Samantha Henman articles

On a dark December night in 1906, the world’s first cruise ship ran aground in Jamaica—and in the wake of the crash, the Prinzessin Victoria Luise’s captain did the unthinkable.

Beyond the basics, there are some pretty weird traditions out there—does your family take part in any of these?

On Disney Cruises, cast members work hard to keep up appearances—and there’s a three-word phrase they’re never allowed to say.

In 2011, a young Disney cruise ship worker disappeared while on board. When her family began to investigate, what they found was absolutely shocking.

The Hindenburg disaster was an infamous tragedy—but recently discovered documents reveal the untold, chilling truth about that fateful evening.

Since it first opened in 1971, Walt Disney World has imagined itself as “The Most Magical Place on Earth”—and for many people, it is. However, this is an image it has carefully cultivated through strictly-controlled practices and secretive policies. If you manage to get a glance behind the curtain, there have been some pretty bizarre moments in the history of the place.

It seemed like the RMS Olympic escaped the same tragic destiny as its sister ship, the Titanic—but when fate finally came for it, it was absolutely brutal.

The world is full of wonders—and while some are just within our reach, there are some truly fascinating remote places on Earth, including islands that are so far away you’d wonder just how they came to be discovered in the first place.