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Martha Lancaster

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Martha Lancaster is a senior travel writer for Times Media Service, based in Los Angeles, California. Lancaster covers travel and tourism, including cruise lines, passenger policies, destinations, travel safety and changing travel rules. Lancaster holds a master's degree in communication with a focus on mass communication and grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Stories by Martha Lancaster

4 stories

  1. May 2026

    2 stories: 2 news stories

  2. Sat

    News: Transportation · United States

    Cruise Ship Rescues Injured Sailor Off Oregon Coast

    A Silversea cruise ship battled 30-foot seas to rescue an injured 74-year-old sailor from a dismasted sailboat nearly 500 miles off the Oregon coast on May 26, 2026.

  3. Tue

    News: Travel · United States

    Cruise Lines Crack Down on Cabin Door Decorations Over Safety

  4. February 2026

    1 story: 1 news story

  5. Sat

    News: Travel · World

    NCL’s New Dress Code Sparks Outrage from Cruisers

  6. November 2025

    1 story: 1 news story

  7. Sat

    News: Crime and Justice · United States

    Titusville Teen’s Cruise Death: FBI Probes Homicide