Ocean liners and cruise ships may look similar, but they were built for completely different missions. This video explains how legendary liners evolved to maintain regular transatlantic crossings ...

This video follows the great ocean liners of the late 1930s—Queen Mary, Bremen, Europa, and Normandie—as they rush across the Atlantic in August 1939, torn between profit, prestige, and survival. From ...

If you saw a massive ship docked at your local harbor, you might not be able to immediately discern exactly what type of ship it is at a glance. Specifically, is it an ocean liner or a cruise ship?

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Once the pride of a nation and a symbol of American ingenuity, ...