Even out on the open sea, Kate McCue has been able to smash a glass ceiling. The hardworking seafarer was named the captain of the Celebrity Summit, a 2,158-passenger cruise ship, in 2015. The new ...

A Princess Cruises captain died onboard the line’s Diamond Princess ship. Capt. Michele Bartolomei suffered a “sudden medical emergency,” according to a May 19 letter to guests reviewed by USA TODAY.

In 2007, Karin Stahre-Janson from Sweden made history as the first woman to be appointed cruise ship captain, taking the helm of Royal Caribbean's Monarch of the Seas. In July 2015, Celebrity Cruises ...