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Ocean cruises

Here be dragons. A large Komodo lying on the beach.

These monstrous beasts seem lazy and harmless, until they don’t

Tourists show no fear, happily standing a metre away from the beasts to get their photos taken. I later discover it’s a pretty dumb move.

  • by Craig Platt
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The one bargain you must buy when you visit paradise

A precious memento of paradise in Tahiti doesn’t have to cost the earth.

  • by Julie Miller
Silver Muse’s Italian heritage evident in its coffee offering.

Best coffee at sea? Leave it to a luxury ship with Italian origins

On behalf of a nation of espresso-sipping extremists, Silversea’s Silver Muse is doing god’s work in the caffeinating department.

  • by Anthony Dennis
The Thrill Island waterpark is like some contraption Wile E Coyote might create to capture the Roadrunner.

I sailed on the world’s biggest cruise ship and it was bonkers

With capacity for 7000 passengers, Icon of the Seas is like an ocean-going lovechild of Looney Tunes and Las Vegas.

  • by Keith Austin
Celebrity Edge’s designers were told to create a cruise ship that didn’t feel like a cruise ship.

The most stylish cruise ship you’ll ever set foot on

The brief for the designers of the Celebrity Edge was simple: create a cruise ship that looks nothing like a cruise ship.

  • by Ute Junker
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Marc Sebastian on board Splendour of the Seas.

The biggest drama on TikTok right now is coming from an epic world cruise

Passengers on a nine-month cruise have become unlikely social media stars, with thousands following their epic voyage and updates of daily life on board.

The ship is 365 metres long, with a gross tonnage of 250,800.

Skyscraper in the ocean: The world’s biggest cruise ship sets sail

Twenty decks, seven pools and 7600 passengers: Icon of the Seas dwarfs everything – even the city it is based in.

  • by Keith Austin
The ship is 365 metres long, with a gross tonnage of 250,800.
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Icon of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise ship

Take a look at Icon of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship in history.

Alotau, Papua New Guinea.

Only 150 kilometres from Australia, this country is another world

The media barely reports on PNG, and seldom positively. But there’s a way you can explore this most fascinating destination with ease.

  • by Brian Johnston
Expeditioners on foot.

Surprises come thick and fast in this remote, fragile land

A circumnavigation of Spitsbergen delivers exceptional Arctic wildlife in one of the world’s most remote and fragile environments.

  • by Andrew Conway