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.

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

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.

It's like a giant chunk of chalk tumbled out of the sky, shattering on to a sparkling, turquoise glass floor.

Enter the Panama Canal through the colonial city of Colon, which is home to many descendants of the Afro-Caribbean workers who helped build it.

To mark her return to Australia, Pacific Pearl's four-day cruise will feature a number of friendly Aussies versus Kiwis battle.

The see-food-and-eat-it diet is alive and well at sea, discovers Patricia Greig.

The daughter of a Perth man says her sick father was left to find his own way home after he was kicked off a P&O cruise ship for flicking a cigarette overboard.

Conveniently close to one of the country's top grape-growing areas, visitors can jump off the boat at Picton and head towards Blenheim for a range of wine tastings. O

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway and back on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

I was out at tea last night dining in Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone's new onboard restaurant Share enjoying some really beautiful food.

Things are about to heat up on the Azamara Quest when a couples-only, clothing-optional cruise sets sail.