Island Windjammers Vela Review Reviewer Sarretta McCaslin from USA. Cruise Line Island Windjammers. Ship The 26-passenger Vela. Destination French West Indies & Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. # of Nights…
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Island Windjammers Lyra Review Reviewer Toni Coleman from the US. Cruise Line Island Windjammers. Ship The 8-passenger Lyra. Destination Greek Isles. # of Nights 10. Departure Port Piraeus, Greece. Date…
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SAGITTA in the Caribbean Reviewer Wendy from the USA Cruise Line Island Windjammers Ship Sagitta Destination Caribbean # of Nights 6 Departure Date & Ports August 2017, from Marigot Bay,…
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Reviewer David Harrell from the USA Cruise Line Island Windjammers Ship Vela Destination Caribbean # of Nights 6 Departure Date & Ports September 2017, from Grenada to the Windward Islands…
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Reviewer Katie Lobe from Canada Cruise Line Island Windjammers Ship Vela Destination Caribbean # of Nights 6 Departure Date & Ports January 2018 from Marigot Bay, St. Lucia, to St…
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Vela in the Caribbean Reviewed by Tim B. REVIEWER Tim B. from the USA. CRUISE LINE Island Windjammers. SHIP Vela. DESTINATION The Caribbean from St. Lucia to Grenada. # OF…
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Reviewer Shelly Davis from the USA Cruise Line Island Windjammers Ship Sagitta Destination Caribbean: St. Kitts, Nevis, Guadeloupe, Antigua, and Montserrat # of Nights 6 Departure Date & Port of…
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Reviewer: Adrea Tidwell from the USA. Cruise Line: Island Windjammers. Ship: Diamant. Destination: Caribbean. # of Nights: 6. Departure Date & Ports: May, 2017, round-trip from Port Louis, Grenada to…
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SAGITTA in the Caribbean REVIEWER Philip from the New Zealand. CRUISE LINE Island Windjammers. SHIP Sagitta. DESTINATION French West Indies. # OF NIGHTS 12. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS November 2018,…
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Grand Mariner in Rhode Island REVIEWER Lynn Marshall from the USA. CRUISE LINE Blount Small Ship Adventures. SHIP Grand Mariner. DESTINATION Warren, Newport, Block Island and Bristol, Rhode Island. #…
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…River Chanson in SOUTHERN FRANCE Dave & Pat from the USA Island Windjammers Ship: Diamant in the CARIBBEAN (Grenadines) Adrea Tidwell from the USA Ship: Sagitta in the CARIBBEAN (French…
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…Island but it was New Bedford that we embarked. The ship never made it to 3 of 7 ports advertised. We missed Providence, Nantucket and Block Island. Martha’s Vineyard was…
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…also in order to get great island views, swim, SUP, kayak, and do a bit of walking. Hiking around the Raja Ampat islands (the author and her husband). * Photo:…
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…ship that took us to wonderful islands in the Andaman Sea off Thailand (and one island in Malaysia). Every night the sails were raised in a ceremony and the winds…
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Galapagos (Lindblad Expeditions) REVIEWER Purandar Rao from Singapore. CRUISE LINE Lindblad Expeditions. SHIP National Geographic Endeavour II. DESTINATION Galapagos Islands. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS June 2018,…
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…Review: A great week cruising around islands we wouldn’t have thought of visiting. Wind Surf is one of three Windstar sailing yachts. While the other two vessels (Wind Star and…
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…farm, and a sunset swim and cocktails at Three Peach Island. (There seemed to be no end to the talents of our crew. While we swam they set up a…
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The Seychelles with Variety Cruises. REVIEWER Donald Robertson from the UK. CRUISE LINE Variety Cruises. SHIP Pegasos. DESTINATION Seychelles Islands. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS December 2018,…
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…Our visits to historic sites like Port Lockroy (which still functions as a post office), Deception Island, etc., made the journey most interesting. I wish we could have gone deep…
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Quasar Evolution Galapagos Cruise Reviewer Holly Quinn from USA. Cruise Line Quasar. Ship 32-passenger Evolution. Destination Galapagos. # of Nights 7. Departure Port Baltra Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Date of Cruise…
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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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Offseason Winter Rhine River Cruise By John Roberts River cruise voyages in Europe are delightful. In spring and summer, the flowers are blooming, and the vines terracing hillsides are heavy with grapes that will produce world-renowned wines. It’s these types of...
Greek Isles Yacht Cruise Review By Stephanie Sack A fathomless expanse of diamond-dotted obsidian sky. Spectral tall ships gliding along the horizon. The effervescent substrate of the ageless Aegean Sea. “This,” I thought to myself as I lingered at midnight on the...
Cruising The Complete Mississippi River By Lynn & Cele Seldon It takes three weeks to cruise the entire Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and this epic journey has always been on Lynn’s river cruise bucket list. So, when the...
Atlas Antarctica Cruise Review (2026) By Peter Knego Caption (for above): The author getting photobombed by indifferent gentoo penguins at Barrientos Island. * Photo: Mike Masino In 2007, I cruised Antarctica with the often lamented Voyages of Discovery, a U.K.-based...
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...
