Ultra luxury on Seabourn

Think luxury cruising is too expensive? The best suites on mega-ships deliver less for more

Are you already spending like a luxury cruiser and you didn't know it?

Tips & Advice

Crew School

Crew School

Ever wondered where those obliging staff mostly come from, where they learned their craft, and what they like – and don’t like – about the business of serving you on board?

Tips & Advice

Ship on Antarctica

Antarctica

Further moves to keep passenger numbers in check and protect the environment mean this spectacular but vulnerable continent can be experienced only by a fortunate few.

Destinations, Tips & Advice

Winter Olympics

Sea to Sky – Sites of the Winter Olympics

As Canada settles down after the 2010 Winter Olympics in British Columbia we have a look at the sites of Winter Olympics around the world, for a side-trip on your next cruise.

Tips & Advice, Destinations

Cruise Writers’ Choice

Top 10 – Cruise Writers’ Choice

With so many cruises on offer, how do you decide? Our cruising experts give their top picks for cuisine, kids’ clubs, service, entertainment and sheer whizz-bangery at sea.

Activities & Entertainment, Tips & Advice

Penguin Experiences

Top 5 Cruise Experiences

As an award-winning travel writer and author of 15 books, Glenn A Baker has visited 115 countries and is a Life Member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. Here he recalls his five most memorable seafaring adventures.

Destinations, Tips & Advice

Cruise Aboard

Tahiti cruising aboard Paul Gauguin

So we come to Paul Gauguin. Not the 19th-century artist who showed the world the beauty of Tahiti, but the luxurious modern cruise ship named after him. Launched in 1998 specifically to cruise in French Polynesia, she has found her niche and is rarely less than fully booked.

Tips & Advice, Destinations

Health at sea

Health at sea is a question I am asked about quite frequently, and having had the unfortunate need to visit the medical centre on board Carnival Splendor on my recent Mexican Riviera cruise, I now have some first-hand experience to share.

Health & Wellness, Tips & Advice

cruise river mississippi

A River Runs Through It

River cruising is rising in popularity again but where did the trend start and which rivers led the way?

Tips & Advice

Sea Party

Celebrations at Sea: A personal view

Maritime historian Rob Henderson shares experiences of celebrations on board cruise ships - birthdays, weddings, Christmas, New Year and ANZAC Day on board Princess Cruises' Dawn Princess.

Tips & Advice

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