91 Small Ship Cruise Line Reviews by Destination

Small Ship Cruise Line Reviews by Destination

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Africa
(including Egypt)

Deep Blue Holidays YASAWA PRINCESS (Coastal, Expeditions)
Grand Circle Cruise Line (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
St. Helena Line (Oceangoing)
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Expeditions, Rivers, Oceangoing, Sailing, Coastal)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Silhouette Cruises (Sailing)
Silversea Expeditions (Expeditions)
Swan Hellenic (Oceangoing, Rivers)
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (Rivers)
Viking River Cruises (Rivers)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Alaska

Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal)
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Alaska Marine Highway (Coastal)
Alaskan Dream Cruises (Coastal, Expeditions)
American Cruise Lines (Coastal, Rivers)
Atlas Ocean Tours (Coastal)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Marine Link Tours (Coastal)
Pacific Catalyst (Coastal)
UnCruise Adventures (Coastal, Expedition)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Antarctica
(including Falklands, South Georgia & Tierra del Fuego)

Abercrombie & Kent (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal)
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Aurora Expeditions (Expeditions)
Australis (Expeditions, Coastal)
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing)
Hurtigruten (Coastal, Expeditions)
Lindblad Expeditions  (Expeditions, Rivers)
Oceanwide Expeditions (Expeditions, Sailing)
One Ocean Expeditions (Expeditions)
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Expeditions, Rivers, Oceangoing, Sailing, Coastal)
Polar Latitudes (Expeditions)   
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Poseidon Expeditions (Expeditions)
Quark Expeditions (Expeditions)
Seabourn Expeditions (Expeditions)
Silversea Expeditions (Expeditions)
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Arctic Regions
(including Iceland & Greenland)

Abercrombie & Kent (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal)
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Aurora Expeditions (Expeditions)
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing)
Hurtigruten (Coastal, Expeditions)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Oceanwide Expeditions (Expeditions, Sailing)
One Ocean Expeditions (Expeditions)   
Polar Latitudes (Expeditions)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Poseidon Expeditions (Expeditions)
Quark Expeditions (Expeditions)
Seabourn Expeditions (Expeditions)
Silversea Expeditions (Expeditions)
Swan Hellenic (Oceangoing, Rivers)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Asia: East Asia
(including China & Japan)

Abercrombie & Kent (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Avalon Waterways (Rivers)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Expeditions, Rivers, Oceangoing, Sailing, Coastal)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Silversea Cruises (Oceangoing)
Tauck (Tour Operator)  (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (Rivers)
Vantage Deluxe World Cruises (Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Victoria Cruises (Rivers)
Viking River Cruises (Rivers)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Asia: South & Western
(including India, the Indian Ocean & the Middle East)

Abercrombie & Kent (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Deep Blue Holidays YASAWA PRINCESS (Coastal, Expeditions)
Crystal Yacht Cruises (Oceangoing, Expedition)
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
International Expeditions (Rivers, Expeditions, Coastal)
Pandaw River Cruises (Coastal, Rivers)
Silhouette Cruises (Sailing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (Rivers)
Vantage Deluxe World Cruises (Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Variety Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Asia: Southeast Asia
(including the Mekong & Irrawaddy Rivers)

AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
AmaWaterways (Rivers)
Aqua Expeditions (Rivers)
Avalon Waterways (Rivers)
Coral Expeditions (Expeditions)
CroisiEurope (Rivers)
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing)
Grand Circle Cruise Line (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Pandaw River Cruises (Coastal, Rivers)
Scenic Cruises (Rivers)
Seatrek Sailing Adventure (Sailing)
Silolona Sojourns (Sailing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Star Clippers (Sailing)
Swan Hellenic (Oceangoing, Rivers)
Tauck (Tour Operator)  (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (Rivers)
Vantage Deluxe World Cruises (Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Viking River Cruises (Rivers)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Atlantic Ocean
(including Azores & Canary Islands)

American Cruise Lines (Coastal, Rivers)
Blount Small Ship Adventures (Coastal, Rivers)
Crystal Yacht Cruises (Oceangoing, Expedition)
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Hurtigruten (Coastal, Expeditions)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Pearl Seas Cruises (Coastal, Rivers)
St. Helena Line (Oceangoing)
Sea Cloud Cruises (Sailing)
SeaDream Yacht Club (Coastal, Oceangoing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Star Clippers (Sailing)
Swan Hellenic (Oceangoing, Rivers)
Variety Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)

Australia & New Zealand

AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Aurora Expeditions (Expeditions, Coastal)
Coral Expeditions (Expeditions)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises  (Expeditions)
Murray River Cruises (Rivers)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Caribbean Islands
(including Cuba)

