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I caught COVID on a cruise and still had a wonderful time
Early images of 'plague ships' and hard hotel quarantine no longer reflect the reality of cruising and touring.
Early images of 'plague ships' and hard hotel quarantine no longer reflect the reality of cruising and touring.
Life on the ocean wave is generally smooth sailing, thanks largely to an army of people who get to know your likes and dislikes, provide hotel-style comfort, plenty of entertainment options and restaurant-quality food and drink.
P&O;'s Byron Beach Club may not exactly be like staying in Byron Bay (no surfing, for a start) but it's a great way to give your cruise some luxury touches.
This 'interactive time travel experience' offers a glimpse of life behind the Iron Curtain.
American Queen sits grandly at New Orleans wharf, its twin smokestacks piercing the sky when I board on a blistering June afternoon.
These meat-eating monsters that can smell meat from four kilometres are beautiful, dangerous and totally compelling.
Small ports can still be spectacular.
Caviar on demand, butlers and pillow menus? A lavish sea voyage offers the chance to live like a billionaire.
Amid all the practical reasons for cruising, there are inspirational travel reasons too...
This is something that is very easy to get wrong.
I never enjoyed science classes at school, couldn't understand the point of Bunsen burners and looking at boring rocks under a microscope when there was a rich world of literature to explore.
I may have been a dubious first-time cruiser, but my hesitation was nothing when compared to that of my boyfriend.
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