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.
Graham Norton’s Alaska cruise
FOR lovers of the life marine, as you can imagine, Holyhead to Dublin is pretty hard to beat.
Timeless style aboard Queen Mary 2
GLAMMING it up with an aristocrat on his arm, Brad Crouch takes a trip back in time to the golden age of cruising with Cunard.
Aussie spirit on Carnival cruise
TRAVEL editor Brian Crisp savours the Australian flavour and special thrills on board Carnival Spirit.
All the magic of Mickey and more
THE adventure never stops aboard this floating funhouse off the US coast, writes Anthony Keane.
Babymoon cruise in New Zealand
FIRST-TIME cruisers discover the joys of New Zealand and life at sea before the family becomes three, writes Jesper Fjeldstad
Babymoon cruise in New Zealand
IT wasn’t until the fourth day of the trip that it all came together. The Sun Princess was in fine form, delivering on its many promises.
Posh cruising on Celebrity Century
APPRECIATE the finer things as you circumnavigate Australia with your personal butler, writes Brad Crouch.
Sale away: Pacific Sun cruise ship to leave Australia
MUCH-LOVED cruise ship Pacific Sun has been sold by P&O to make way for newer and bigger ships in the fast-growing Australian market.
Sail the seas with Santa
‘TIS the season to be cruising. Why not jump aboard and sail the seas with Santa this Christmas?
The best cruise deals for the week
All aboard! With summer fast approaching what better way to escape the heat than by boarding a cruise ship and sailing for the horizon.
Least luxurious cruise ship in the world?
PASSENGERS sleep on the floor and there’s no water in the bathrooms – welcome onboard this newly-renovated yet rusty ship.
$4.5bn gold yacht (comes with own T-Rex)
WORLD’S most expensive boat covered in 100,000kg of gold, platinum and jewels. But it’s the dinosaur that makes it cool.
Top ten cruise deals
BE QUICK to snap up these cruisy deals, taking you everywhere from Russia to Bora Bora to the Whitsunday Islands and beyond.
The world’s most outrageous yachts
THESE floating palaces are super-sized, stunning and packed with over-the-top amenities such as stingray wallpaper and crystal tables.
Namesakes make a luxe voyage
IN COLOGNE I bought cologne, in Frankfurt I ate a frankfurt, in Mainz a mainz course, but Cochem had me stumped. The quest for eponymous souvenirs is tough.
Champagne beginnings for a novice cruiser
A BON voyage party in the corridors is just the start for this luxury trip, where everything from Vegemite to local beer and champagne is included.
Fine fleet sails south
CRUISE lines have hit on Australia, and are offering an unprecedented choice of ships, deals and itineraries.
Not your average mega-yacht
The luxury 125m Voronoi yacht concept is designed to thrill with an intricate lattice exterior and extravagant facilities.
New super-yacht ‘will fly’
AUSSIE designer reveals plans for a super-yacht that can fly four metres above the water at speeds of up to 400 km/h.
Luxury at sea on ‘floating island’ yacht
LUXURY on the sea is set to get even better with a new yacht designed to resemble a floating island.
$200m super yacht ’emperor of the seas’
A NEW superyacht designed to resemble the shape of a whale is set to offer the ultimate in luxury – for $200m.
$1bn super-yacht a floating city
JAW-dropping yacht recreating the billionaire’s playground of Monaco is set to become the world’s most expensive.
Lonely Planet’s best boat journeys
IF you’ve always wanted to take your travels to the water but never known where you should go first, then this is the list for you.
Top 10 cruising innovations
FROM 4D cinemas to massive wave machines, we reveal the top 10 latest and greatest innovations on cruise ships.
World’s mega-ship takes to the seas
WORLD'S biggest cruise ship Oasis of the Seas causes traffic jams in the US as hundreds clamber for first glimpse.
Inside the Queen Mary 2
PREPARE to meet royalty as we take you on a luxury tour of the world's largest and most glamorous passenger liner.
Harbour to host luxury liner, but will it fit?
THIS $500 million cruise ship is set to dock at Sydney’s Circular Quay – but it’s 11m too long for the berth, and can’t fit under the bridge.
Bobbing along on a Danube delight
THE German city of Passau is one of Bavaria’s oldest cities, sitting 4km from the Austrian border and ideally visited on a luxury cruise boat.
Cruise the Murray River
YOU won’t find a more tranquil holiday than sitting back in comfort with the paddlewheel lapping and the magnificent scenery changing at every turn.
$275,000 boat zooms up to 100km/h on skies
DESPITE looking like a shoe box, this radical new boat design claims to travel from Brisbane to Sydney in less than nine hours.
Andre Rieu’s Maastricht
DUTCH heartthrob Andre Rieu takes us on a tour through one of his very special places – his hometown of Maastricht.
Inside new luxury cruiser
WE take you inside Celebrity Cruises’ newest ship, complete with iPad menus, specialty restaurants, real grass and a spa which you pre-book online.
Junk time is worth savouring
TAKE time to explore the limestone islands of Halong Bay with an overnight tour on a luxury junk.
Immersed in Egypt’s exotic past
THERE are no casinos or glitzy floor shows, but expect to be impressed by this cruise through Egypt’s seas and canals.
Love of cruising reaches record high
AUSTRALIANS’ love affair with cruising shows no sign of waning and is actually growing stronger despite hiccups like the global financial crisis.
World’s biggest cruise ship
IN THE land of the giants size does matter, and the RCI’s newest supership is the biggest in the sea – here’s a sneak peak inside.
Kimberley dreaming
NOTHING you’ve read about the Kimberley in Australia’s northwest, no photographs you’ve seen, prepares you for your first glimpse of its ragged sandstone coast.
Magical close encounters
MAGGY Oehlbeck gets up close to the legends – past and present – of New Zealand’s spectacular Bay of Islands during a cruise on the Oceanic Discoverer.
Cruise competition heats up
BROADWAY shows, golf clinics and circus acts are the latest offerings as cruise ship ramp up onboard entertainment.
Unique cruise on the Yangtze
JUMP onboard a skiff and take a tour up the Yangtze River in the most authentic way possible – with the Tujia trackers.
Hot cruise deals up for grabs
FROM historic European hotspots to African adventures – grab a hot holiday bargain with the latest cruise deals.
A cruise kids can’t spoil
FAMILIES stretch out across the ship as far as the eye can see, but this sail around Fiji islands was perfect, children included.
Mega ship makes maiden voyage
THE world’s biggest and most expensive cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, has finally taken to the seas.
Tahiti tour for the pampered
IT’S not hard to adjust to the rhythms of a decadent life aboard a luxury catamaran crusing the waters of Tahiti, writes Melissa Stevens.
New wave of cruising
EXPLORE the most breathtaking and isolated spots, while indulging in private opulence. Jessica Hurt brings us the world’s best cruises.
Surfing in paradise
LUXURIOUS cabins and sublime surf Jo Kennett enjoys a surf safari of the Maldives from the comfort of her cruiser.
Central Park for world’s largest ship
THE world’s largest cruise ship will feature a boutique-lined New York-style Central Park, according to owners Royal Caribbean.
Where the river runs
THE Murray River has its ups and downs but is far from dry: Leonie Coombes savours a sojourn on the still mighty Murray in paddle-steamer heaven.
Sail of the century
WHETHER it’s a voyage through glacier-carved valleys or a sun-drenched sail of the Mediterranean, set sail with these ocean cruise deals.
High times on the high seas
SWINGING sounds, a rocking Rod Stewart impersonator and bad karaoke John Masanauskas inflicts his devotion to David Bowie on Australia’s biggest cruiseliner.
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