Laura Montero, 14, fell ill aboard the Dawn Princess cruise ship off the coast of Baja California. The Bahamian-registered ship sent out a distress call Friday that was answered by the USS Ronald ...

SAN DIEGO -- Fourteen-year-old Laura Montero was aboard a cruise ship off Baja California late last week when her appendix ruptured, causing her agonizing pain. The Dawn Princess was out at sea.

Princess Cruises said in a statement that affected passengers were isolated in their cabins until they were considered no longer contagious and that crew members had disinfected surfaces like ...

the overwhelming odds are that you'll be on the Dawn Princess. And you'll be going to Mexico. Whereas in recent years, there were a few ships offering roundtrip fall and winter cruises out of the ...

Princess Cruises, which operates the ship, said it has taken measures to prevent the spread of the disease, the New Zealand Herald reports. Crew members aboard the Dawn Princess, which is en route ...

While Princess agreed to pay $750,000 relating to the incident -- a fine of $200,000 and an extra $550,000 in community service to the National Park Foundation, the cruise line has not admitted ...

The USS Ronald Reagan was conducting regular training maneuvers when it got a distress call late Friday from the cruise ship Dawn Princess asking for help with 14-year-old passenger Laura Montero ...

Laura Montero, 14, fell ill aboard the Dawn Princess cruise ship off the coast of Baja California. The Bahamian-registered ship sent out a distress call Friday that was answered by the USS Ronald ...