against COVID-19. Specialty travel agencies report growing ...

Q I'd like to transit the Panama Canal on a merchant ship, embarking on the Gulf Coast and disembarking in California. Is this possible? David Criste Falls Church A Freighter-ship journeys are like a ...

Horsepower, booming horns and big waves off the Detroit River: For freighter watchers, it doesn't get much better than that. Freighter watching, where people observe and photograph ships crossing ...

When Ravannah Schrack booked her latest cruise she knew exactly what she didn’t want: flashy shows, formal dinners and competition for deck chairs around a pool. So, instead of booking on a ...

The cruise industry is treading delicately as it begins sailing again in the U.S. WSJ’s Dave Sebastian explains the complicated maneuvers the industry faces as it works to return to pre-pandemic ...

IF ONE likens big passenger liners to floating resort hotels, then freighters correspond to working dude ranches. All cargo ships may carry up to twelve passengers without a doctor on board, and ...

PORTAGE | On Wednesday afternoon, Richard Stith and his wife Rosemarie got the call that their ship was in. They climbed the long, steep metal stairway that led to the deck of the enormous vessel. The ...

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