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Cruise

Cruises

Whether you're looking for a Mediterranean jaunt or a Caribbean adventure, our guides to the world's best cruise holidays will help you decide. For inspiration and info on your next trip, read on before you set sail

<p>The atmospheric phenomenon dances at its brightest offshore </p>
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The best Northern Lights cruises

<p>The Mekong flows through six countries, including Thailand </p>
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The best river cruises around the world for 2024

<p>Arctic expeditions, Christmas markets and sun drenched islands await</p>
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Best winter cruise holidays for 2023/2024

<p>Set sail with P&O and Disney Cruise Lines to the Caribbean islands </p>
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Best Caribbean cruises for 2023/2024

<p>Set sail on luxe vessels across the world’s oceans for the ultimate winter sun holiday </p>
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Best cruise holidays and new cruises to book for 2023/2024

<p>The ‘Icon of the Seas’ will be the world’s largest cruise ship </p>
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Inside (and onboard) the unstoppable trend of monster cruise ships

<p>Some of Europe’s most famous waterways provide the backdrop for river cruises</p>
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Best Europe river cruises for 2023

<p>Island Princess could be your holiday home for almost four months</p>
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Cruise line launches its ‘longest ever voyage’ with 116-night sailing

<p>Selected expeditions travel to the far north</p>
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Cruise company is letting under 22-year-olds sail for free this summer

<p>The MV Gemini liner has room for 1,074 passengers</p>
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The world’s first three-year cruise is now open for bookings

<p>The Wonder of the Seas cruise ship</p>
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These are the world’s biggest cruise ships

Cruises will take place onboard Disney Magic
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Disney Cruise Line to launch ‘staycation’ UK sailings this summer

Sailing by? The cruise ships currently off the coast of Torbay in South Devon
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Could idle cruise ships become pop-up hotels at UK seaside resorts?

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Could idle cruise ships become pop-up hotels at UK seaside resorts?

Sailing by? The cruise ships currently off the coast of Torbay in South Devon
100,000 people have volunteered for Royal Caribbean’s mock cruises
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100,000 people have volunteered for Royal Caribbean’s ‘mock cruise’

Cruising will change in many ways post-Covid
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How cruises will change after coronavirus

Cruise ships have been banned from Singapore since March
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Singapore to kickstart travel with ‘cruises to nowhere’

Aboard the Glen Shiel
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How Scotland is leading the way for cruising

Aboard the Glen Shiel
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How Scotland is leading the way for cruising

The Sea Princess cruise liner was on the first leg of a world tour
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All the cruises cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic

Virgin Voyages hopes to redefine cruising
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Virgin launches new cruise line for millennials

Gwyneth Paltrow speaks at the goop summit in Los Angeles in May 2019
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Goop launches wellness cruise

Cruising the Norwegian fjords is an exercise in mindfulness
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How to discover mindfulness on the ultimate wellness cruise

Transatlantic cruises offer a dramatic arrival or departure point from New York City
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10 best places to visit on a cruise

Try a Ponant cruise if you're into adventuring
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The best cruise lines for every type of traveller

Ovation of the Seas has has an outbreak of suspected norovirus
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200 cruise passengers struck down with gastro illness

All aboard: 30-year-olds can enjoy a cruise as much as OAPs
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Could going on a cruise be the cure for millennial malaise?

Try a Ponant cruise if you're into adventuring
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The best cruise lines for every type of traveller

Ovation of the Seas has has an outbreak of suspected norovirus
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200 cruise passengers struck down with gastro illness

All aboard: 30-year-olds can enjoy a cruise as much as OAPs
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Could going on a cruise be the cure for millennial malaise?

Cruising and partying go hand in hand on a festicruise
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Why you should be going on a festival cruise

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Why you should be going on a festival cruise

Cruising and partying go hand in hand on a festicruise
Could cruises catch on for millennials?
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Would this be enough to get you on a cruise?

Europe

Lake cruising in Finland

Stop off at Virgin Gorda on a Caribbean cruise
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Set sail on an island-hopping cruise

Harmony of the Seas arriving at Southampton this week
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On board the world’s largest cruise ship

Harmony of the Seas arriving at Southampton this week
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On board the world’s largest cruise ship

The Balmoral
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Cruising and Norovirus: passengers' rights

Chinstrap penguins at Aitcho Island
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World Penguin Day in Antarctica

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Cruising to the world's top gardens

The 'Aria' (Richard Dobson)
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A luxury Amazon cruise through the Peruvian wilderness

Smaller ships offer a combination of indulgence and exploration
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Small ship cruising: Access ports off-limits to mega-cruisers

Shine on: see Cape Horn's lighthouse on a cruise
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Cruise report: Follow in the wake of daring adventurers of the past

On the Pandaw cruise from Homalin to Monywa
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Cruising in Burma to temples, caves, and a giant Buddha

Float your boat: the 'Scottish Highlander' can be chartered
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Family-friendly cruises on Europe's waterways

Water world: Pandaw’s RV ‘Angkor'
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Cruise along Vietnam's Red River Delta

On the horizon: New ships are aiming high
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Cruises in 2016: A ship-shape year of bigger, more innovative launches

The splendour and dynamics of this ice-clad wilderness
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Explorer Rebecca Stephens follows Shackleton on an Antarctica cruise

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Explorer Rebecca Stephens follows Shackleton on an Antarctica cruise

The splendour and dynamics of this ice-clad wilderness
Bridge the gap: P&O's Aurora in San Francisco
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How to join one leg of a world cruise

Ship shape: Thomson Dream at Havana
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Cuba cruises are set to be popular as the US embassy reopens

