A cruise industry leader says the falling Kiwi dollar against the United States currency could be an impediment to growth in cruising by New Zealanders.

Tropical beaches, fine dining, cooking and dance lessons – Lynley Bilby finds her every whim is catered for on a Pacific island cruise.

New Zealanders will be able to travel to South America by cruise ship for the first time following the news that Princess Cruises will offer a circumnavigation of the region from Downunder in early 2017.

Bookings at the three largest US cruise operators are coming in faster so far this year than a year ago.

Owners of a new generation mega cruise ship heading for New Zealand say they welcome plans by Ports of Auckland to extend its container wharves.

Kiwi David Reihana has carved out a career as a top chef with a major cruise line, writes Winston Aldworth.

A team is in New Zealand scouting shore experiences for the latest boutique cruise ship operator to arrive in this region.

The giant cruise liner Queen Elizabeth has docked at Auckland’s Queens Wharf this morning.

Queen Elizabeth proves that size does count. With its 12 decks housing more than 3000 guests and crew, multiple restaurants, bars and pools, it's no wonder cruising is so popular.

The ferry from Half Moon Bay is a kaleidoscope of Auckland on the water.

About 200 cruise ship passengers have been confined to their cabins after the norovirus bug struck the Dawn Princess while on a trip around New Zealand.

The Sun Princess arrived in Sydney this morning after returning to sea in an attempt to find a man lost overboard.

The moment an elderly man fell 25 metres from a cruise ship travelling between Auckland and Sydney was caught on a CCTV camera.

Cruise lines are putting strict new screening tests on passengers boarding ships around the world - including New Zealand - because of fears over Ebola.

It was supposed to be an escape to the Caribbean sunshine for a week of parties, relaxation and sipping champagne. Instead Ebola crashed the party.

The cruise ship season started yesterday with the Radiance of the Seas arriving in Wellington.

Take a look at the German launch of a megaship so big that Auckland will expand its wharf for its visit

Queens and Captain Cook wharves may have to be extended at a cost of tens of millions of dollars to accommodate the new generation of cruise ships.

Grant Bradley travelled to Papenburg courtesy of Royal Caribbean to tour Quantum of the Seas, the cruise company's newest ship nearing completion at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.

New Zealand needs to be competitive to continue attracting cruise ship seasons worth more than $365 million, according to the national voice in the sector.

Passengers aboard the biggest ship based in this region will be able to go surfing onboard.

Auckland can expect a boost of millions to the economy with a record number of cruise ships hitting our shores.

Bus operator InterCity Group is launching overnight and day cruises from Auckland aboard a 44m vessel from September.

New Zealanders are taking cruise holidays in record numbers with the rate of increase higher than any of the main passengers markets around the world.

The wrecked Costa Concordia will be towed from the island of Giglio by the start of August - two years and eight months after it crashed into rocks with the loss of 32 lives.

Carnival will dispatch a fourth ship to China next April, escalating the battle for passengers in the fastest-growing cruise market.

Passengers on a dolphin-watching cruise remained calm as they waited to be rescued from a charter vessel that started taking on water north of Auckland this afternoon.

The announcement that norovirus was onboard a cruise ship touring NZ 'scared the s*** out of us', said one passenger as sanitation efforts continue.