We enter the cruise terminal without a glitch, straight onto a bus for a five-minute drive to SeaDream Yacht Club's SeaDream I, past a number of cruise ships docked in Piraeus on this busy Saturday.
A high-Arctic wildlife smorgasbord awaits travellers to Spitsbergen. Our adventure cruise editor, Roderick Eime, fills his plate to overflowing.
Over there on the iceberg: about 100 metres,” calls Judd Hill, our sea guide, in a loud whisper. “Where?!” I respond with less restraint and more volume. “There: he’s looking at us now,” Hill replies.
A Christmas to Remember: November/December 2008 San Diego California to Rio De Janiero Brazil via the Chilean Fjords and Antarctica. The itinerary was a wonderful mix of Mexico, Panama, South America and Antarctica all in one magnificent 42-day journey.
This was our fifth Star Cruise, second time on the Virgo and previously cruised on the Aries, Leo and Gemini. The ship is nearly in the same condition as it was in 2001, spotless with very few signs that she is now 10 years old.
My wife and I boarded the Queen Mary II at Fremantle, Western Australia for the Sydney to Capetown leg of her Inaugural Around the World Voyage. We sailed out of Fremantle at 5:30pm on a beautiful evening and were followed out of the harbour by some 1000 small craft and a crowd of more than a 100,000 that jam-packed Fremantle just to catch a glimpse of the biggest liner in the world.
When you need a mid-year escape to recharge the batteries, a short cruise in the tropical waters of Vanuatu offers the perfect fix. A three-hour flight takes you from Australia or New Zealand to a completely different world: one of scenic, volcanic islands, vibrant coral reefs and a complex culture that spans thousands of years.
Cruising in Indonesia's lesser-known islands on board Orion is an eye-opening experience. You could spend a week here and discover something new every day – the spa alone offers enough rejuvenating treatments to keep you fully occupied.
More lines than ever are claiming to be all-inclusive but how can you really tell? Here is our guide to who is offering what - and what all-inclusive actually means.
If you’re thinking of taking your first cruise or fairly new to cruising, there’s no one better to guide you for your first cruise that seasoned cruisers who have already made and learnt from their mistakes.
With more Australians turning to the seas for holidays, safeguarding your investment and your health has never been more important. 1Cover has a special deal for you.
Between the icy fjords, towering glaciers, and wildlife that casually wanders past your balcony, Alaska is one of those places that feels like it shouldn’t be real. But it is, and it’s absolutely worth seeing by sea.
Here's the "dating on a cruise ship" dream: With a piña colada in your hand and looking out onto a picture-postcard sunset over the sea, your eyes meet across the top deck…
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
