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Viking Star in Dubrovnik.

The cruise that's so popular, it's selling out more than a year in advance

​After a year of isolation and lockdowns, four months on a ship is looking pretty good to cruise super fans.

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Coral Expeditions visits Wineglass Bay in Tasmania.

Cruise ships banned? Not quite: Cruises you can definitely still do

International cruising remains in the doldrums but Australia's success in containing COVID-19 has already seen domestic small-ship cruises back in business.

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How cruising plans to launch its comeback

The enforced pause has provided time for an embattled cruise industry to rethink and regroup.

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Norwegian's Jewel: Cruise lines that operate in Singapore include Norwegian, Celebrity and Princess Cruises.

Cruises to nowhere may follow similar air travel trend

​If boarding a flight to nowhere to live out the good old days of travel is not attractive, how about a round-trip cruise sailing to nowhere?

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A cruise ship stops in Venice, Italy.

Cruise lines plan to ban passengers from freely roaming port cities

Forget the tequila shots, straw markets and jewellery stores. If cruise lines are allowed to resume operations anytime soon, passengers won't be permitted to roam freely around port cities.

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MSC Grandiosa.

Cruise ship denies family re-embarkation after they broke the 'social bubble'

Cruise line's stringent covid-19 guidelines were breached by a family on a shore excursion in Naples, which MSC says led to them denying those passengers re-entry to the liner.

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One of the world's most remote wildernesses is in our backyard

If your travel ideals have changed during isolation, an expedition cruise in the Kimberley might just the thing to ease you back into the big wide world.

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Would I give cruising a second chance? You bet.

When this is all over, I'm going on a cruise. Here's why

Cruising was a safe pastime before the coronavirus and it can become so again. Would I give it a second chance? You bet.

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The party is over: Ten steps the cruise industry needs to take to recover

Here are 10 things that the cruise industry should consider as it embarks on a path to recovery.

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SeaDream II, a luxury ship that feels more like a billionaire's yacht.

Cruise Croatia's glamour ports in luxury

This luxury ship feels more like a billionaire's yacht.

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60,000 eggs: The volume of food needed on cruise ships

Think hosting a dinner party is challenging? Try creating thousands of meals a day, every day of the year, aboard a moving cruise ship...

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Dining at Toscana.

The cruise for food lovers

Every night is "lobster night" on this food-focused cruise.

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