River: £1,245, Viking River Cruises
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Winter cruising: Northern Lights to France's rivers

Star power: William Shatner
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Cruises with a difference

Star power: William Shatner
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Cruises with a difference

Berlin is an easy DIY excursion
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How to save on cruise excursions

Ship shape: Viking Star will sail from Barcelona to Rome
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Cruise the Med without the crowds

Kiss from a rose: an A-Rosa ship
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Round-the-world cruises: Start planning now

Take your own boat out, but don't quite go it alone by joining a group of yachts led by a flotilla skipper
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Sailing holidays: From beginners' lessons to family trips and joining

Port of call: Scenic's Unforgettable Douro cruise
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Book your cruise holiday for 2016 now

Great white: the Russell Glacier on the edge of Greenland's disappearing ice sheet
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Arctic cruise: A polar adventure from Greenland to Canada

The gardens at Villandry
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Loire cruise: France's longest river welcomes its first cruise ship

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Loire cruise: France's longest river welcomes its first cruise ship

The gardens at Villandry
Hit the deck: take a dip in the infinity pool on 'Viking Star'
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Viking Star cruises: The river stalwart is expanding into ocean

Ship to shore: Harbour Town, in Hilton Head, just one of Georgia's low-lying atolls known as the Golden Isles
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USA cruise on the Intracoastal Waterway: Sail into the soul of the

Plain sailing: 'Splendour'
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Cruise Argyll's coastline: Opening up lochs, isles and elusive sea

Waterway to go: Cruise France's Canal du Midi
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Canal cruises: Glide through Europe and its tales of the riverbank

Waterway to go: Cruise France's Canal du Midi
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Canal cruises: Glide through Europe and its tales of the riverbank

Hvar: this exclusive island makes for a glamorous stop
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Croatia yacht cruise: Don't push the boat out in the Adriatic

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European river cruising: A boom fulled by ship design as well as

Griffon vultures might be spotted on a shore excursion in Crete (Getty)
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Wildlife and cruises: What you can spot at ports of call on cruise

The Danube
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River cruises: Which one should my wife and I choose?

The Danube
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River cruises: Which one should my wife and I choose?

An Azamara ship at St-Tropez
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Cultural cruising: The compact ship that slips into smaller ports

An Azamara ship at St-Tropez
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Cultural cruising: The compact ship that slips into smaller ports

In the pink: Norwegian's production of Legally Blonde
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Cruise musicals: Drama on the high seas

Warm welcome: A sea lion and Silversea's Silver Galapagos
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Cruise the Galapagos islands: How well-managed tourism can fund

Yellow-eyed penguins and the Silver Discoverer
Australasia & Pacific

New Zealand cruise: The sub-Antarctic isles off South Island offer

Jamaica can offer travellers more for their money
Americas

Caribbean on a budget: Traveller's Guide

Americas

Caribbean on a budget: Traveller's Guide

Jamaica can offer travellers more for their money
Heart of stone: the Temple of Karnak (AFP/Getty)
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Cruising from Aswan to Luxor: A lost jewel on the Nile

Travel

Blue Monday: the best travel deals

A grey whale emerges from the water, but when there are tourists waiting do we show due consideration?
Travel

Whale watching: should we be getting so close?

There was something quite indulgent about walking along a beach for days on end (Tom McShane)
Africa

Levison Wood's Walking the Nile: the challenge of a lifetime

There was something quite indulgent about walking along a beach for days on end (Tom McShane)
Africa

Levison Wood's Walking the Nile: the challenge of a lifetime

Light fantastic: From land or air, the aurora borealis is a magnificent celestial spectacle
Europe

Northern Lights: Take flight for a little light entertainment

Batteries included: the battery-powered train
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'Batteries included': East Anglia leading a railway revolution with

Batteries included: the battery-powered train
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'Batteries included': East Anglia leading a railway revolution with

Tignes idol: a resort for skiing and partying
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Skiing on a shoestring: Tignes spirit on the slopes

The hotel stands surrounded by its own park leading to Gstaad's boutique-lined promenade
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Le Grand Bellevue, Gstaad: A new kind of luxury

The hotel stands surrounded by its own park leading to Gstaad's boutique-lined promenade
Hotels

Le Grand Bellevue, Gstaad: A new kind of luxury

Finnish line: Pyha boasts both Nordic and Alpine skiing
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Pyha: In the Lapland of the gods

Different strokes: Kamalaya resort on Koh Samui
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Solo travel: From learning to surf to crewing a yacht

The hotel stands surrounded by its own park leading to Gstaad's boutique-lined promenade
Hotels

Le Grand Bellevue, Gstaad: A new kind of luxury

Finnish line: Pyha boasts both Nordic and Alpine skiing
Skiing

Pyha: In the Lapland of the gods

Different strokes: Kamalaya resort on Koh Samui
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Solo travel: From learning to surf to crewing a yacht

A Stradivarius is coated in flame varnish
Europe

Italy: In search of orange

News & Advice

What went wrong for Cyprus Airways and its passengers?

Regal railway: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
48 Hours In

Mumbai travel tips: Where to go and what to see in 48 hours

Wheel deal: a Trip4Real cycle tour of Madrid
Europe

Peer-to-peer tours: Can anyone make a good guide?

Playa Vik José Ignacio, Uruguay
Hotels

South American beach hotels: The Big Six

Playa Vik José Ignacio, Uruguay
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South American beach hotels: The Big Six

Ship shape: 'Sanctuary Ananda'
Asia

Burma cruise: a maiden voyage that reveals how the nation is changing

Whistle-stop tour: the Gatwick Express
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The wrong kind of train, or the wrong approach?

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