5 Educational Cruises By Anne Kalosh Interested in becoming a citizen scientist, documenting climate change, helping discover new species or just wanting to delve deeper into the ecology of the destinations you visit? Whether it's learning through lectures,...
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We do a deep dive on all aspects of small-ship cruising under 300 pax, with reviews, news, tips & destination overviews to inspire & inform.
3 Excellent Reasons to Cruise the St. Lawrence Seaway
Cruise the St. Lawrence Seaway sponsored Travel without the crowds aboard the classic overnight riverboat, the 66-passenger Canadian Empress, as it slowly cruises through the waters of Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway. The vessel carries a lot of repeat passengers from...
SH Vega Review – Enjoy Ultra Modern Expedition Cruising on the Newest Swan Hellenic Ship
Sharing our SH Vega Review By John and Sandra Nowlan As we were about to board Swan Hellenic’s newest expedition cruise ship in Halifax Harbour, we noticed a local security guard admiring the sleek, 152-passenger vessel. We asked him what he thought of it. He...
Sweden’s Göta Canal — Life in the Slow Lane
Sweden's Göta Canal. By Heidi Sarna. Updated Oct 2022 Our family summer trip aboard the historic 46-passenger M/S Juno, one of a trio of wonderful old small cruise boats belonging to Sweden's Göta Canal Steamship Company, was one of my favorite quirky cruises to date,...
Check Out This COOL New UnCruise Winter Alaska Itinerary!
sponsored New UnCruise Winter Alaska Itinerary & Some Offers Too In response to a growing demand for more active and adventurous cruise options, UnCruise is offering a series of 7-night Alaska cruises in February & March (2024) to experience the state in a...
Peter Knego Shares His Star Clipper Cruise Review — Elegance on the French Riviera
Star Clipper Cruise Review By Peter Knego. Cannes! The glamorous hub of filmdom’s glitterati was our starting point for a seven night voyage to Portofino, Corsica and more of the French Riviera aboard Star Clipper’s 170-guest, 2,298-gross ton Star Clipper. Quite...
Great News! Australia’s Murray River Cruises to Add a New Sidewheeler to the Fleet
Australia's Murray River Cruises Getting a New Sidewheeler By Ted Scull For Australia, the mention of river cruises would probably result in blank stares from most people, leaving them in the dark. Such river cruises are plentiful in Europe, North America, Asia, and...
STAR Clippers
Review of Star Clippers Star Clippers offers the perfect marriage of adventure, romance and comfort, not to mention the thrill of sailing on a gorgeous replica of a 19th-century clipper ship. The company’s trio of swashbucklers feels like they belong in the Caribbean,...
7 Good Reasons to Splurge on a Luxury Emerald Azzurra Cruise
An Emerald Azzurra Cruise Review By Jason Frye On my recent sailing aboard Emerald Cruises’ new Emerald Azzurra super-yacht, there was something special in the air. It wasn’t the anticipation of the inaugural sailing — we were on its second (in March 2022), though our...
Four Seasons Yachts — Fabulously Spacious Yachts Just Announced
Four Seasons Yachts By Anne Kalosh Four Seasons is the latest luxury hotel group to venture into cruising with the launch of Four Seasons Yachts. They'll be fabulously spacious, with just 95 suites in a 207-meter/679 foot, 33,000-gross-ton vessel. The first of three...
Jerrol Golden Reviews the Luxury Liveaboard Dive Schooner Dewi Nusantara & Tells Us Why She Loved It
Luxury Liveaboard Dive Schooner Dewi Nusantara Review by Jerrol Golden I admit it took a Google search to locate Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, as it’s pretty much out in the middle of nowhere and takes effort to get there (at least from the USA). Indonesia...
Le Boating on Canada’s Rideau Canal Again — Our Family Houseboat Adventure #2
Le Boating on Canada's Rideau Canal Again By Judi Cohen In 2021 my husband and I, our daughter Alison and her playful Samoyed puppy Joni, enjoyed captaining a luxury houseboat with Le Boat Vacations on the Canada's Rideau Canal so much, that for Father’s Day in 2022,...
Every Type of Small Ship Cruise
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.
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