Few countries can compete with Italy’s tourist appeal. Anyone who visits can enjoy fantastic cities, quaint villages, a string of picture-perfect coastlines, amazing cuisine and a fascinating history.

The joy of visiting Italy can be experienced by sea, with cruise ships bringing passengers to or near such sights as Rome's Colosseum and St. Peter's Basilica (from the port city of Civitavecchia), ...

German line AIDA Cruises will not restart operations this week after all. And the cancellation of two of its August sailings isn't due to the 10 AIDA cruise crew members who tested positive for ...

— -- The fast-growing cruise industry is facing one of its biggest tests in years after this week's Costa Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy. Many Wall Street analysts, travel agents and ...

The cruise line's ‘Constellation’ ship was in the middle of an 11-day sailing to Italy, Croatia and Montenegro aslu/ullstein bild via Getty A Celebrity Cruises ship was reportedly left drifting for ...