Abercrombie & Kent (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
American Cruise Lines (Coastal, Rivers)
Blount Small Ship Adventures (Coastal, Rivers)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
International Expeditions (Rivers, Expeditions, Coastal)
Island Windjammers (Sailing)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Pearl Seas Cruises (Coastal, Rivers)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Sea Cloud Cruises (Sailing)
SeaDream Yacht Club (Coastal, Oceangoing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Star Clippers (Sailing)
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Variety Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Victory Cruise Lines (Coastal, Oceangoing)
Windstar Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Central America
(including Mexico, Belize, Sea of Cortez & Panama Canal)

AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal)
Blount Small Ship Adventures (Coastal, Rivers)
Grand Circle Cruise Line (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
International Expeditions (Rivers, Expeditions, Coastal)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Expeditions, Rivers, Oceangoing, Sailing, Coastal)
Sea Cloud Cruises (Sailing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Tauck (Tour Operator)  (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
UnCruise Adventures (Coastal, Expeditions)
Variety Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Windstar Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Zegrahm Expeditions  (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Europe
(including Rivers & Oceangoing)

Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal)
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
AmaWaterways (Rivers)
Argyll Cruising (Coastal, Oceangoing)
A-Rosa (Rivers)
Aurora Expeditions (Expeditions, Coastal)
Avalon Waterways (Rivers)
Barge Lady Cruises (Rivers, Canals)
CroisiEurope (Rivers)
Crystal River Cruises (Rivers)
Crystal Yacht Cruises (Oceangoing, Expedition)
Emerald Waterways (Rivers)
Gota Canal Steamship Company (Rivers)
Grand Circle Cruise Line (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Hebridean Island Cruises (Coastal)
Hebrides Cruises (Coastal)
Hurtigruten (Coastal, Expeditions)
Le Boat (Rivers)
Lindblad Expeditions Expeditions, Rivers)
Magna Carta Steamship Company (Coastal, Rivers)
Majestic Line (Coastal)
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Expeditions, Rivers, Oceangoing, Sailing, Coastal)
Patricia Cruises (Coastal)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Puffer Steamboat Holidays (Coastal)
Riviera River Cruises (Rivers)
St. Hilda Sea Adventures (Coastal, Sailing)
Scenic Cruises (Rivers)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Swan Hellenic (Oceangoing, Rivers)
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Trinity Sailing (Sailing)
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (Rivers)
Vantage Deluxe World Cruises (Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Viking River Cruises (Rivers)
Windstar Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Europe: Mediterranean
(including the Greek Isles & Croatia)

AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Expeditions, Rivers, Oceangoing, Sailing, Coastal)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Sea Cloud Cruises (Sailing)
SeaDream Yacht Club (Coastal, Oceangoing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Star Clippers (Sailing)
Swan Hellenic (Oceangoing, Rivers)
Tauck (Tour Operator)  (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
Vantage Deluxe World Cruises (Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing)
Variety Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Windstar Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

North America
(including Alaska, US Rivers & Canada)

Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal)
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Alaska Marine Highway (Coastal)
Alaskan Dream Cruises (Expeditions)
American Cruise Lines (Coastal, Rivers)
American Queen Steamboat Company (Rivers)
Atlas Ocean Tours (Coastal)
Blount Small Ship Adventures (Coastal, Rivers)
French America Line (Rivers)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Croisières Jacques-Cartier (Rivers, Coastal)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Marine Link Tours (Coastal)
Ontario Waterway Cruises (Rivers)
Pearl Seas Cruises (Coastal, Rivers)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
St. Lawrence Cruise Lines (Rivers)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
UnCruise Adventures (Coastal, Expeditions)
Victory Cruise Lines (Coastal, Oceangoing)
Zegrahm Expeditions (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

Pacific Ocean Islands
(including French Polynesia, Fiji & Hawaiian islands)

Blue Lagoon Cruises (Coastal)
Captain Cook Cruises (Coastal)
Coral Expeditions (Expeditions)
C.P.T.M. & the Arunai 5 (Oceangoing)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Haumana Cruises (Coastal)   New!
Paul Gauguin Cruises (Oceangoing)
Pitcairn Island’s Claymore II (Coastal, Oceangoing)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing)
UnCruise Adventures (Coastal, Expeditions)
Windstar Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing)

South America
(including Galapagos, Amazon & Tierra del Fuego)

Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal)
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal)
Aqua Expeditions (Rivers)
Aurora Expeditions (Expeditions, Coastal)
Australis (Expeditions, Coastal)
Avalon Waterways (Rivers)
Celebrity Cruises Xpedition (Expeditions)
Delfin Amazon Cruises (Rivers)
Ecoventura (Expedition, Coastal)
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing)
GreenTracks (River, Expeditions)
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions)
Hurtigruten (Coastal, Expeditions)
International Expeditions (Rivers, Expeditions, Coastal)
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers)
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Expeditions, Rivers, Oceangoing, Sailing, Coastal)
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)
Silversea Expeditions (Oceangoing, Expeditions)
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers)
UnCruise Adventures (Coastal, Expeditions)
Zegrahm Expeditions  (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing)

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