With the launch of Star Breeze in French Polynesia, Windstar Cruises is rolling out new itineraries that will take travelers to the Marquesas Islands. This week, the 312-guest Star Breeze replaced the ...

The Aranui 5 is a passenger-freighter vessel that makes 14-day voyages between Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands. James D. Morgan/Getty Images Born on the 40-square-mile island of Ua Pou in the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - It was going well. The sailors took their 40-foot yawl J. Henry through the Panama Canal, turned south and prepared for a long Pacific crossing to the Marquesas Islands in ...

Take this test: what is reefing? When do you use a barberhauler? And how much scope would it require to anchor in 15 feet? If you scored less than 100 percent, your first chartering experience should ...

In 2018, I traveled solo to the French Polynesian islands. By day I surfed, snorkeled, sailed, and swam, stopping only to sleep in an over-the-water bungalow on stilts. On my final night, I lay ...

Aranui Cruises is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year with entertainment, gifts for passengers and other festivities. The company’s ship, the Aranui 5, is part cruise ship, part freighter.