Alanah EriksenManaging Editor - Live News·NZ Herald·1 Jun, 2026 12:00 AM5 mins to read‌Alanah Eriksen and her mother Mary with sangria at breakfast on Regent's Seven Seas Mariner. Photo / Alanah EriksenHow to achieve favourite daughter status? Embark on a luxurious Regent Seven Seas Cruise with your mother, writes Alanah Eriksen. Our hardest decision was deciding what restaurant to eat at every night.

No wrestling with luggage, no frantic airport transfers, no fighting over who gets the master bedroom in