The Queen Victoria is a stunning ship but it's the little things that make cruising so much fun, writes Catherine Masters.

Take a journey back in time aboard the American Queen - the largest steamboat ever built.

After two centuries of exploration, Antarctica is still a place where human visitors are rare, writes Jim Eagles.

When Captain Paul Wright, skipper of the Cunard Line's newest liner the Queen Victoria, was asked by his school guidance counsellor what he enjoyed doing, he responded "looking out the window".

Tourists to Antarctica are unlikely to be deterred by the sinking of a cruise ship last week because there is strong curiosity about the region, travel experts said.

Jim Eagles explores the Rhine Valley as visitors have for centuries - by water.