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

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I was bored with churches in Europe,but this one changed my mind

I was bored with churches in Europe,but this one changed my mind

While there’s nothing wrong with big name churches,the lesser-known ones can be equally divine.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Cruise ship review:Floating boutique hotel offers exceptional value
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Cruise ship review:Floating boutique hotel offers exceptional value

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

  • bySheriden Rhodes
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 absolute must-bring items for a European river cruise

The absolute must-bring items for a European river cruise

Knowing what to pack ensures you don’t find yourself with too much luggage and contents that never see the light of day.

  • bySheriden Rhodes
This country’s rustic doughnut offshoot is worthy of a trip on its own

This country’s rustic doughnut offshoot is worthy of a trip on its own

You’ll need your stretchy pants for a day-trip to this Hungarian town where a brioche and a doughnut had a love child.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
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A brutal landscape blessed with the most pristine places to get wet

A brutal landscape blessed with the most pristine places to get wet

Full of red rock and clear water,this brutal,arid landscape is replete with an oversupply of that simplest human luxury – natural swimming pools.

  • byJames Woodford
A serene journey down the Mekong on a new luxury ship

A serene journey down the Mekong on a new luxury ship

A voyage aboard a floating castle,of sorts,from Vietnam to Cambodia can’t help but remind Australians of the classic film The Castle.

  • byPenny Watson
I took my teen daughter with me on a European river cruise

I took my teen daughter with me on a European river cruise

Bringing a teenager on a river cruise raises a few questions – will she stay in the cabin complaining about the Wi-Fi and be desperate to disembark? Only one way to find out

  • bySheriden Rhodes
To explore the less predictable side of Europe,this is the way to do it

To explore the less predictable side of Europe,this is the way to do it

From vineyards to dramatic cliffs to Soviet-era villages with each bend of the river,this is a cruise guaranteed to open your eyes and your mind.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
Think a river cruise is a pale shadow of an ocean cruise? Think again

Think a river cruise is a pale shadow of an ocean cruise? Think again

River ships get you to places you’ll never see on seafaring mega-liners,and that’s just one of many little-known advantages.

  • byBrian Johnston