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Top tips first-time cruisers should know to make the most of any sailing.
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Water babies: All-ages tips for cruise ship kids clubs
Figuring out how to make cruise kids clubs work for your family isn't always child's play.
Ship check: Spectrum of the Seas
Greg Fleming travels to Shanghai to experience Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship.
Ship Check: Avalon Envision
Anna Harrison sails aboard the Avalon Envision on the Danube to Budapest.
Gay Chinese find a place to be themselves on 'Rainbow Cruise' to Vietnam
Workshops, talks and advice on LGBT issues are on offer during the cruise.
Clown gatecrasher sparks cruise ship 'mass brawl'
A mass brawl on a cruise ship in which passengers used furniture and plates as weapons.
Singles, savings and suites: The latest and best cruise deals at sea
Make your cruise dreams a reality with one of these great deals.
We're on a cruise, what can go wrong?
Recurring incidents like overboard cases are enough to put you off cruising forever.
Cruising: Wishes fulfilled aboard the Seabourn Encore
Isobel Marriner discovers the lovely life on board the Seabourn Encore.
The more, the merrier: The growing popularity of multi-generational cruises
Set sail for a holiday that will please every generation.
Ship Check: Reviewing the Pacific Aria
Maureen Marriner sails from Auckland to Napier aboard the Pacific Aria
Cruising: Bathing in Budapest's cathedral to health
Anna Harrison enjoys Art Deco beauty and learns head nudity rules.
Ship Check: Sailing aboard the Queen Elizabeth
Helen van Berkel sails aboard Cunard's Queen Elizabeth
Cruising: From sea level to sky-high in Hawaii
Andrew Louis get depressional on one of the highest volcanoes in the world.
Cruising: How to get up close to crocodiles lunging for lunch
Grant Bradley takes a break from a luxury cruise to face the jaws of death.
Cruise: Going on the Spectrum
Greg Fleming hops aboard Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship, the Spectrum of the Seas
No passport, no worries: The benefits of cruising close to home
When it comes to the ultimate relaxing holiday, it's hard to beat a cruise close to home.
Cruising: Sky's the limit on Great Barrier Island
Doug Laing sees new horizons on Great Barrier Island.
Ship Check: Luxury aboard the Seabourn Encore
Isobel Marriner sails aboard the Seabourn Encore.
Search called off for woman who fell off cruise ship
A frantic search for a woman who fell overboard in the Mediterranean has been called off.
Cruise holidays: How to get a bargain deal
Tiana Templeman provides expert tips for how to find a cruise deal that's a steal.
Cuba disappears from cruise itineraries over night
Cruise lines have been forced to upend itineraries around the Caribbean over night.
Cruise ship company fined US$20 million
This cruise ship company was on probation. It didn't stop them, court records show.
The dirtiest cruise ships revealed in surprise spot checks
Surprise inspections have revealed a shocking number ships failing cleanliness standards.
Ship Check: Sailing among Thai islands with Peregrine
Kristin Edge sails around Thailand aboard the aboard Panorama II
Cruising the wake of the Habsburg Empire
Out of Austria into the flat plains of Hungary, to the imperial bolt-hole in Godollo.
Changing rooms: Rich lister's luxury pad becomes hotel suites
Hilton's getting bigger in Auckland and around the world as the brand turns 100.
Toddlers for crew in Alaska's wild waters
"Mommy, when I pee in the ocean it gets fuller," Huxley the 4-year-old skipper announced.
Quick way to save hundreds on holidays
A counter-intuitive tweak of your holiday plans can leave you with extra spending money.
Cruise ship save sailor in dramatic rescue
A Carnival cruise ship has been forced to do a rescue mission at sea.
Norway cruising: Northern exposure
Cool climate cruising has just as much to offer as the Mediterranean and Caribbean.
On the twelfth day of cruising
There's much more to being on a ship at Christmas than getting out of doing the dishes.