News & Cruise Reviews
Here we share the latest small-ship cruise news and first-person cruise reviews and round-ups from our team of globetrotting writers. If you've got a penchant for small-scale travel aboard boats, yachts, tall ships and mini cruisers, then enjoy the ride through our sea of stories about small-ship cruising.
A Reader Review Of Pearl Sea Cruises (REVIEW 2026) On A Great Lakes & Georgian Bay Cruise
Reader Review Of Pearl Sea Cruises Name Marjorie Armbrust from the US. Cruise Line Pearl Seas...
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Ted Scull: A Tribute to A Dear Friend & QuirkyCruise Partner
Caption above: Ted and a friend with the Nantucket steamer in the background. (I'll add more...
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Peter Greenberg’s “Hidden” Travel Series for PBS Features French Polynesia & Paul Gauguin Cruises
Caption: Anne Kalosh and Peter Knego attend “Hidden Tahiti” Peter Greenberg’s “Hidden Tahiti”...
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Cruising The Capital Cities Of The Danube On Uniworld’s Newest Ship (2026 REVIEW)
Cruising The Danube On Uniworld’s Newest Ship By Sue Bryant In the space of a week, I’ve come...
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This French Barge Is Different (2026 REVIEW) — Choose The Savoir Vivre On The Burgundy Canal For The Cycling & Dinners Ashore
Savoir Vivre Barge Cruise By Heidi Sarna Pedaling along sun-dappled tow paths, with light...
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SeaTrek Indonesia Sailing Cruise (2026 REVIEW): Snorkeling Adventures With The Ombak Putih As Home Base
SeaTrek Indonesia Sailing Cruise By Alison Abbott See Indonesia through Indonesian eyes. I kept...
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Le Boat French Canal Cruise Review (2026 READER REVIEW): A Traveler Shares Their Disappointing Experience
Le Boat French Canal Cruise Review Reviewer Terry R from the US. Cruise Line Le Boat. Ship Canal...
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Lucy Mary Scottish Cruise Review (2026 READER REVIEW): A Traveler Loved His Small-Ship Hebrides Cruises Sailing
Lucy Mary Scottish Cruise Review Reviewer Frank Daviess from the US. Cruise Line Hebrides Cruises....
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Holland & Belgium Riverside Cruise Aboard the 110-Passenger Debussy (2026 REVIEW): Luxuriating Through The Tulips
Caption (above): The handsome Riverside Debussy berthed at the charming Dutch town of Maastricht....
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How To Choose A Europe River Cruise — Cruise Expert Sue Bryant Compares 19 Top Lines (2026)
How To Choose A Europe River Cruise By Sue Bryant Medieval castles on the Rhine or Baroque palaces...
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Cruising German, Dutch & Belgian Waterways Aboard Viva Enjoy (2026 REVIEW): Roundtrip From Düsseldorf On The Rhine & Scheldt Rivers
Above Photo: The author and the Atomium, one of the many attractions seen on the “Diamond Route”...
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Winter Cruising On The Lower Mississippi With American Cruise Lines (2026 REVIEW): Cruise Expert Peter Knego Shares The Details
Photo above: Sunset over the American Serenade at Natchez. * Photo: Peter Knego Winter Cruising On...
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Chesapeake Bay Cruise With American Cruise Lines (2026 REVIEW): Perfect for History Buffs & Crab Fans
Chesapeake Bay Cruise With American By Heidi Sarna We boarded the bus like any other tour, but...
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Australia’s Kimberley Coast On A Seabourn Cruise (2026 REVIEW): A Wild Reunion With My Oldest Friend
A Kimberley Coast Cruise With Seabourn By Sue Bryant Overview Here's a quick look at why you...
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Off-Season Winter Rhine River Cruise With AmaWaterways (2026) — This One With A Beer Theme, Cheers!
Offseason Winter Rhine River Cruise By John Roberts River cruise voyages in Europe are delightful....
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Greek Isles Yacht Cruise Review (2026): The 10-pax Gemaya In The Saronic Islands
Greek Isles Yacht Cruise Review By Stephanie Sack A fathomless expanse of diamond-dotted obsidian...
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Complete Mississippi River Cruise (2026): A Review Of 21 Nights Aboard American Serenade
Cruising The Complete Mississippi River By Lynn & Cele Seldon It takes three weeks to cruise the...
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Atlas Antarctica Cruise Review (2026): At Last, On A Real Expedition Ship, the World Navigator
Atlas Antarctica Cruise Review (2026) By Peter Knego Caption (for above): The author getting...
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Uncommon Journeys In New York & Canada (Review 2026): A Quirky Tour Combines Train Travel & 4 Nights on Canadian Empress
Uncommon Journeys In New York & Canada By Rail & River Boat By Peter Knego Uncommon Journeys, also...
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Canadian Empress 1000 Islands Cruise (REVIEW 2026) — 4 Nights In Fall On A Wonderfully Quirky Vintage Ship
Canadian Empress 1000 Islands Cruise Review By Heidi Sarna One chilly afternoon, after spending...
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HEIDI SARNA
I'm up to 78 countries and 110+ cruises worldwide, and it's the small ship journeys that I love writing about most. And so QuirkyCruise.com was born, an excellent research tool for planning your own unforgettable small ship trip.
THEODORE W. SCULLI have traveled between all continents by sea and cruised along three dozen rivers. Ships and travel are in my blood, and so is writing. My journeys have translated into many books and many hundreds of articles.
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