Cruising myths and realities

The best cruises take travellers to places that are otherwise difficult or even impossible to get to, allowing families and multi-generational groups to travel together while delivering excellent food

Prima ’s Karen Swayne wanted to see as many Eastern Caribbean islands as she could – and found a way to do it with a Holland America Line cruise

As complete newbies to cruising, we took a seven-night trip around the Med on the luxurious 17-deck ship Celebrity Ascent, one of Celebrity Cruises’ newest ships – and now we’re total cruise converts.

There’s something gloriously camp about a cruise. Maybe it’s the endless buffets, maybe it’s the nightly entertainment that feels one cocktail away from full panto, or maybe it’s the sheer audacity of

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Women’s Fitness writer Lucy Miller took her family on a Royal Caribbean fitness cruise from Southampton to Spain