Rick McKinley searches the Caribbean to see if it can top the seaside pleasures of home... and comes close.

The latest exotic expedition for the moneyed traveller is being organised for the centenary of the Titanic disaster.

Take a tour of the Seven Seas Grandeur, the ship billed as the most luxurious in the world. Video / Supplied

A cruise ship is the perfect way to see Alaska, much of which is inaccessible by land - but keep an eye out for falling ice from glaciers, writes Jared Savage.

An 11-deck cruise ship arriving for the Rugby World Cup has been forced to slash prices by half in a bid to spark interest among Kiwis.

Isobel Marriner takes to the high seas for more, much more than high tea.

The women running the Pacific Pearl superliner say they are rapidly changing an industry dominated by men.

P&O has ordered a 17-deck monster cruise ship costing nearly $1 billion. It will be the largest built for the British market.

Eat, drink - and learn to cook - aboard the Pacific Pearl, writes Kerri Jackson.

If a cruise seems like an old-age holiday, think again. By Chris Marriner.

Go local and have a blast exploring the wonders of your own backyard in style.

The Foveaux Strait ferry is not for the faint-hearted, says Chris Samsara.

Hunted no more, whales still bring in the dollars, writes Shandelle Battersby.

Rising at dawn is something I know more about in theory than in practice.

Cruise ships have been flocking to Auckland in recent months, reviving calls for the city to build a flash new terminal, preferably capable of catering for two ships at the same time.

The first look at Silversea's Silver Nova, set to debut in August 2023. Video / Supplied

It's OE with a difference - Kiwi sailor Mark O'Connor shares the highs and lows of working on the yachts of the super-wealthy.

Alice Neville enjoys a hedonistic preview of the amazing luxuries that can be found aboard a cruise ship during the launch in Miami of the ultra-swanky Celebrity Eclipse.

The Queen Elizabeth, the newest luxury liner of that name, arrived in Auckland today.

Images from inside Cunard's Queen Elizabeth luxury cruise ship.

The luxury liner glided into Waitemata Harbour this morning on its first ever visit to Auckland.

They call it luxury cruising for a reason - butler services and non-stop champagne.

Geoff Cumming was lured to France on the promise of a cruise down the Rhone through sun-drenched countryside and beautiful vineyards.

Broken toilets, faulty latches on cabin doors and leaky ceilings are among new complaints by passengers on the liner Pacific Pearl.

The luxury Auckland-based cruise ship Pacific Pearl has run into more drama on the high seas.

There's plenty to do on and off a cruise ship, finds Shandelle Battersby, and the attentive staff make cruising even better.

A lavish new yacht modelled on a section of Monte Carlo gives new meaning to the term 'floating city'.