Consider a cruise - National Cruise Week

It's the ideal time of year to consider booking a cruise holiday: September 15 to 23 is National Cruise Week 2012 and that means there are lots of bargains to be had. With 1.7 million Brits taking to the high seas this year, cruising has never been more popular. Visit the National Cruise Week website to find a special offer... bon voyage!

Read through our selection of cruise reviews, and read our travel advice for first-time cruisers...

Cruise ship survival guide

FAQs for first-timers

Find a cruise: cruise company directory

Browse the cruise companies' websites to find you perfect cruise

Cruise the Scottish Isles

Keeping it close to home

Short break at sea: France, Belgium and Holland

Take a trial trip

Making a maiden voyage, to Amsterdam

A first voyage, for passenger and ship

Cruise the Caribbean

Truly tropical trip

Cruise to Costa Rica

Sailing-ship style in South America

Go to the Galapagos

Up close with the wildlife

Cruise the Mediterranean

Calm seas and close-at-hand ports

Fun in the fjords: Norwegian cruise

Stunning scenery in northern waters