2022 European River Cruising By Anne Kalosh Springtime in Europe means the start of river cruising season, and most international lines expect to be back to operating regular itineraries in 2022 for the first time in a couple years. The big exceptions, of course, are...
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7 Cruise Fitness Tips — Keeping Fit on a SeaDream Yacht Club Cruise
7 Cruise Fitness Tips By John Roberts Keeping fit when I travel is important to me, so even when I'm cruising on small ships that may not have a big gym (or any at all), I figure out how to maintain my daily work-out. Here are 7 cruise fitness features the Sea Dream...
7 Secret Places in Alaska Adventurous Travelers Should Know About — According to Alaska Expert Dan Blanchard
Dan Blanchard Shares 7 Secret Places in Alaska sponsored By Heidi & Dan Dan Blanchard, founder & CEO of UnCruise Adventures, knows Alaska. He lives and breathes Alaska. Dan was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and calls Juneau home. We asked Dan to...
Shackleton’s Endurance Found!
Shackleton's Endurance Found! By Anne Kalosh. The discovery of explorer Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, 107 years after it sank in the Antarctic, is cause for great excitement the world over including in expedition cruising. It was the search expedition Endurance22...
Barge Cruising in France on the Grand Victoria — It’s all About the Wine
Barge Cruising in France By Heidi Sarna & Edward Anderson We had a chat with Edward Anderson, owner-operator, along with his wife Cindy, of the luxury 6-passenger Grand Victoria canal barge. To operate a luxury hotel barge like Grand Victoria, you have to know a...
COVID-19 Small-Ship Cruising Protocols
COVID-19 Small-Ship Cruising Protocols By Anne Kalosh. September 20, 2022 Update Reporter Anne Kalosh updates us on the easing of COVID-19 protocols HERE. June 17 2022 Update With the exception of some itineraries in Southeast Asia and China (and eastern Europe and...
ABERCROMBIE & Kent (tour operator)
Abercrombie & Kent Abercrombie & Kent was founded in 1962 as a safari tour operator in East Africa and has expanded over the decades to include much of the world on land tours and a selection of small-ship cruise offerings — on various ships that it books into...
Pacific Northwest Cruising on American Empress in the Off-Season
Pacific Northwest Cruising on American Empress By John Roberts It’s not quite a Christmas Markets cruise in the European style, but you can enjoy a river cruise in December just ahead of the holiday season while savoring a large slice of Americana. That’s just what we...
6 Small-Ship Captains Pick Their Favorite Ports to Sail Into
6 Small-Ship Captains Pick Their Favorite Ports By Anne Kalosh. QuirkyCruise asked a handful of small-ship captains who command a range of small vessels — yachts, paddle-wheelers, tall ships — about their favorite ports to sail into. Their picks are fascinating. Here...
No Single Supplement for UnCruise in Alaska this Summer
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 —...
UnCruise Captain Dan Blanchard Picks his Favorite Juneau Restaurants
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 — Sail Croatia Offers 20% Off
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...
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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