The least crowded cruise ships – offering the most space for your money
With cruise lines returning to full capacity, it pays to know which ships have the best Passenger Space Ratio
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In search of the Nile's lost antiquities, birds-eye views and drunken goddesses
Viking's newest river boat, which travels from Cairo down to Aswan via Luxor, provides the ideal opportunity to get your ancient history fix
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Can a food anthropologist revolutionise cruise ship restaurants?
Food is a wonderful way to connect with a destination, and your cruise can be a cultural and culinary odyssey as well as an ocean voyage
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The island paradise built from Middle Eastern oil money
A combination of ambition, perseverance and wheelbarrows of oil money has turned a barren wasteland into a holiday haven
Cruise port guides
Plan your time ashore with the help of our destination experts
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An expert cruise guide to Heraklion, Crete: A busy harbour city where history embraces myth
This Greek island capital city has a trove historical treasures in and around its bustling centre
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Street art, a regenerated harbour and a Victorian engineering hero – an expert port guide to Bristol
With domestic cruises set to return from May 17, 2021, here's what to see on a stop-off in this cool West Country city
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An expert cruise port guide to Tilbury, a gateway to London
With London quieter than usual, and British cruises starting from May 17, it's a great time for passengers to explore the capital
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An expert cruise port guide to Southampton, the gateway to historic wonders
The UK's largest cruise port is worthy of a visit before or after your voyage, especially with British cruises back on the menu from May 17
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An expert cruise guide to Porto, from its historic core to contemporary charm
The 'green light' status bestowed on Portugal is welcome news for its pretty waterfront city Porto, anchor point for all Douro river cruises
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An expert cruise port guide to Liverpool, city of Beatlemania, football and galleries
With domestic cruises set to return from May 17, 2021, here's what the maritime city of Liverpool has to offer
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Devon's largest city, packed with seafaring heritage – an expert port guide to Plymouth
With domestic cruises set to return from May 17, 2021, we take a look around this westerly port city that is the gateway to Cornwall
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From Philip Larkin to the pattie – an expert cruise port guide to Hull
With domestic cruises set to resume from May 17, 2021, here's what there is to see in Hull, including its historic cream telephone boxes
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Rivers and canals
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Want all the festivity but none of the fuss? It's time to book a Christmas cruise
As lines release their festive packages for 2023, now's the time to get booking – or find a last-minute deal
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Cruise stories
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The disputed territory where tea is worshipped and weddings are wild
One of the world’s most fiercely contested places is about to become a very unusual cruise destination – here's now to explore it
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Mediterranean
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How to see Italy's most beautiful stretch of coastline like never before
The seaside villages of the Cinque Terre are beautiful from any angle – but on a cruise with a difference these Ligurian jewels really shine
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Nature’s pharmacy: The remarkable plants of the Amazon rainforest – and what they may cure
These river cruises will turn you into a botanical buff
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My cruise adventure with Katy Perry and a 10-storey slide
On the inaugural voyage of Norwegian Cruise Line’s Prima, our writer discovers a modern cruise steeped in adrenaline and star appeal
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The idyllic but little-known land where women rule the roost
Few tourists have set foot on the little-known Bijagós archipelago, but – curiously – a cruise line is now planning to visit
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I caught Covid on a cruise and was left £7,300 out of pocket
The tour operator failed to fulfil its duty of care, and the insurers passed the buck – until our consumer expert stepped in
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The emergency codes you’re not supposed to know about
It pays to know your alpha from your echo when on board a cruise ship or at the airport – we unravel the secrets behind the codes
