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River cruises

Lofoten Islands, Norway.

Twenty spectacular destinations best seen by ship

There are stellar destinations here and overseas that are simply at their best when visited aboard a cruise ship.

  • Brian Johnston
The city’s exclamation mark… the Eiffel Tower.

Port guide: Paris, France

If you’re looking to spoil yourself, look no further than this city of love, fashion and all the fine things in life.

  • Brian Johnston
Frankfurt… lively, buzzing, cultured.

Port guide: Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany

This once dull financial capital is Germany’s most overlooked city but is lively, cultured, and has buzzing neighbourhoods and great dining and shopping scenes.

  • Brian Johnston
If you’re seeking peace and quiet, avoid party ships like those with Virgin Voyages.

Which cabins are noisiest? 20 of the big questions in cruising answered

What should you pack for a cruise? Is there a dress code on board? Do cruise ships really have a brig for unruly passengers? Here are the answers.

  • Brian Johnston
Feluccas moored at the ancient ruins of Swenet on Elephantine Island in Aswan.

One of the world’s best travel experiences is back in fashion

A Nile River cruise is one of the world’s best travel experiences, not just for its incredible temples and tombs, but for the marvellous riverine and desert scenery.

  • Brian Johnston
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At Laggan Locks, at the head of Loch Lochy, the Caledonian Canal performs its greatest trick.

On this great walk, my accommodation follows me along

The 125-kilometre Great Glen Way (GGW) is Scotland’s version of a coast-to-coast walk, following a string of lochs, connected by a 19th century canal.

  • Andrew Bain
Aqua Mekong.

The world’s biggest ocean-cruise lines are steering to rivers

Until now, it has mostly been river-cruise companies expand their horizons to the seas.

  • Brian Johnston
Viking Mississippi on the Mississippi River between Louisiana and Mississippi.

America’s most famous river journey is also highly underrated

The mighty Mississippi is storied in American culture, but it doesn’t always receive the love it deserves.

  • Kristie Kellahan
The MSC Yacht Club on board MSC Seashore.

Business class at sea: Exclusive, luxury areas on big ships take off

If hotels can have executive club lounges and airlines have business and first class, why can’t cruise ships do the same thing? Now they are.

  • Brian Johnston
On the river in the cappuccino-coloured MS Estrela.

On board the new, Aussie-owned luxury ship cruising Europe

One of APT’s newest ships, the MS Estrela, is a gleaming beacon of contemporary sophistication purpose built for the Douro River.

  • Kerry van der Jagt

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