Picture a sailing vacation: swimming in tropical waters, lazy days exploring palm-tree-lined islands, eating mangoes and watching sunsets. Sounds nice, right? What if it were not for a week or two ...

“It’s pure bliss,” Scott says. He and his wife, Helen Young, along with their two kids, have taken about a half dozen sailing vacations in the Virgin Islands over the past decade. They chart ...

A live-aboard sailing vacation offers unmatched appeal. Craft your own itinerary, explore remote islands and spend quiet mornings at anchor with nothing more pressing than choosing the next island ...

(Think uniformed crew and helipads. Wow.) But the truth is, you don’t have to have a Beatles-size budget to go on a sailing vacation. You don’t even have to know how to sail. Charter companies ...

The new Star of the Seas will enter service even earlier than previously scheduled with an additional preview sailing.

For someone obsessed with knots, these maritime vacations allow her to learn the ropes up close (up to 90 percent of knots were invented by sailors). Chien’s past sailing trips have included a ...

This is a truly fabulous cruise.” 3. Best months to sail: “The yacht charter season in Croatia starts in May and runs to October. Weather is usually fantastic, with beautiful sunny days.

Many want to experience the coast of Maine but don’t want to drive or hike or bike to see some of the 3,478+ miles of Maine’s coastline (more than California’s coast). The solution?