Port guide:Stockholm,Sweden

Port guide:Stockholm,Sweden

Stockholm has a long history and superb medieval old town,but is also an experimental,contemporary city of considerable Nordic chic.

  • byBrian Johnston

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Port guide:San Francisco,US

Port guide:San Francisco,US

Hollywood movies make this city seem familiar,but San Francisco might surprise you with the range and sophistication of its diverse attractions.

  • byBrian Johnston
Best lagoon in the Pacific? We’ve found a winner

Best lagoon in the Pacific? We’ve found a winner

Better than Moorea,or Bora Bora,or Aitutaki. But you won’t believe this patch of French Polynesia is real until you’ve seen it for yourself.

  • byBrian Johnston
Three new cruise ships among 62 heading to Australia this summer

Three new cruise ships among 62 heading to Australia this summer

Cunard’s latest vessel,Queen Anne,will visit during its inaugural world cruise,as 25 cruise lines send ships Down Under for the summer season.

  • byBrian Johnston
On board the new cruise giant that’s a ‘next-level Love Boat’

On board the new cruise giant that’s a ‘next-level Love Boat’

With a glass dome up top,a sphere atrium below and liquefied natural gas for propulsion,the new Sun Princess is in a class of its own.

  • byKerry van der Jagt
A canal boat through French wine country is the ultimate in slow travel

A canal boat through French wine country is the ultimate in slow travel

A relaxing meander through the vineyards of Burgundy allows the benefits of slow travel to sink in.

  • byKate Armstrong
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This luxury cruise line has returned to sailing around China

This luxury cruise line has returned to sailing around China

While pundits say tourism in China won’t fully recover until some time in 2025,the country’s coast is carrying some good signs.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Despite Russia conflict,cruisers can’t get enough of this region

Despite Russia conflict,cruisers can’t get enough of this region

Northern Europe cruises are expected to hit an all-time high this year,and the Baltic Sea is at the heart of the interest.

  • byBrian Johnston
If you can only do one French river cruise,do this

If you can only do one French river cruise,do this

The three main French river destinations are all delightful,but if you’re only going to do one,which should you choose for a cruise?

  • byBrian Johnston
A new calibre of luxury cruise ship is on the rise

A new calibre of luxury cruise ship is on the rise

If you like your cruising with all-inclusive bubbly and butlers,new high-end vessels are gliding down slipways towards a cruise terminal near you.

  • byBrian Johnston
Port guide:Piraeus (Athens),Greece

Port guide:Piraeus (Athens),Greece

Hot,crowded,chaotic Athens might well drive you mad,but you can’t beat 3400 years of recorded history and a civilisation that has influenced the world.

  • byBrian Johnston