Europe Sailing

As the Pride of Baltimore II cleared the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and headed toward Annapolis, the young crew flew into action. They yanked lines to adjust the heavy canvas sails of the clipper ship to move against the wind. The captain swung the wheel to...

Disney is sending its cruise ships farther afield than ever before. The company announced Monday that it will send the 2,700-passenger Disney Magic overseas for nearly six months in 2010, for a series of sailings that will take it from Russia to Northern...

This winter you can drive to Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale and set sail on one of several ships that circumnavigate the planet. Cunard Line, Holland America Line and Princess Cruises are among the lines offering world cruises from Port Everglades....

We stood between a sentinel of Inuit guides armed with rifles on Akpatok Island, an uninhabited outcropping of 700-foot-high cliffs seemingly in the middle of nowhere. We arrived here at the edge of the Canadian boreal forest a few hundred miles below...

Georgie Bingham Age: 31 Profession: ESPN Atlantic / South Africa "SportsCenter" anchor Resides: North Haven Seen at: Max's Oyster Bar, West Hartford Education: Leeds School, England I have been here about a year and a half now. What I like best...

Representing the United States in the Laser Radial Class at the Summer Olympics in Beijing is the fulfillment of a dream for Anna Tunnicliffe. Born in England, Tunnicliffe moved with her family to Ohio when she was 12. She excelled in sailing and...

EUROPE ON A SHOESTRING Austrian Airlines has released its Winter City Steals packages to Vienna, Austria; Prague; or Budapest. Pricing varies by city and hotel and applies to stays Nov. 1-Dec. 10 and Jan. 4-March 25. Info: 800-790-4682, www.austrianair-...

I had been trying to learn Mandarin at Beijing Language and Culture University and still had about 3,500 Chinese characters to memorize with two months left in the semester. It was going slowly and, often, not well. So, taking a note from American college...

Millions of Chinese sun seekers annually visit Qingdao, the beach capital of northern China. It occupies a hilly peninsula on the eastern coast of the mainland that meets the Yellow Sea in a series of stunning bays. Olympic yachting events will take place...

The week's best travel bargains around the globe: Adventure Life is offering discounts of $750 per person on a Galapagos Islands cruise. The deal applies to the Aug. 6 departure of the Monserrat I. Price now starts at $1,995 per person double for a...

Qingdao, China I had been trying to learn Mandarin at Beijing Language and Culture University and still had about 3,500 Chinese characters to memorize with two months left in the semester. It was going slowly and, often, not well. So, taking a note...

Last year was a very good one for the cruise industry, with a spike in passenger numbers and a flurry of ship construction. But now it's time to look ahead to the top sailing trends for 2008. Oh, Caribbean, we shall miss you, but we'll think of you...