Luxury liner has playrooms, adult-orientated entertainment and provocative theme nights.

Horse on a boat, anyone?

P&O Cruises is expanding its New Zealand operations.

Life aboard a cruise ship is smooth sailing for the Azamara Journey.

Celebrity Edge will be the first cruise ship with its own magic carpet.

Ten cars can race on Norwegian Joy's race track at once, driving at speeds of up to 64 km/h.

Never let a lack of experience stand in the way of adventure.

On an epic cruise, Lindy Laird is thrilled by Komodo Island, home of the fork-tongued lizard.

Laze side-by-side on a private beach, waltz down the beautiful Danube or snuggle up in the icy air, writes Lauren Jones.

According to website Cruise Junkie, 270 cruise and ferry passengers and crew members have gone overboard since 2000.

One of the world's most infamous nude cruises has revealed plans to set sail on its second racy voyage.

The day we flew into Vancouver the talk was all about the royal visit. William and Kate were in town and the city was abuzz with anticipation.

Encore will be the youngest cruise ship to visit Auckland when it arrives next month

The biggest cruise ship to visit New Zealand has arrived in picturesque Milford Sound. Tristram Clayton talks to NZ Herald tourism writer Grant Bradley about the billion dollar, Ovation of the Seas.

WATCH: One of the world's biggest cruise ships - which arrives in NZ next week - will be the star of cruise season.

Jane Jeffries settles in to chew the fat with Seabourn Sojourn's executive chef.

Tristram Clayton embarks on an unforgettable tour of the Celebrity Solstice while it visits Auckland.

Video has emerged showing a teen hanging off the edge of a cruise ship, during a dangerous and potentially deadly stunt.

It's easy to bask in the luxury yacht club philosophy of Sea Dream, finds Richard Lawson.

Nick Jenkins discovers a friendly way to visit the turbulent Middle East.

When a gastronomic cruise offers lemons, Roger Crow discovers limoncello.

Shandelle Battersby discovers the winemakers and their tipple alongside the Columbia and Snake Rivers.

Cruise ships coming to Napier Port are on the up, with 10 more expected this season. Local businesses are expected to reap the benefits with nearly 100,000 passengers expected to visit. Made with funding from NZ on Air.

Andy Welch learns to enjoy and enjoys to learn on an unusual cruise to Morocco.

Francesca Gosling sleeps on board in the lap of luxury and hops off to explore a new Riviera destination every day.

On a river cruise steeped in history, Shandelle Battersby learns about old liquor

Really, a pink dolphin would be an unexpected sight pretty much anywhere - but to see one from your loo? That's rare.

Where y'all from? That friendly Texan drawl is the icebreaker to meeting fellow travellers on our river cruise on the Rhine and Moselle waters.

The Eastern Med is awash with great ports for cruise ships to call at. Pamela Wade picks some of the best.

Cruising might be more popular than ever, but there are still plenty of travellers who have yet to discover the joys of a holiday at sea.