Stephen Bown. Da Capo, $26 (368p) ISBN 978-0-306-82067-0 The discoverer of the South Pole and the first explorer to reach the North Pole, Amundsen's exploits entertained the world for decades ...

Millennials and Gen Zers take to the seas with more cruise vacations A cruise ship that lost power during a storm off the coast of Norway and nearly ran aground in 2019 avoided becoming "one of ...

Roald Amundsen was known as "The Last Viking." The Norwegian explorer was the first person to reach the South Pole when his team did so on Dec. 14, 1911. Photo: Wikimedia Commons ...

The Viking Orion, a lavish 14-deck, 930-person cruise ship built in 2018, has been refused entry at multiple ports and stuck at sea for five days due to a fungus outbreak in the ship’s hull ...