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.

What do you get for your money on the newest, luxury cruise liner in the world?

Hailed as the "sexiest ship at sea" the new luxury cruise liner Seabourn Encore is making its first voyage to New Zealand.

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.

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.

A ship that will be in Fiordland this summer is down from Norway's own version, writes Lynley Bilby.

Ewan McDonald sails aboard the next big thing in cruising, which is due to arrive at a port near you this summer.

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.

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.

Twenty years ago, Jennie Bond and her husband embarked on a 'one-off' cruise, just to say they'd done it ...

A cruise ship worker has opened up about the alleged low pay, cramped rooms and incestuous behaviour he experienced at sea.

Ben Boyce's family went on a Disney Cruise. It was bloody amazing set up, for a Mickey Mouse operation.

Alaska, the largest state in the American Union, is extraordinary and extraordinarily hard to visit.

Cruise aficionado Tom O'Neil boards the Paul Gauguin for a luxurious cruise to French Polynesia.

There's a whole new way for Kiwis to ride the waves. Miriyana Alexander went to Barcelona to check it out.

Cruise ship employees have revealed what it's really like to live and work at sea for months at a time.