Cruising: PNG's timeless islands
PNG is a rare and exotic cruise destination of misty mountains, smoking volcanoes, jungle drums, bare-breasted dancers and shy excited smiles from locals.
PNG is a rare and exotic cruise destination of misty mountains, smoking volcanoes, jungle drums, bare-breasted dancers and shy excited smiles from locals.
The "Easy Pace American Contrasts" holiday is discounted 5per cent for bookings made by April 28.
Experts say expedition cruises are on the rise, even though the cost of such a voyage can easily match that of a new car.
Travellers on an expedition ship have out-of-ordinary cruise experiences, encountering wild animals and pristine nature
Time travel is difficult-but not impossible: witness the nostalgia-seeking horde that descends on Napier for the Art Deco Weekend each February.
I still remember his words. "Don't stop cruising," my husband told me the day before he died of cancer in 1997.
A megaliner faced delays after a passenger was injured during a extravagant on-board celebration, just as the vessel left port.
Cruises five nights or longer must be cancelled 90 days before departure to avoid a fee, while previously they could be cancelled between 75 and 90 days.
The most well-known ferry ride in Asia, the Star Ferry connects Hong Kong Island with Kowloon Peninsula to the north.
Even though tens of thousands of cruise ship passengers visit ports they are not recorded in official tourism statistics.
"Tell me something interesting about your country. Something that people on the other side of the world who've maybe never heard of it would relate to."
The world's biggest cruise liner is nearly finished and another megaliner is heading our way this year.
It's a big year for Royal Caribbean, which launches the world's largest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, in April.
New Zealand is one of the world's fastest growing cruise destinations and locals are ships to choose from than ever before, how do you select the one that is right for you? Cruise expert Tiana Templeman is here to help.
If you'd told me I'd spend part of my cruising holiday smothered in a guacamole-like paste and cocooned in a waterbed, I wouldn't have believed it.
Cruise-line shore excursions are pricey. You can often get a better experience for a fraction of the price by booking tours yourself.
The cruise ship that is almost the length of the Sky Tower has returned to Auckland.
Michael Zehender rounds up the seagoing palaces entering the water for the first time next year.
A super-sized cruise ship with a 1350 seat theatre, surfing simulators, an ice skating rink and a rock climbing wall has arrived in Auckland.
Tristram Clayton finds much to sing about cruising on the enormous Anthem of the Seas.
Tristram Clayton finds much to sing about cruising on the enormous Anthem of the Seas...
Farrah has a nose for divine earthy truffles buried deep in the Bordeaux soil. Catherine Masters meets a talented collie.
Luxury cruise, visiting the Wonders of the World and seeing the Northern Lights top options in new survey.
Ewan McDonald writes a letter from the Corinthians' canal, an emperor's project two millennia in the making.
Stay on track when the ship docks around the Mediterranean, writes Megan Singleton.
Stormy weather has prompted a cruise company to turn around a ship, and will dump bucket-loads of rain on concert-goers in Auckland tonight.
Golden Princess' maiden arrival in Melbourne is priceless, writes Shandelle Battersby.
Kiwis starting to think about next year's holidays have plenty to choose from in Europe, writes Victoria Clark.