It was smooth sailing for the Explorer of the Seas this morning. The 138,000-ton Royal Caribbean cruise ship arrived in New London harbor just a few minutes before its scheduled time, 7 a.m. The ship needed to ...

It's nearly 7 p.m. on a Wednesday evening and the limited parking spaces near the Noank Firehouse are filling up.

Groton is aiming to get a piece of the cruise ship action. When the Explorer of the Seas arrives on Friday, a tour bus will be waiting to take passengers for a history experience on the other side of the Thames ...