Winter blues leads to cruise bookings boom
BOOKINGS for cruise holidays are expected to surge by up to 25 per cent this month as sun-deprived Australians rush to book a post-winter break.
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The best cruise deals this week
A ROCK and roll cruise with gigs, dance classes and music quizzes, a Kimberley wilderness expedition and an Agatha Christie Nile package are three of the best offers.
Travel Challenge: Ocean cruising
THIS week’s best cruise deals include a journey from Sydney to Bali and a family trip to Hawaii on the Rhapsody of the Seas.
Priscilla relaunches American Queen
EXPERIENCE true southern hospitality while cruising the Mississippi on the American Queen, writes Barry O’Brien.
Take in New Zealand aboard Volendam
POOR weather on the return journey gave Sarah Mennie plenty of time to explore the many great spaces of her cruise ship, Volendam.
All aboard for a flawless break
FOR crime writer Kathryn Fox, a cruise ship provides for a great plot. It’s also the perfect base for a family-friendly holiday
Cruise holiday for $50 a day? Why not!
SAVVY holidaymakers are snapping up cruise holidays for less than it costs to stay at home. And we have the rising dollar to thank.
Dusty mining port now a tourist attraction
PORT Hedland may not be everyone’s idea of a scenic stop-over, but it is becoming increasingly popular with cruise ships. Want to know why?
Best cruise deals of the week
THE best cruise deals of the week include a European holiday on Athena and a Royal option aboard Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth in Europe.
Best cruise deals of the week
THIS week’s best cruises include a long trip to England through the Suez Canal and various special packages for foodies onboard P+O ships.
Best cruise deals this week
THE best deals this week include a canal barge holiday in France, a cruise on China’s Yangtze River and Pacific Island trips from Sydney.
Best cruise deals of the week
A ROUND the world trip taking in Europe’s sights and a cruise visiting exotic ports along the Mekong River in Asia are some of the highlights this week.
Launch your dreams on the river
WITH new ships, new itineraries, new inclusions and even new river routes, major river cruise operators are rushing to meet the rise in demand for holidays “rolling on a river”.
Tide rising on river cruising holidays
AUSTRALIAN travellers are embracing river cruising holidays to Europe, Asia and Russia in record numbers.
The best cruise deals this week
A EUROPEAN cruise to see the Northern Lights and a voyage on the Queen Mary II are two of the best cruise deals this week.
Australians all at sea over cruise holidays
RECORD surge in cruising holidays shows more Aussie travellers are ditching planes in favour of the high seas.
Best cruise deals of the week
WE bring you the best cruise deals of the week including an Antarctica expedition and a Mediterranean experience.
Best cruise deals of the week
THIS week’s cruise deals include a Russian Arctic explorer trip, a Pearls of the Orient special and a fire, ice and rock trail holiday from Alaska to Hawaii.
Cruise into future with flat screens and iPads
FORGET the buffet – a multi-million dollar revamp of liner shows the new face of cruising.
Testing water on Sydney cruise
A TWO-night trip onboard the Explorer around Sydney Harbour is a great way to try out cruising, finds Brad Crouch.
Last ship sails after record summer season
DEMAND for cruising holidays soars as go-getter Aussies jump on board to catch the sea travel bug and travel in style.
Best cruise deals of the week
CRUISES in the warm waters of the South Pacific and football fever afloat are two of the best cruise deals this week.
Best cruise deals of the week
WE’VE searched high and low and found five of the best cruise deals this week.
Cruise ships may be sent to the zoo
A BERTH for super cruise liners visiting Sydney may be built in Athol Bay, west of Bradley’s Head and below Taronga Park Zoo.
Best cruise deals of the week
THE best cruise deals for the week including Amsterdam, North to South America via Panama, and luxury onboard the Queen Mary 2.
Best cruise deals of the week
ESCAPE gives you some of the best cruise deals this week.
Clipper cruise of Amalfi Coast
THE towns cling to the cliffs, the houses suspended high above the Mediterranean as if carved from the rock face in an arc that stretches from Civitavecchia to Sicily.
Big ships will call Australia home
ISN’T it wonderful to find a place to take a holiday that has not been spoilt by tourism or pollution? It is even better when the place is vast.
The Upstairs and Downstairs of the QM2
While the Upstairs on board QM2 lets a commoner live like a king, it’s the hard work Downstairs that makes it happen.
Self-levelling pool table rocks YouTube
FOOTAGE showing the self-levelling pool table on a cruise ship in rough seas has gone viral, with 1.5 million hits within days.
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