Paul Rush sails to dreamy tropical islands under the spirit of the Bula.

Seven days, five breakfasts. Ewan McDonald eavesdrops on fellow passengers getting away from a Kiwi winter on a Pacific cruise.

French wine and food fuel a luxurious cruise down the Rhone, worked off by ambles through scenic towns, writes Pamela Wade.

Diana Balham cruises through a danger zone without a scratch.

Anne D'Innocenzio discovers a love for river cruising on an eight-day trip on the Rhine, starting in Basel, Switzerland and ending in Amsterdam.

Adrian Mourby develops his yoga sea legs aboard a five-masted clipper sailing from Spain to Italy.

Simon Veness finds an unexpected touch of nautical nostalgia on a Disney Cruise Line voyage around the western Caribbean.

Polar bears, musk oxen and ice floes enthral Rob McFarland in the Arctic.

Ladies are falling for a cruise ship's dapper host, says Denise Montgomery.

Ushuaia's self-proclaimed status that it is the "end of the world" prompts a natural question: what lies beyond the port?

Graeme Lay travels on the Pacific Jewel to the site of the famous mutiny and traces the fate of Captain William Bligh and his crew.

The French capital locks in extra charm for Megan Singleton.

A New Caledonian island offers a rustic, unspoilt escape, discovers Nikki Birrell.

Edward Rooney charts a course to the bottom of South Island and across to Australia on one of the busiest cruise ships afloat.

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has floated plans to build a 21st-century version of the Titanic.

In a global recession, the opportunity to relive one of the world's deadliest peacetime disasters might seem a tough sell. Yet tickets have been sold out for months.

Leena Tailor parties the days and nights away while she cruises around the Bahamas.

For 50 years, the Aranui III has serviced the remote islands of French Polynesia.

Sydney has welcomed the Cunard luxury liner Queen Mary 2 for its first overnight stay in in the city.

Chris Pritchard hitches a ride on Sydney's last remaining riverboat postal service.

British cruise retailer Six Star Cruises has created a 124-day vacation which drips with excess while visiting New Zealand and 27 other countries.

The Love Boat is in town and the captain, Merrill Stubing, is expecting you.

Bryce Johns marvels at the beauty of Fiordland's triple crown.

A manta ray provided a rare but welcome sight for a number of people cruising around the Bay of Islands at the weekend.

Giant cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers are an increasingly familiar site in the Port of Tauranga.