Affordable Antarctica – Relatively Speaking By Ted Scull. It is well understood that anyone looking at the QuirkyCruise site will likely have aspirations to travel aboard ships that do not resemble giant floating resorts with thousands of folks aboard. Lots of...
Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen by Anne Kalosh. All ship christenings are exciting and special. But that of Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen was also very unusual and historic. On Nov. 7, the world’s first hybrid battery-powered cruise vessel was named in spectacular...
AECO Lines Voluntarily Ban Heavy Fuel Oil By Anne Kalosh. The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has just approved a self-imposed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) there. The current practice among the association’s members is...
Uniworld's New Ships By Anne Kalosh. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, known for exquisitely appointed vessels, polished service, gourmet cuisine and inclusive pricing, will have a dynamic 2020. The company is going to launch new vessels on the Mekong, the...
Windstar is Stretching Three Ships By Anne Kalosh. What’s being called the most challenging cruise ship retrofit ever attempted is taking place right now in Sicily. There, at Fincantieri’s Palermo yard, Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze has been cut in half so a new...
French Canal Cruising: My French Love Affair Crew, Excursions & Paris! By Elysa Leonard. Crazy Crew Crush The staff on a small-ship cruise, especially a barge cruise carrying only six passengers, is a vital ingredient for a memorable holiday. French canal cruising...
SATW Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award Ted and I are thrilled and grateful to have been awarded an Honorable Mention in the prestigious SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, in the category of Travel Journalism Sites. And no less, in the...
Avalon Waterways Avalon entered the fast-growing river cruise market in 2004 and is owned by the Swiss-based Globus family of travel industry brands. The line aims for the upper end of the river cruise market, operating a large number of riverboats on a vast range of...
Emerald Cruises. Emerald Cruises started in 2014 and operates a fleet of six similar riverboats along Europe’s Rhine, Rhone, Saône, Main, Danube, Moselle and Douro Rivers. In Southeast Asia, one vessel plies the Mekong River. Yachts cruise Mediterranean waters such...
Viking River Cruise in Ukraine By Gene Sloan I am sitting at the very front of the Viking Sineus, in the glass-lined Panorama Bar, looking out over what may be the most tranquil stretch of water in all of Europe. For the past few hours, we have been steaming northward...
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No Single Supplement for UnCruise sponsored post Eager to see Alaska by small-ship cruise as a solo traveler? Then UnCruise is a great option. For folks traveling alone, UnCruise offers a friendly casual vibe among passengers and crew, plus the many activities —...
Captain Dan's Favorite Juneau Restaurants UnCruise Owner & CEO Captain Dan Blanchard shares his favorite places to eat in his home town of Juneau, Alaska, Roma. Love breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. New Orleans-style Benedicts are fabulous with a wonderful...
Small Ship Croatia Cruise Deals sponsored post There are few small-ship cruising destinations as appealing as Croatia! Croatia’s long lovely coast is a sinewy ribbon of rocky bluffs, romantic beaches, and the vestiges of Roman and medieval cities. And the coastal...
Burgundy Barge Cruise By Ted Scull. I made this Burgundy barge cruise with my wife Suellyn in 1996 and featured it in my book “100 Best Cruise Vacations” (3rd Edition). N.B. This guide is now out of print. This canal cruise is one of numerous, beloved small-ship...
ABN Sukapha Cruise on Brahmaputra River. REVIEWER Vivek Srivastava residing in US. CRUISE LINE ABN (Assam Bengal Navigation). SHIP ABN Sukapha. DESTINATION Guwahati to Silghat on the Brahmaputra River. # OF NIGHTS, 5. DEPARTURE PORT Pandu (Guwahati ), Assam, India....
ABN Sukapha Brahmaputra River Cruise. REVIEWER Uma and Girish Gupte from UAE (nationals of India). CRUISE LINE Assam Bengal Navigation Company. SHIP ABN Sukapha. DESTINATION Brahmaputra River. # OF NIGHTS, 5. DEPARTURE PORT Pandu (Guwahati ), Assam, India. DATE OF...
Assam Bengal Navigation Brahmaputra River Cruise. REVIEWER Shivpriya Nanda from India. CRUISE LINE Assam Bengal Navigation. SHIP ABN Sukapha. DESTINATION Brahmaputra River, from Guwahati to Kaziranga. # OF NIGHTS, 5. DEPARTURE PORT Pandu (Guwahati ), Assam, India....
ABN Brahmaputra River Cruise. REVIEWER Amita Talwar from India. CRUISE LINE ABN (Assam Bengal Navigation). SHIP ABN Sukapha. DESTINATION Brahmaputra River, from Guwahati to Kaziranga. # OF NIGHTS, 5. DEPARTURE PORT Pandu (Guwahati ), Assam, India. DATE OF CRUISE...
Norway is Open to Travelers from Around the World By Ted Scull Norway has just announced that all travelers no longer need to quarantine to enter — Norway is open to travelers from around the world. However, travelers must register online prior to arriving at the...
ABN Brahmaputra River Cruise. REVIEWER Jayasree Srivastava from UAE (Indian citizen). CRUISE LINE ABN (Assam Bengal Navigation). SHIP ABN Sukapha. DESTINATION Brahmaputra River. # OF NIGHTS 5. DEPARTURE PORT Pandu (Guwahati ), Assam, India, to Silghat. DATE OF CRUISE...
Assam Bengal Navigation Brahmaputra River Cruise REVIEWER Shavak Srivastava from India. CRUISE LINE ABN (Assam Bengal Navigation). SHIP ABN Sukapha. DESTINATION Upstream on the Brahmaputra River. # OF NIGHTS 5. DEPARTURE PORT Pandu (Guwahati ), Assam, India. DATE OF...
