Pirates on River Amazon spared the lives of two New Zealanders only after desperate pleas from a jungle guide and his crew, it has been revealed.

The biggest cruise liner to visit New Zealand is headlining a record number of ships to come here during summer.

Cruising might be more popular than ever, but there are still plenty of travellers who have yet to discover the joys of a holiday at sea.

A cruise ship worker has opened up about the alleged low pay, cramped rooms and incestuous behaviour he experienced at sea.

Monster ships will find it easier to berth in Auckland if plans for new port infrastructure get the green light.

Growth in the cruise industry, worth nearly half a billion dollars to New Zealand, could be crimped by inadequate infrastructure.

Cruise ship employees have revealed what it's really like to live and work at sea for months at a time.

The world's newest "Quantum Class" cruise liner has left China on a voyage that will bring it to New Zealand in summer.

It's like a giant chunk of chalk tumbled out of the sky, shattering on to a sparkling, turquoise glass floor.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway and back on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

I was out at tea last night dining in Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone's new onboard restaurant Share enjoying some really beautiful food.

Things are about to heat up on the Azamara Quest when a couples-only, clothing-optional cruise sets sail.

Royal Caribbean's massive Harmony of the Seas vessel will soon be usurped as the world's largest cruise ship.

COMMENT: If you thought that travelling by ship might be better for the environment than flying or driving a car, you would be sadly mistaken.

Greg Fleming cruises (and sometimes jogs) across the Tasman on Celebrity Solstice

A distraught couple looked on in tears as a cruise ship sailed away with their young children on board after they missed the departure time.

A Wellington charity saved the day for a cruise ship running short of supplies.

Windows were smashed and passengers were injured after a 'freak wave' hit the Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship on Monday.

More than 1200 holidaymakers have taken leading Australian travel company Scenic Tours to court.

The biggest cruise ship to come to New Zealand will stay here for longer this summer and will return for another season

Travellers on an expedition ship have out-of-ordinary cruise experiences, encountering wild animals and pristine nature

A megaliner faced delays after a passenger was injured during a extravagant on-board celebration, just as the vessel left port.

Even though tens of thousands of cruise ship passengers visit ports they are not recorded in official tourism statistics.

The world's biggest cruise liner is nearly finished and another megaliner is heading our way this year.

It's a big year for Royal Caribbean, which launches the world's largest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, in April.

We had hundreds of entries for our competition for a romantic lunch aboard the Celebrity Solstice when she ports in Auckland on February 14.

More than 150 passengers and crew sick on board cruise ship docked in Sydney.