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Sally Macmillan

Sally Macmillan

Travel writer

Long-time journalist and cruise expert Sally Macmillan has visited all seven continents on 70-plus voyages, on vessels ranging from the world’s biggest megaships to ultra-luxe expedition ships and very small yachts.Connect via email.

Carnival Splendor has several waterslides on board, including Green Lightning and Yellow Twister.

Carnival Splendor cruise review: After three years without cruising, I've forgotten how to do it

My first cruise after the ban is on board a 3500-passenger giant, where I make a series of rookie mistakes.

  • Sally Macmillan
Pacific Explorer docks in Brisbane.

Pacific Explorer cruise ship first sailing: On board the first ship to cruise Australia after the ban

What's changed (and what's still the same) on board cruise ships in Australia after the ban.

  • Sally Macmillan
Pacific Explorer looks much bigger and whiter than I remembered.

Cruising in Australia resumes: Cruise ships are back and I'm overjoyed

There really isn't anything like it. Your holiday begins the moment you board the ship.

  • Sally Macmillan
View over the Huon River.

Huon Valley, Tasmania: A smorgasbord of sights, tastes and experiences

Tasmania is deservedly lauded for its food and wines, and the valley certainly attracts more than its fair share of creative people.

  • Sally Macmillan
By the time night falls, lights around the harbour foreshore are winking and flashing, speaking their secret language to seafarers.

Sailing holidays on Sydney Harbour: Blissful staycation

Bed and breakfast for two aboard a luxury yacht offers a blissful Sydney escape like no other.

  • Sally Macmillan
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Dramatic rusty red cliffs, deep sandstone gorges, vast open vistas and some 12,000 kilometres of spectacular coastline form the backdrop for the world’s oldest continuous culture.

The Kimberley, Western Australia is one of the world's most remote wildernesses

If your travel ideals have changed during isolation, an expedition cruise in the Kimberley might just the thing to ease you back into the big wide world.

  • Sally Macmillan
The 596-passenger Silver Moon.

Silver Origin: Silversea's first custom-built ship designed for sailing the Galapagos Islands

Silversea's Silver Origin is the luxury line's first ship custom-built and designed for sailing in the Galapagos islands.

  • Sally Macmillan
Awesome sunrise over Mitre peak and mountains of Milford Sound, Fiordland National Park, Southland, New Zealand ***EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, MARCH 01/20 ISSUE*** Getty

For a holiday afloat with a difference, go no further than New Zealand

Try stunningly scenic countryside, thriving culture, its proud Maori heritage, and a diverse collection of laid-back towns and attractive cities

  • Sally Macmillan
Cunard's Queen Elizabeth.

Cruise ships operating year-round in Australia

With the disruption caused by coronavirus, three high-profile ships are now spending more time Down Under.

  • Sally Macmillan
Viking has built four ships specifically to sail on the Seine in France.

What's new in the 2020 European river-cruise season

This year's European river-cruise season will see the arrival of several new ships

  • Sally Macmillan

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