Growth in the cruise industry, worth nearly half a billion dollars to New Zealand, could be crimped by inadequate infrastructure.

Cruise ship employees have revealed what it's really like to live and work at sea for months at a time.

The world's newest "Quantum Class" cruise liner has left China on a voyage that will bring it to New Zealand in summer.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Royal Caribbean's massive Harmony of the Seas vessel will soon be usurped as the world's largest cruise ship.

COMMENT: If you thought that travelling by ship might be better for the environment than flying or driving a car, you would be sadly mistaken.

Greg Fleming cruises (and sometimes jogs) across the Tasman on Celebrity Solstice

With cruise ships carrying millions of holidaymakers every year, crew regularly come across items left behind by forgetful passengers - and some are stranger than others.

The biggest cruise ship to come to New Zealand is among 12 new vessels set to call next summer

A distraught couple looked on in tears as a cruise ship sailed away with their young children on board after they missed the departure time.

A Wellington charity saved the day for a cruise ship running short of supplies.

Windows were smashed and passengers were injured after a 'freak wave' hit the Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship on Monday.

Travellers on an expedition ship have out-of-ordinary cruise experiences, encountering wild animals and pristine nature

A megaliner faced delays after a passenger was injured during a extravagant on-board celebration, just as the vessel left port.

Even though tens of thousands of cruise ship passengers visit ports they are not recorded in official tourism statistics.

The world's biggest cruise liner is nearly finished and another megaliner is heading our way this year.

It's a big year for Royal Caribbean, which launches the world's largest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, in April.

We had hundreds of entries for our competition for a romantic lunch aboard the Celebrity Solstice when she ports in Auckland on February 14.

More than 150 passengers and crew sick on board cruise ship docked in Sydney.

Holidaying in the sun may be in the plan for many retiring baby boomers but that won't be the reality for most.

Thanks to growing cruise markets in China and Australia, this summer 135 cruise ships carrying 267,800 passengers will inject more than $543 million into the New Zealand economy.

Tristram Clayton finds much to sing about cruising on the enormous Anthem of the Seas...

A luxury cruise industry veteran says New Zealand stands to benefit from global instability that is making cruising difficult in some parts of the world.

As the new season gets under way, there is no sign of an end to the sailing boom.