How to Save Up to 30% Off a Ponant Luxury Cruise
24 Jun 2025by Fine Travel
Most cruise lines fill their ships with on-and-off sales. Ponant takes a refreshingly transparent approach: the earlier you book, the less you pay. Here’s how it works. Last updated 7 June 2026 In our article on the pros and cons of last-minute cruise specials, we explained that holding out for a la...
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Explora Journeys: Onboard Review of a Luxury Mediterranean Cruise
8 Jan 2025Fine Travel’s Jennie Ready experienced an amazing 14-night Mediterranean cruise on Explora Journeys' ship Explora I. As Explora is a relatively new cruise brand, she shares her first-hand experiences so you can decide if this is the right cruise line for your next cruise holiday. Jennie has been sel...
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How Much Does a Silversea Cruise Cost?
21 Jun 2024Fine Travel is an Authorised Travel Agent for Silversea If you're new to Silversea, or to what we refer to as "True Luxury" cruise lines, one of the first questions is likely to be around price. There are a number of factors that affect the price of a Silversea cruise, and Silversea offers three pri...
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Reviewing a Kimberley Cruise with Silversea
15 Jun 2023by Fine Travel
Last updated 1 December 2025 A member of the Fine Travel team was recently hosted by luxury cruise line Silversea on a 10-night voyage from Broome to Darwin. This cruise combines the spectacular scenery of Australia's Kimberley Region with the six-star expedition experience Silversea is known for. A...
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Silversea Launches 2023 and 2024 Cruise Holidays
31 Dec 2022by Fine Travel
Silversea Cruises has opened more than 280 new cruise holiday itineraries for 2023/2024, unveiling its largest-ever destination offering in a single itinerary launch. Bringing the total number of destinations visited by the leading ultra-luxury cruise line to over 900—more than any other line—Silver...
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Princess Cruises 2022 World Cruise Roundtrip from Auckland
15 Sep 2020by Fine Travel
For New Zealand travellers looking forward to seeing the world again, the 2022 Princess Cruises 107 night World Cruise from Auckland (return) will be an iconic voyage. As cruise lines cancel 2020 sailings in response to Covid-19, social distancing requirements remain and ports close, the industries'...
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Reviewing Coral Expeditions' Cruise Ship the Coral Discoverer
29 Nov 2019by Fine Travel
"This may be a stupid question, but there don't seem to be any TVs in the cabins?". Our guide (the assistant Purser and a fellow Kiwi called Willow) gives us an insight into a guest's time onboard the Coral Discoverer - "Oh, there's no time for watching TV". For a small ship expedition cruise line l...
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The Pros and Cons of Last Minute Cruise Holiday Specials
20 Oct 2019by Fine Travel
Last updated 30 May 2026 For holidaymakers looking for a special offer on a cruise holiday, it can feel like you're spoilt for choice. But for all the attention-grabbing headlines, the “last minute” sale is only likely to appeal to certain travellers. We explore why. It's difficult to read the newsp...
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When is the Best Time of Year to go to Antarctica
18 Oct 2019by Fine Travel
Last updated 30 May 2026 Antarctica is a seasonal destination, so knowing the right time of year to go is important. There are two other questions worth answering early: when to book your Antarctica cruise, and when to book the flights to join it. Where to go in Antarctica A quick note on “where to ...
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Save More When You Travel: Combine an Airfare and a European River Cruise
21 Aug 2019by Fine Travel
For travellers from New Zealand looking for discounted airfares to the UK / Europe, including discounted Business Class airfares, the start of the Earlybird season is the ideal time to save more by booking your airfares in combination with a European River Cruise. In our earlier blog When is the Bes...
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