Alone and adrift in the Pacific: No radio. Dwindling rations. And only sharks for company. The heart-stopping story of the couple from the suburbs who quit the rat race to sail the world – only to have their yacht sank by a sperm whale

As dawn rose, Maralyn looked out at the emptiness. A clear sky, the Pacific Ocean, and themselves: a small boat, sailing west.She left her watch on deck and went down to the cabin. Her husband Maurice was still asleep. The morning would follow the usual rhythms:...

I spent a week on mega-ship Icon of the Seas and tried to experience EVERYTHING it offers, from a zip-line over the edge of the ship to a peek inside the £116k-a-week townhouse cabin (with its own SLIDE)

I spend a week on the biggest cruise ship in the world, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas – and this is what it’s like.As I board, I set myself a challenge: to try to experience everything Icon of the Seas has to offer. I have a week – is it...