5 Reasons Small Ships are Better than Big Ships

5 Reasons Small Ships are Better than Big Ships

Why Small Ships are Better than Big Ships

by Heidi Sarna.

We’re biased here at QuirkyCruise.com. We have a passion for small-ship cruising and that’s why Ted and I hatched the site, to sing the praises of small-scale, intimate travel. No two ways about it, we just like it better and here’s why:

#1 — You’ll never have to take a number…

and wait (sometimes for hours) to get off the ship in port or at the end of the cruise. You’ll be delighted that embarking and disembarking takes just minutes.

Brahmaputra River

The Mahabaahu’s bamboo gangway. * Photo: Heidi Sarna

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#2 — You won’t need a GPS,

… compass, map or deck plan to find your cabin, the dining room, the bar or the outside decks. You’ll easily move around as though you’re a board a friend’s private yacht.

DELFIN I - Delfin Amazon Cruises

DELFIN I – top deck lounge. Delphin Amazon Cruises

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#3 — You won’t be pressured to buy extras …

like branded coffees and ice-creams, weird cellulite-reducing treatments, bingo cards, photos with pirates or drinks packages. You’ll be able to focus on the destination.

Rhine River Family Cruises

It’s a castle fest on the middle Rhine. * Photo: Heidi Sarna

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#4 — You won’t feel lost in the crowd…

you’ll feel part of an intimate community, where it’s easy to get to know the other passengers and the crew.

Quirky Island Windjammers Theme Cruises

Hanging out on deck is the thing to do; with a glass of rum in hand, all the better! * Photo: Island Windjammers

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#5 — You won’t look around when you arrive in a new port and feel a bit embarrassed…

that your ship is literally overwhelming the entire place. You’ll feel like you and your ship belong there.

Tauck Riverboats Get Larger Rooms

Tauck’s Treasures sails itineraries including Amsterdam-Budapest. * Photo: Tauck

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Ted & Heidi are long-time travel writers with a penchant for small ship cruising. Between them they've traveled all over the world aboard hundreds and hundreds of small cruise ships of all kinds, from river boats to expedition vessels and sailing ships.

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