Australia & NZ
Smoking on cruise ships
People often ask: Can I smoke on a cruise ship? Once upon a time you could smoke almost anywhere on a cruise ship. Remember movies set in the 1940s and ’50s where elegant passengers taking […]
Cruising
Cruise Advice
Is it worth buying an all-inclusive cruise?
There’s plenty of perks on an all-inclusive cruise, plus a big price tag People often ask: It is worth buying an all-inclusive cruise or a cheaper one and pay as you go? First things […]
Cruising
Diamond Princess – Northern Asia
Turning Japanese – dare to bare in the bathhouse on Diamond Princess Making promises over dinner and a few wines is OK but when it comes to agreeing to go naked in a Japanese bathhouse, […]
Cruising
Reefer madness – lazy days on the Great Barrier Reef
Coral Expeditions to the Reef – Endless days of snorkelling bliss, as long as you’re wearing a stinger suit The Great Barrier Reef stretches for 2300 kilometres along the Queensland coast and is, in fact, […]
Cruising
Ocean Endeavour – Greenland & Canada
Greenland has about 150km of roads and none of them link any two towns. However, it has dozens of fiords and hundreds of waterways, meaning almost everyone has a boat. So the best way for […]
Cruise Advice
Lights, action, sequins – shipboard shows sizzle
From Broadway razzmatazz to risque burlesque, cruise shows just keep getting better They say the show must go on and when it comes to entertainment on the high seas, it’s full steam ahead. A night […]
Ashore
Venice citizens sick of cruise ships – a new ban is announced
Death in Venice – is the cruise ship industry loving Venice too much? Situated on the edge of the Adriatic Sea and surrounded by water, one imagines Venice as the ideal cruise destination. Well it […]
Cruise Advice
Luxury Cruising – This is the life
What’s it like on a luxury ship? Well, there are butlers in tuxedos, monogrammed stationery and Jacuzzis-for-two on private balconies. But while cruise lines make big boasts about their 5-star service, the man they really […]