The cruise line was forced to halt its first trip in the area after reportedly recording as many as seven cases of the virus on board.

Get ready to have the Mission: Impossible theme song stuck in your head for the rest of the day, because apparently the ships were hired for the latest movie in the franchise.

The founding father of a time-free zone proposal has insisted the endeavour is not, in fact, a PR stunt, despite providing a textbook PR headshot of himself.

Residents of a quaint little Scandinavian island popular with tourists are reportedly lobbying for big changes to the way the island measures time, namely by removing the concept entirely.

Meanwhile, one woman managed to live Tweet the whole rescue mission and found the time to add in some spicy political commentary.

An engine failure during a Viking Ocean Cruises voyage off the coast of Norway prompted an incredible rescue on the high seas, caught on video by onlookers.

If you’re planning on heading to this tourist hotspot, you might want to read this. And *ahem* keep yourself protected.

Australia has become the butt of a very silly joke, or should we say the bear of one? Either way, we’re feeling a little humiliated.

Aside from meatballs, Vikings and IKEA, we don’t know a great deal about Scandinavia, but this list seems pretty legit to us.

We don’t know if it’s Monday, Tuesday or Friday anymore with all these public holidays, so if this isn’t your usual Monday wrap just play along anyway.

We fully vouch for any destination that is named ‘safe’ and ‘risk-free’. Not because we care about our wellbeing but because the travel insurance is cheaper.

We saw the big potato once and were very unimpressed. Until someone pointed out it was just a big pile of dirt on the side of the road.