Whose cruise to choose? ; (1) ITALIAN JOB: Follow in the footsteps of the Italian artist Caravaggio by calling in at Taormina on Sicily on the MS Columbus, top right (2) TASTE OF THE ORIENT: Costa Cruises has a 15-night trip that starts in Hong Kong, above, visits South Korea and Japan, before ending in China.

From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England) | Date: February 17, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Sarah Lucas

Cruising is changing.

Ships are getting bigger and boast the likes of skating rinks, open-aircinemas, big concert halls and tennis courts. There are also extraordinaryspas.

But another, maybe more significant development, is that itineraries arebecoming much more innovative and imaginative.

Whether its cruising the Antarctic or heading up the Amazon, you will findsomething in todays brochures to tempt you aboard.

MARTIN RANDALL TRAVEL, the cultural tour specialist whose unashamedly highbrowtours and attention to detail recently won it the ...

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