…Freeman A cheese course of course. * Photo: Dana Freeman Ahhh dessert — caramelized chocolate mousse with pistachios and raspberries! * Photo: Dana Freeman Lemon tart anyone? * Photo: Dana…
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…Lucia. * Photo: Dana Freeman However, other ports like Antigua required Windstar to administer an additional antigen test on board before we arrived. COVID Antigen Testing. * Photo: Dana Freeman…
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…and main bar. Origin’s dining room, on the Main Deck. * Photo: Dana Freeman The ship’s main gathering place is the lounge. * Photo: Dana Freeman Additionally, there are front…
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…of France and Italy than on a super-yacht!” Writer Dana Freeman on board Emerald Azzurra. * Photo: Dana Freeman Quirky Cruises for Dana in 2023 “In 2023, I’m looking forward…
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…* Photo: Dana Freeman FOLLOW: Follow Dana on Instagram. Chrissy Colon’s Small-ship Cruise Luggage Tips Favorite Luggage: Travelpro Maxlite 5 International Carry-on Expandable Spinner My Travelpro Maxlite is super lightweight…
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Venice & its Lagoon. By Dana Rebmann. We just kept thinking, please don’t rain. The sky was growling and ominous, growing darker and darker by the minute as we waited…
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…George in 2024 and is now owned and operated by Mairi and Emile. 6 passengers Upper Loire Valley, Burgundy For writer Dana Freeman‘s second barge cruise (the first took her…
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…Dana Freeman Reviews her Caribbean Cruise on Windstar’s Star Breeze. RELATED: A review of Windstar in the Sea of Cortez from Elysa Leonard. RELATED: Circumnavigating Iceland on Windstar’s Star Pride;…
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…excursions offered. UPDATE: The Windstar Star Breeze, Pride and Legend Get Stretched and Transformed. RELATED: Writer Dana Freeman reviews the newly revitalized Star Breeze. RELATED: The Seldons review Windstar’s recently…
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…Dana Freeman reviews a cruise on the newly stretched Star Legend. RELATED: Anne Kalosh share details on Windstar’s stretched ships. While the interior will be vastly changed from what I…
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…on the Newly Stretched Star Breeze. by Dana Freeman. UnCruise Ironman Alaska Adventure Other small ship cruise news includes the Ironman triathlon going to Alaska for the first time in…
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…RELATED: Dana Freeman reviews the newly re-imagined Star Breeze. The lovely pool deck of the Star Class trio, including Star Breeze. * Photo: Windstar Both Windstar ships offer the super…
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…to QuirkyCruise!), Dana Freeman, Mr Scott Eddy, Ask Chef Dennis, Dave Monk aka Shipmonk, Emma of Emma Cruises and many others. Definitely check out the books and new podcast by…
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…certainly helped to set the mood. RELATED: Anne Kalosh reports how the Windstar trio would be stretched. RELATED: Dana Freeman reviews her Star Breeze cruise in the Caribbean. Sailing Companions…
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By Ted Scull. George Freeman Coughlin has been sailing as a small ship cruise captain for many years, working for Coastwise Cruise Line, Exploration Cruise Lines, Clipper Cruise Line, Cruise…
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…declared a national monument. * Photo: Vlado Zg_Pixabay Related: Small Ship Cruising in Venice & its Lagoons. by Dana Rebmann. Cruise Restarts Cruise ships are sailing again, from Tahiti to…
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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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Uncommon Journeys In New York & Canada By Rail & River Boat By Peter Knego Uncommon Journeys, also known as Train Holidays, has been offering curated cruise tours for decades, often combining the best elements of land, sea and rail to provide a unique...
Canadian Empress 1000 Islands Cruise Review By Heidi Sarna One chilly afternoon, after spending some time alone up on the Sun Deck admiring the scenery of the 1000 Islands, I paused and peered through the lounge’s etched glass doors. I could see (and hear!) that just...
Costa Rica UnCruise Adventures By Heidi Sarna I had a chat with Captain Dan Blanchard, Owner & CEO of UnCruise, to ask him all about his upcoming new 7-night Costa Rica itineraries. Dan loves getting his feet wet (and ours!) in some of the most beautiful natural...
Viking & American Cruise Lines Mississippi Comparison By Aaron Saunders River cruises span nearly every corner of the globe. While the term often conjures images of European castles and storied capitals, North American travelers have an equally compelling option...
Viking Christmas Markets Cruise By Donna Heiderstadt I’m a big fan of the European capitals located along the Danube River — notably Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; and Bratislava, Slovakia — and I’ve visited them several times, always in spring or fall when...
America Cruise Lines Alaska Review By Tracey Teo A black bear at Alaska’s Tongass National Forest perched statue-like on a boulder overlooking Anan Creek, and I watched curiously through my binoculars to see what he would do next. I didn’t have to wait long. Suddenly,...
Antarctica Cruise Tips By John Roberts Today, there are more cruise lines and more ships offering exciting expeditions to Antarctica than ever. I’m talking about getting down to the peninsula and to the Antarctic continent for actual landings and other adventurous...
New Atlas Ocean Voyages Ship By Charles Kipps Given its reputation for polar expedition cruising, it seemed fitting that on the day Atlas Ocean Voyages chose to make a major announcement in New York City the temperature would be 13 degrees with a wind chill of seven....
New River Cruise Ships for 2026 & 2027 By Anne Kalosh River cruises are booming, and for good reason. They offer everything we at QuirkyCruise love about small-ship travel. They take you to the heart of destinations — European capitals or major wine regions, tiny...
Douro River Cruise Review By Heidi Sarna Joyfully wandering around hilly Porto, a colorful old city built on the steep banks of Portugal's Douro River where it meets the Atlantic Ocean, after flowing some 500 miles from north-central Spain, I was smitten by this...
Wilderness Legacy Cruise Ship Review By Peter Knego (Photo Above: The handsome Wilderness Legacy, shown at anchor near Le Conte Glacier, was built in 1984 as a replica Chesapeake Bay coastal steamer. * Credit: Peter Knego) After no less than a dozen Alaska cruises on...
