Pearl Mist Great Lakes Cruise Review By Cele and Lynn Seldon @SeldonInk Updated January 2026 Living in South Carolina’s Lowcountry is generally idyllic, except for about eight weeks in the…
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…roll. * Photo: Seldon Ink The line even offered an impressive traditional all-you-can-eat lobster and clam bake (with all the fixins!) for all passengers while docked in Newport. The Seldons…
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Our Romantic Windstar Cruise By Cele and Lynn Seldon Thirty years of marriage is quite the milestone. Fortunately, it’s been more joy than work and something we wanted to celebrate…
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Alaska Expedition Style By Cele & Lynn Seldon. Updated February 2026 NOTE: Alaskan Dream Cruises ceased operations in early 2026. Their website briefly shared the news, HERE. And there are…
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Photo-Feature by Cele & Lynn Seldon. There may be no better way to immerse oneself in the enigmatic culture and people of Cuba than on small ship Cuba cruises with…
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…now, at least for the short term, there is the added appeal of sticking a little closer to home. Cele & Lynn Seldon of Seldon Ink. 2. Iceland. We traveled…
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…Profitability After the Pandemic. by Anne Kalosh RELATED: An Alaskan Dream Cruises Expedition. by Lynn & Cele Seldon RELATED: Cruising Alaska with UnCruise Adventures. By Judi Cohen The Small-Ship Cruise…
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National Geographic Quest By Lynn & Cele Seldon. With the addition of the National Geographic Quest last summer, Lindblad Expeditions welcomed a host of firsts for the line and for…
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…Seldon Ink. No Single Supplement The Great Lakes Great Lakes Discovery Cruise in 2018. Cruise: 9 nights between Toronto and Chicago. Deal: No single supplement on the June 3,…
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…large granite boulders that create caves, grottos and tidal pools. Colors of the rainbow at The Baths on Virgin Gorda, BVI. * Photo: Seldon Ink Sea Cloud Spirit Caveats; The…
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…Michigan. * Photo: Seldon Ink RELATED: Reporter Anne Kalosh writes about John Waggoner being the latest comeback story in the small-ship cruising world. Stay tuned for more details about Victory…
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…place, memory, and pure cinematic magic. The front porch at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan. * Photo: Seldon Ink It was here James and I nibbled on a square…
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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...
