Britain's Duchess of Cornwall has been blamed for "cursing" a luxury cruise liner.

Cunard's Ł300 million MS Queen Victoria - which was officially launched by Camilla in Southampton three weeks ago when she failed to successfully smash the champagne bottle on its side - has been struck by a potentially fatal stomach bug.

A U.S. Navy crew came to the aid of a teenage girl suffering from a ruptured appendix while at sea aboard a cruise ship over the weekend. The girl was lifted onto a helicopter and transported the nearest hospital facility... a nuclear aircraft carrier.

The girl, 14-year old Laura Montero, became ill Friday while aboard the Dawn Princess, a cruise ship located off the coast of Baja, California. The ship sent out a distress call, which was received by the USS Ronald Reagan, 500 miles away.

A man was apprehended by police officials Sunday for riding his bike along the hallways of a motel, hitting two people in the process.

Withholding the name of the suspect, police reported that the man was wearing nothing but a pair of swimming trunks as he was zipping down the hallway of the Best Western Soldiers Field Tower and Suites, reported the Associated Press.

According to the website BabyNames.com, Ava and Aidan were the top names for 2006.

The name Madison slipped from the number one girl's name to number four.

A cruise packed with attractive women is being offered to eligible bachelors this month in Shanghai -- but only if their bank accounts are big enough.

The cruise is being offered to match men making $250,000 or more with women who must be "attractive in every category," said cruise organizer Xu Tianli.