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Ocean cruises

Coral Geographer at Raft Point in the Kimberley.

The strange mystery of WA’s declining cruise ships

The long West-Australian coast, not always easily navigated by road, makes for an ideal cruise destination. So why are there so few?

  • Brian Johnston
The Discovery Princess.

Fifty years after its first ship cruised Australia, new Princess arrives

As Princess Cruises celebrates 50 years of Australian cruises, we look back on how ships have been transformed to provide ever-increasing choice and comfort.

  • Brian Johnston
The striking National Museum of Qatar.

Port guide: Doha, Qatar

This glittering Gulf city has all the impressive shopping and entertainments of Dubai but a much more interesting cultural life  and far fewer visitors.

  • Brian Johnston
The ship departs Philadelphia on its final voyage to become an artificial reef off Florida.

The ignominious final fate of the fastest passenger ship ever built

The SS United States travelled at almost twice the speed of modern cruise ships and still holds the record for the fastest trans-Atlantic crossing.

Stockholm is expensive, though still cheaper than Oslo or Helsinki.

Forget the Med: I’d rather travel Europe’s other great sea

This is Europe without fuss, and yet with everything going for it.

  • Brian Johnston
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Night Market, Sushi @ Koko’s.

Michelin star-worthy food, zero snobbery? This Australian ship nails it

I don’t have to wear a jacket or fumble with too many forks on Scenic Eclipse II. At last - dining on a luxury cruise ship that isn’t uptight.

  • Brian Johnston
The calmer Bogor and its Lake Gede – about an hour from Jakarta by fast train.

Port Guide: Jakarta, Indonesia

This full-on, throbbing city isn’t for the fainthearted, but it does hide a softer historical core and dishes up great food.

  • Brian Johnston
Bryggen, the historic wharf in Bergen, Norway.

Port guide: Bergen, Norway

Bergen is Norway’s elegant cultural capital and has a long history, but its setting adds plenty of natural beauty – at least when it isn’t raining.

  • Brian Johnston
How do you define cruising in just a few short words?

This latest cruise company slogan spotlights a cringeworthy tradition

Advertising taglines get into your head and are used by cruise companies to steer your perceptions of their product. But do they always work?

  • Brian Johnston
KL’s futuristic city skyline.

Port guide: Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur), Malaysia

Malaysia’s capital doesn’t have the kudos of other Asian cities, but for sheer exuberance and friendliness you might find it hard to beat.

  • Brian Johnston

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