The best places in Japan to see cherry blossoms
Experience a broad and busy sampler of what Japan has to offer: castle ruins and temples, local cuisine and craft, samurai history and culture.
Ocean Cruises
The nowhere island in Greece that's all the lovelier for it
Sometimes the most touching travel experiences are the ones you least expect. Brian Johnston encounters St Mavra on a cruise visit to Zakynthos island in Greece.
Cruise ship's first visit to Australia offers cheap cabins, with a catch
The revamped Explorer Dream is a tale of two ships within a ship.
How to escape the cruise crowds in Europe
Working with the ship's resources but to your own agenda can be a brilliant way to handle shore excursions.
On board a ship so big it has its own race track
The 3998-passenger Norwegian Encore has everything you'd want in a modern resort, and then some.
Scenic Eclipse review: More like a superyacht than a cruise ship
It's hard to decide which is more appealing – the superb food or the all-inclusive rates.
Ultra-luxury cruise ship now has its own submarine
Guests aboard Scenic Eclipse are now able to see what lies beneath the icy waters of the Antarctic.
One of the most luxurious passenger vessels afloat
And it shares the limelight with its dazzling ports of call.
France's most beautiful city (and its charming, less pretty neighbour)
One is classically pretty, the other a World Heritage-listed example of post-war concrete-chic.
How Earth's final frontier became a luxury travel destination
The food may be way better and the journey more environmentally friendly than it used to be, but the magic of visiting this part of the world never changes.
Exploring Greece's largest island
Olive groves, tinkling goat bells and mountain scenery make this shore excursion a gem.
No crowds: Europe's three new travel hotspots
Lovely old Europe, once vibrant, feels dog-tired, swamped by tourists and in need of a good lie down. But not the Baltic States.
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