Cruising is back, but not as you know it
There was no doubt that cruising would return, but this ship is a surprise.
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'We've been wronged': US White Island honeymooners seek damages
The honeymooners plan to seek damages from both the cruise line and the tour operators.
Controversial $17m Queens Wharf mooring dolphin sunk
Auckland Councillors scrapped major projects today to fill a $550m Covid-19 revenue hole.
Couple still waiting for $40,000 cruise ship refund
'I'm absolutely disgusted. Repaying us should have been their priority.'
Why I jumped ship: The Kiwi cruise worker who fled her ultra luxury job
80,000 cruise workers are stuck at sea. This Kiwi jumped ship.
Man stuck on cruise ship surprises Kiwi kids
Teacher tracks down stranded cruise crooner on Instagram and gets him on class Zoom.
Crew of 'world's finest ultra-luxury' cruise stuck at sea until July
While waiting for 'no-sail' orders to end, crew face an anxious - yet luxurious - wait.
'Why weren't we warned?' White Island survivors sue cruise line
Australian survivors plan to sue to cruise line for failing to warn them of the danger.
Deadly cruise: What did crew members know before NZ man's death?
How can cruise ship passengers take a class action against cruise lines?
The 'last cruise ship on Earth' finally comes to port
The sea has now been emptied of its cruise ships and their 23 million annual passengers.
'A stroke of luck' to be on global cruise during pandemic
One Italian cruise ship has been a virus-free bubble since it set sail in January.
Nikki Chamberlain: The approaching tidal wave of Covid-19 class actions
COMMENT: Legal recourse will be a matter of survival for many, Nikki Chamberlain says.
Auckland Council's 'silver lining' - no mooring dolphins?
The tide has gone out on international tourism.
They're home: Kiwis evacuated from cruise ship arrive in NZ
"I think everyone's done the best they can in the situation."
Another Ruby Princess passenger dies from virus
The tragic fallout from the Ruby Princess continues after another former passenger dies.
Kiwis stranded on cruise ship in Uruguay for month finally coming home
New Zealanders have spent nearly a month in tiny cabins on the cruise ship.
Passengers 'sneezed on each other' on Ruby Princess cruise that sparked NZ Covid-19 cluster
The vessel berthed in Napier and has led to a cluster of cases in Hawke's Bay.
Chris Roberts says tourism industry in a 'deep slumber'
Tourism Industry Association chief executive Chris Roberts says the industry is currently in a "deep slumber" and had been forced to go into "hibernation".
Isolation Station: the lighthouse keeper at the end of the world
At the end of the Earth live a family who know what self-isolation truly means.
Venezuelan gunship rams cruise in Caribbean. Quickly regrets it
The Venezuelan gunboat underestimated the thickness of the polar cruise vessel's hull.
Zaandam: An oral history of an infected cruise ship
The 1,000 international passengers were hoping for an unforgettable journey.
NZ passengers adrift as ship's doctor falls sick on quarantined ship
One passenger is in a "in a critical condition" in Montevideo after testing positive.
Critical error that led to virus case explosion on cruise ship
'Disastrous' decision caused a total of 440 people to catch the deadly Covid-19 virus.
Stricken cruise sails length of South America with looking for help
'This is not a trip anymore. This is not a cruise. This is a humanitarian mission.'
Cruise ships left at anchor as sailings suspended for months
The world's largest cruise brands have suspended sailings though guests are still at sea.
Australian cruise passengers to quarantine with quokkas on Rottnest
800 passengers will take up residence with quokkas, while 109 Kiwis are left at sea.
Cabin fever: What do you do on a quarantined ship?
Thomas Bywater recounts being left high and dry on a pleasure cruiser in a Chilean port
Traces of coronavirus found on Diamond Princess surfaces 17 days later, research claims
More than 700 passengers caught Covid-19 on the cruise ship.
20 Kiwis stranded after Antarctic cruise halted by coronavirus
Kiwis and up to 130 Australians left stranded on Antarctic cruise with no way home.
Cruise ships kept sailing as Covid-19 spread. Travellers and experts ask why.
People are still trapped in cruise ships around the world.
Cruise ship docks in Auckland - why passengers are allowed off
The Silver Muse could have up to 600 guests on board.
Golden Princess passenger tests negative for virus
The cruise ship ban was an 'unprecedented event'.
Coronavirus: Princess Cruises stops tours for 60 days
All 18 of Princess Cruises' ships would cease to operate for two months until May 10.
Coronavirus: Richard Branson's adults-only cruises delayed
The Scarlet Lady's delayed voyage is another blow to the embattled industry.