Why there’s no such thing as a bad cruise (just bad choices)

Why there’s no such thing as a bad cruise (just bad choices)

If you’re disappointed that your cruise ship has been too raucous,quiet,cultured or too full of children,then it’s unfair to blame it on the cruise line.

  • byBrian Johnston

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Be warned:This type of cruising is not for kids (with a few exceptions)

Be warned:This type of cruising is not for kids (with a few exceptions)

Taking kids on a river cruise is perhaps a mistake,but there are some exceptions.

  • byBrian Johnston
Huge cruise ships are a symptom of economic and cultural decline

Huge cruise ships are a symptom of economic and cultural decline

It looks like the monstrous love child of Le Corbusier and H.G. Wells.

  • byJemima Lewis
Cruise line’s ultra-luxury yacht arrives in Australia for the first time

Cruise line’s ultra-luxury yacht arrives in Australia for the first time

The luxury ship,which will sail around Australia,the Pacific and even to Antarctica,features two helicopters and a high-tech submersible.

  • byJulietta Jameson andBrian Johnston
This floating boutique hotel offers exceptional value
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This floating boutique hotel offers exceptional value

Fresh contemporary style,interesting port stops and inclusive tours … no wonder this ship is consistently booked out.

  • bySheriden Rhodes
This uncommonly beautiful NZ destination is like an enchanted forest

This uncommonly beautiful NZ destination is like an enchanted forest

Orokonui Eco sanctuary encompasses more than 300 hectares of protected wildlife reserve,the perfect conditions for New Zealand’s feathery locals.

  • byAnthony Dennis
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If you’re flexible,the bargain prices you can get for cruises are amazing

If you’re flexible,the bargain prices you can get for cruises are amazing

The keenest prices are for bargain hunters tuned into late-breaking offers,with their bags packed and ready to roll at short notice.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Cruising around Greece is booming like never before

Cruising around Greece is booming like never before

Greece is a scintillatingly beautiful destination with a coast and islands made for cruising. It’s no wonder more than 1000 ships are heading there this year.

  • byBrian Johnston
Win a 10-day Viking ocean cruise,including flights*

Win a 10-day Viking ocean cruise,including flights*

Subscribers have the chance to win a 10-day Viking “Empires of the Mediterranean” cruise plus return flights for two*.

Melbourne-based cruise company builds its own ships

Melbourne-based cruise company builds its own ships

After almost 20 years plying Europe’s great rivers in chartered ships,APT is creating its own vessels,heralding a new era for the Australian company based in Melbourne.

  • byJulietta Jameson
The world’s most notorious sea route is surprisingly scenic

The world’s most notorious sea route is surprisingly scenic

What traveller doesn’t dream of sailing the infamous Strait of Magellan across the southernmost wilds of South America?

  • byBrian Johnston