New Small Ship Cruises in California by Anne Kalosh If you are California dreamin', take a look at new small ship cruises in California from American Cruise Lines and American Queen Voyages. Coming up soon, in October, American Queen Voyages is capping its inaugural...
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The 200-pax Crystal Endeavor to become Silver Endeavour, as part of Silversea Cruises Fleet
Crystal Endeavor to Join Silversea by Anne Kalosh Expedition ship Crystal Endeavor has found a new home with Silversea Cruises, whose parent company Royal Caribbean Group paid $275 million for it. To be renamed Silver Endeavour (with a "u"), it is expected to debut in...
2 Small Ship Lines Offer Excursions to Famous Film Locations
Cruise to Famous Film Locations By Anne Kalosh. Two small-ship companies are offering extraordinary opportunities to visit famous film locations, one in the United States for "Field of Dreams" and one in Croatia for "Game of Thrones." Special Theme Excursions Offered...
AmaWaterways’ Black Heritage Cruise in France is a “Soulful Epicurean Experience”
AmaWaterways' Black Heritage Cruise By Anne Kalosh AmaWaterways has paired a cruise through the south of France with a Black heritage focus, capped by a Paris land program. This specially curated "A Soulful Epicurean Experience" is being offered in August 2023. As...
Upper Loire Valley Barge Cruise — Taking it Slow & Easy
Upper Loire Valley Barge Cruise By Dana Freeman 3/10/24 UPDATE: Barge Meanderer is not currently in operation; we hear they're looking for a buyer. Stay tuned. Reviewed April 2022 Every time I visit France, I fall in love with the country a little bit more. There are...
Luxury Barge Cruise Dining — Aboard the 6-Pax Grand Victoria
sponsored Luxury Barge Cruise Dining One of the main reasons to do a luxury barge cruise in France is to enjoy the fine dining and wines served on board. Three lovely meals a day are prepared on board in the barge’s galley by a private chef who whips up delectable...
Windstar’s Tahiti Offer — Celebrating 35 Years Cruising the Islands of Tahiti
sponsored Windstar’s Tahiti Offer — Celebrating 35 Years in Tahiti To celebrate Windstar Cruises’ 35th anniversary sailing the Islands of Tahiti, book a Tahiti Cruise + Air + Hotel Package before August 31, 2022, and enjoy free all-inclusive amenities. Windstar’s...
UnCruise Family Offers — Priceless Memories on Sale
sponsored UnCruise Family Offers The nine adventurous UnCruise small ships poke around the beautiful backwaters and remote nooks of coveted spots in North America and South America, immersing explorers in the nature, culture and history of each unforgettable place....
Pandaw River Cruises Restarting in Sept 2022 — With a New Build, New Suites & More Red River in the Works
Pandaw River Cruises Restarting By Heidi Sarna It feels like a lifetime ago that river cruising in Southeast Asia was up and running, thanks to the COVID pandemic that put a stop to leisure travel in spring 2020. And while parts of Europe, North America and the South...
READER REVIEW of the American Harmony on Columbia & Snake Rivers AMERICAN CRUISE LINES by Jeff C.
American Harmony on Columbia & Snake Rivers. REVIEWER Jeff Carr from the USA. CRUISE LINE American Cruise Lines. SHIP American Harmony. DESTINATION Clarkson to Portland, OR. # OF NIGHTS, 7. DEPARTURE PORT Clarkson, OR. DATE OF CRUISE June, 2022. OVERALL EXPERIENCE...
Maritime Vocabulary — Ship Lingo & The Changing Ways of Cruise-Speak
The Evolution of Maritime Vocabulary by Theodore W. Scull The primary excuse for penning this essay came out of an article some years ago in Lloyd’s List, the venerable British shipping publication, with its announcement that from heretofore a ship would be considered...
Small-Ship Cruise News Highlights From The Seatrade Convention
Small-Ship Cruise News Highlights by Anne Kalosh Small ships had an outsized presence at Seatrade Cruise Global, cruising's largest annual B2B gathering held in Miami Beach, Florida, in late April (2022). Expedition, river and yacht cruises are a dynamic aspect of the...
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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