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Vaikundam River Cruise Review. Reviewer Elaine Andrews from the UK. Cruise Line Adventure River Cruises. Boat RV Vaikundam. Destination Kerala, India. # of Nights 7. Departure Port Kochi, India. Date of Cruise January, 2023. Subscribe to our monthly small ship cruise...
UnCruise Reviews sponsored When we started QuirkyCruise.com seven years ago, it was to share what we knew about the small-ship cruising niche. We wanted to tell others who enjoy the style of traveling we like — without the crowds on unusual itineraries to beautiful...
Seine River Cruise Review By Toby Saltzman When the Eiffel Tower sent sparkles across the indigo sky, it illuminated my feelings as I bid a fond adieu to Paris. Toasting Champagne to the City of Light from the top deck of Viking Skaga on the last night of a river...
Silver Endeavour Antarctica By Anne Kalosh. On an Antarctica cruise aboard the sleek, new 200-passenger Silver Endeavour, the ship glided silently past towering mountains of snow between glittering icebergs. We landed in Zodiacs at remote, windswept sites where...
sponsored Scottish Wildlife Cruises The family-operated St Hilda Sea Adventures has been offering scenic cruises to the beautiful Scottish islands for more than 15 years. Their trio of vessels carry just 6 to 11 passengers each on a variety of 5- to 10-night cruises...
Antarctica Cruise Incidents By Anne Kalosh. The United States has joined investigations of four marine casualties involving injuries and deaths on expedition cruise ships in Antarctica this season. These occurred with Viking's 378-pax Viking Polaris, Quark...
Aman & Cruise Saudi's Super-Yacht By Anne Kalosh Aman becomes the latest hotel company to commission a super-yacht, following Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and Accor/Orient Express. The 600-foot/183-meter Aman vessel — called Project Sama for now — will have 50...
Viking Octantis Great Lakes Cruise By Judi Cohen Sometimes the most beautiful things can be found right in your own backyard! Living in Toronto, on the shores of Lake Ontario all my life, I never thought much about exploring the Great Lakes. Road tripping in Ontario...
Orient Express Silenseas Super-yacht By Anne Kalosh Hospitality giant Accor is the latest hotel company to enter the cruise arena with plans for a 722-foot super-yacht, Orient Express Silenseas. The company signed a letter of intent for two vessels at Chantiers de...
Review of Ortelius Antarctica Expedition. Reviewer Patrick Cantwell from Australia. Cruise Line Oceanwide. Ship Ortelius. Destination Antarctica. # of Nights 20. Departure Port Puerto Madryn, Argentina. Date of Cruise October, 2022. Overall Experience Rating 1 out of...
sponsored Cruise Alaska in Winter with UnCruise By Heidi Sarna We asked Captain and UnCruise CEO Dan Blanchard about the genesis of their recently announced winter cruises starting in February and March, 2024. We’re very intrigued to learn more about what seems like a...
sponsored Grand Victoria Barge Cruise Charter By Heidi Sarna We love when travelers want to tell us all about their latest small-ship quirky cruises. Here, Ron Maxwell shares details on his recent charter of the luxury 6-pax Grand Victoria. QuirkyCruise: When did you...
Heidi & Ted, along with their team of expert travel writers, have reviewed and traveled their way around the world, seeking out the very best in small-ship cruising. We have organized our reviews in six small buckets — river & canal, sailing, micro, coastal, oceangoing and expedition small-ship cruises.
If you can imagine it, we’ve cruised it! With reviews, articles and destination overviews, we’ve got you covered.
