Of the 47 people on the island during the explosion 38 were cruise passengers.

The ship will remain in Tauranga overnight as the crew assess the situation.

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Locals have been asked to look out for oiled penguins affected by the slick.

This crew are challenging the nautical superstition that women are bad luck at sea.

A German couple allege they were kicked off a cruise ship for being too noisy during sex.

The bizarre, beak-like prow slopes down into the water giving it an unusual profile.

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Passengers were so close to the walls of the giant canal, they could almost touch them.

The cruise line's Petit Chef dinner show a taste of what's to come on Edge-class ships.

Plastic water bottles will be replaced by JUST cartons, owned by rapper Jaden Smith.

The move would stop some passengers from disembarking in the film festival town.

While the 'Cruisemas' is a bit try hard, this date will be a milestone for NZ.

A donation from every passenger will go to education and conservation groups in the Bay.

The Titanic will sail again after courts came out in favour of the Australian billionaire.

'We were told they would evacuate and they didn't. Why??'

Kiwi couple could not understand Russian language orders to abandon ship.

Need a break? Cruising is the fastest way to slow down, says Tiana Templeman.

A Sydney man on holiday with his wife has drowned, falling from aRoyal Caribbean cruise.

The ship has claimed the dubious honour of the "worst ever" cruise sanitation score.

The dramatic crash of the MSC Opera in June has accellerated the action.

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