A secret map of Ireland's coastline played a crucial role in taking down a powerful alliance of pirates that had based itself in the southwest of Ireland in the 17th century.

Passengers aboard Cunard’s Queen Anne were advised to take precautions while crossing the "piracy-prone" Sulu-Celebes Sea.

Passengers onboard a world cruise were told to hunker in place and turn off all lights as they sailed a region known for piracy.

Construction walls have come down from Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar, the Pirates of the Caribbean gift shop in Magic Kingdom.