91 Small Ship Cruise Line Reviews A To Z

91 Small Ship Cruise Line Reviews A to Z

We’re the only travel site out there that covers so many small-ship cruise lines in reviews, feature articles and photos — we’re up to 91 small-ship cruise lines and counting. QuirkyCruise.com offers original, quality writing from top travel writers about this wonderful corner of the travel world. Go ahead, have a look around! And if you’ve been on a small-ship cruise lately, we’d love to hear about it in our Reader Reviews section!

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Here’s the list of our 91 small-ship cruise line reviews.

A
Abercrombie & Kent (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing) — Antarctica, Arctic, Cuba, Egypt, East Asia
Adventure Canada (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Coastal) — Arctic, Antarctica, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Galapagos, Costa Rica, Panama and more
AdventureSmith Explorations (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers, Sailing, Coastal) — Antarctica, Arctic, Galapagos, Alaska, Mediterranean, Amazon, Southeast Asia, Costal Rica, Australia, New Zealand and more
Alaska Marine Highway (Coastal) — Alaska
Alaskan Dream Cruises (Expeditions) — Southeast Alaska
AmaWaterways (Rivers) — Europe, Southeast Asia, Southern Africa
American Cruise Lines (Coastal, Rivers) — US, Canada
American Queen Steamboat Company (Rivers) — US
Aqua Expeditions (Rivers) — Amazon, Southeast Asia
Argyll Cruising (Coastal, Oceangoing) — Scotland
A-Rosa (Rivers) — Europe
Atlas Ocean Tours (Coastal) — British Columbia
Aurora Expeditions (Expedition, Coastal) — Antarctica, Arctic, Galapagos, Scotland, Australia
Australis (Expedition) — South America, Antarctica
Avalon Waterways (Rivers) — Amazon, Galapagos, Europe, Egypt, Southeast Asia, China

Barge Lady Cruises (Rivers, Canals) — Europe
Blount Small Ship Adventures (Coastal, Rivers, Canals) — US, Canada, Belize, Cuba (pending)
Blue Lagoon Cruises (Coastal) — South Pacific

C
Captain Cook Cruises (Coastal) — Fiji
Celebrity Cruises Xpedition (Expeditions) — Galapagos
Coral Expeditions (Expeditions) — Australia, NZ, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific
Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime (C.P.T.M.) & the the Aranui 5 (Oceangoing) — French Polynesia
CroisiEurope (Rivers) — Europe, SE Asia
Croisières M/S Jacques-Cartier (Rivers, Coastal) — Eastern Canada
Crystal River Cruises (Rivers) — Europe
Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises (Oceangoing, Expedition) — Europe, Mid East, Indian Ocean (Seychelles)

D
Deep Blue Holidays YASAWA PRINCESS (Coastal, Expedition) — Indian Ocean (Maldives)
Delfin Amazon Cruises (Rivers) — South America, Peru, Amazon River

E
Ecoventura (Expedition, Coastal) — Galapagos
Emerald Waterways (Rivers) — Europe

F
French America Line (Rivers) — US

G
G Adventures (Expeditions, Rivers, Sailing) — Galapagos, Amazon, Arctic, Antarctica, Mediterranean, India, Southeast Asia
Gota Canal Steamship Company (Rivers) — Sweden
Grand Circle Cruise Line (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers) — Europe, Panama, Myanmar
GreenTracks (River, Expeditions) — Amazon, Galapagos

H
Hapag-Lloyd Expeditions Cruises (Expeditions) — Worldwide
Haumana Cruises (Coastal) — South Pacific
Hebridean Island Cruises (Coastal) — Scotland’s Isles, Northern Ireland, Norway
Hebrides Cruises (Coastal)
Hurtigruten (Coastal, Expeditions) — Norway, Northern Europe, Arctic, Antarctica, South America

I
International Expeditions (Rivers, Expeditions, Coastal) — India, Papua New Guinea, South America, Cuba
Island Windjammers (Sailing) — Caribbean

L
Le Boat (Rivers) — Europe
Lindblad Expeditions (Expeditions, Rivers) — Worldwide

M
Magna Carta Steamship Company (Coastal, Rivers) — Scotland
Majestic Line (Coastal) — Scotland
Marine Link Tours (Coastal) — British Columbia
Murray River Cruises (River) — Australia

O
Oceanwide Expeditions (Expeditions, Sailing) — Arctic, Antarctica
One Ocean Expeditions (Expeditions) — Arctic, Antarctica
Ontario Waterway Cruises (Rivers, Canals) — Ontario
Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) (Rivers, Expeditions, Sailing, Coastal) — Antarctica, Egypt, Galapagos, Mediterranean

P
Pacific Catalyst (Coastal) — Alaska, Baja California, San Juan Islands
Pandaw River Cruises (Coastal, Rivers) — Southeast Asia, India
Patricia Cruises (Coastal) — England, Channel Islands
Paul Gauguin Cruises (Coastal, Oceangoing) — South Pacific
Pearl Seas Cruises (Coastal, Rivers) — US, Canada, Cuba
Pitcairn Island’s Claymore II (Coastal, Oceangoing) — South Pacific
Polar Latitudes (Expeditions ) — Antarctica
Ponant (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Sailing) — Worldwide
Poseidon Expeditions (Expeditions) — Arctic, Antarctica
Puffer Steamboat Holidays (Coastal) — Scotland

Q
Quark Expeditions (Expeditions) — Arctic, Antarctica

R
Riviera River Cruises (Rivers) — Europe

S
St. Helena Line (Oceangoing) — South Africa, South Atlantic islands: St. Helena & Ascension
St. Hilda Sea Adventures (Coastal, Sailing) — Scotland
St. Lawrence Cruise Lines (Rivers, Canals) — Ontario, Quebec
Scenic (Rivers) — Europe, Russia, Southeast Asia
Sea Cloud Cruises (Sailing) — Caribbean, including Cuba, Central America, Mediterranean, Transatlantic
Seabourn Expeditions (Expeditions) —Arctic, Antarctica
SeaDream Yacht Club (Coastal, Oceangoing) — Caribbean, Mediterranean, Transatlantic
Seatrek Sailing Adventure (Sailing) — Indonesia
Silhouette Cruises (Sailing) — Indian Ocean (Maldives)
Silolona Sojourns (Sailing) — Indonesia, Southeast Asia
Silversea Cruises (Oceangoing) — Worldwide
Silversea Expeditions (Expeditions) — Arctic, Antarctica, Galapagos
Star Clippers (Sailing) — Caribbean, Mediterranean, Transatlantic, occasionally Asia & South Pacific
*Swan Hellenic (Oceangoing, Rivers) — Worldwide *Ceased operations January 4, 2017 **To be revived ?

T
Tauck (Tour Operator) (Expeditions, Oceangoing, Rivers) — Worldwide
Trinity Sailing (Sailing) — England, Scotland

U
UnCruise Adventures (Coastal, Expeditions) — Alaska, Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, Hawaii, Mexico, Central America
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (Rivers) — Europe, Egypt, India, Southeast Asia, China

V
Vantage World Travel (Oceangoing, Rivers, Barging, Sailing) — Worldwide
Variety Cruises (Oceangoing, Sailing) — Mediterranean, Atlantic Isles, Caribbean, Central America, Seychelles
Victoria Cruises (Rivers) — China
Victory Cruise Lines (Coastal, Oceangoing) — North America, Caribbean
Viking River Cruises (Rivers) — Europe, Russia, Egypt, Southeast Asia, China