7 Reasons Why Small Ship Cruising is Awesome
by Heidi Sarna & Ted Scull.
See for yourself why small-ship cruises are the only way to go.
Small-ship cruises squeeze through narrow locks. The Gota Canal Steamship Company’s Juno on Sweden’s picturesque Gota Canal.
The 1874-built Juno passes through 66 locks between Gothenberg and Stockholm, Sweden. * Photo: Heidi Sarna
Small ships carry aboard even smaller vessels for sightseeing. Un-Cruise Adventures takes passengers within feet of icebergs and glaciers.
Alaskan ice by skiff. * Photo: Un-Cruise Adventures
Small-ship cruises invite you to climb the masts (if they have them!). Harness up and scramble to the crow’s nest look-out aboard Star Clippers 3 clipper ships.
You can climb the masts on Star Clippers cruise. * Photo: Heidi Sarna
Small-ship cruises put you in close contact with the local population. Coral Expeditions travels to Papua New Guinea.
Coral Discoverer off Manum Island, Papua New Guinea. * Photo: Coral Expeditions
Small-ship cruises often carry kayaks on board. Paddle your way around the nooks and crannies of Alaska’s Inside Passage with Alaska Dream Cruises.
Alaskan Dream, a catamaran. * Photo: Alaska Dream Cruises.
Small-ship cruises invite you to get your hands (and feet) dirty. Here passengers walk down the banks of the Mekong River in Cambodia to board a Pandaw river boat.
Adventure is in store for Pandaw passengers. * Photo: Heidi Sarna
Small ships are often historical. Silolona Sojourns’ stunning Sidatu Bua is a replica of a classic wooden Indonesian Phinisi from centuries ago.
The Sidatu Bua is a masterpiece like her sister. * Photo: Silolona Sojourns
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HEIDI SARNA
