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Ocean cruises

Sailing the Suez – major issues for cruise lines and passengers.

Security concerns for cruises are spreading beyond the Red Sea

As Red Sea security deteriorates, cruise ships are abandoning the Suez Canal – with big implications for cruise itineraries.

  • by Brian Johnston
Gibraltar is a picturesque place that manages to straddle British ownership and a decidedly Spanish location and still retain its grace.

The surprising way you’ll find some of Europe’s most idyllic places

Short cruises along the Mediterranean are being booked as the perfect prologue to a longer European jaunt.

  • by Sue Williams
Drawaqa Island’s spectacular marine reserve.

Fiji’s remote former ‘Cannibal Isles’ are now a snorkelling paradise

This expedition cruise ventures through islands that were the setting for movies like Cast Away and The Blue Lagoon.

  • by John Borthwick
Icon of the Seas can carry 7600 passengers – roughly the same as can fit onto 18 jumbo jets – plus a crew of 2350.
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The death of cruising was greatly exaggerated – it’s bigger than ever

How the naysayers gloated at the height of the pandemic as they watched the struggles of the cruise industry and predicted its imminent collapse.

  • by Brian Johnston
Resilient Lady in Sydney.

Branson’s Virgin Voyages scraps next summer’s Australian cruises

Sir Richard’s Branson’s ship Resilient Lady isn’t so resilient after all, with the cruise line revealing it will not return to Australian waters for its planned second season.

  • by Katherine Scott
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Success cake is a Norwegian sponge and almond treat.

Ten delicious Nordic treats you must try in Scandinavia

From herring to hot dogs to the humble Danish pastry, here are 10 delicious things you must try when you visit Scandinavia.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Here be dragons. A large Komodo lying on the beach.

These monstrous beasts seem lazy and harmless, until they don’t

Tourists show no fear, happily standing a metre away from the beasts to get their photos taken. I later discover it’s a pretty dumb move.

  • by Craig Platt
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The one bargain you must buy when you visit paradise

A precious memento of paradise in Tahiti doesn’t have to cost the earth.

  • by Julie Miller
Silver Muse’s Italian heritage evident in its coffee offering.

Best coffee at sea? Leave it to a luxury ship with Italian origins

On behalf of a nation of espresso-sipping extremists, Silversea’s Silver Muse is doing god’s work in the caffeinating department.

  • by Anthony Dennis
The Thrill Island waterpark is like some contraption Wile E Coyote might create to capture the Roadrunner.

I sailed on the world’s biggest cruise ship and it was bonkers

With capacity for 7000 passengers, Icon of the Seas is like an ocean-going lovechild of Looney Tunes and Las Vegas.

  • by Keith Austin