Herald artist Richard Dale takes his sketchbook with him on board a luxury cruise liner.

A family holiday on a narrow boat offers up some challenges but all is forgiven with the introduction of gorgeous countryside and a more relaxed pace of life, writes Danielle Murray.

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.

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

A lack of facilities is having an embarrassing impact on the Auckland waterfront, tourism leaders claim.

Jill Worrall embarks on a cruise through Patagonia from Chile's southernmost city.

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.

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'.

It's hard to resist comparisons to the movies when you're on a ship like the Sore Larsen, writes Bronwyn Sell.

I'll never know what mysterious force drew me from my sleep on that warm night, as we cruised past the islands of northern Vanuatu.

The largest cruise ship ever to be based in New Zealand arrived in Auckland at dawn on Saturday, December 18, 2010. The 63,500-tonne liner is the fourth ship in P&O's fleet and will carry 1800 passengers.

The Pacific Pearl's captain can't wait to let his superiors know how quickly P&O Cruises' newest superliner cuts through the seas.

Kiwis can now go for an ocean cruise without having to find their passport.

The largest cruise ship ever to be based in New Zealand arrived to a foggy Auckland welcome as it sailed into the harbour at dawn.

Holidays aboard cruise ships are no longer the domain of the elderly, discovers Heather Wright.