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...
C’est La Vie Barge Cruise Review By Molly Hottinger, with images and videos by Len Kaufman From the moment I stepped aboard the C’est La Vie for a 6-night journey on the tranquil banks of the Marne River and the Canal Latéral à la Marne, I knew the Champagne region...
Tauck Rhine River Cruise Review — Beyond the Ordinary By John and Sandra Nowlan (Photo above: John & Sandra at the top of Heidelberg Castle.) Our late fall river cruise with Tauck was called Rhine Enchantment, but the enchantment extended well beyond the seven...
Bella Desgagnés Cargo Passenger Cruise By Aimée Laberge Natashquan, Harrington Harbour, Tête-à -la-Baleine, La Tabatière, Saint-Augustin, Blanc-Sablon… Why on earth would you head out on a supply ship to isolated villages on the Gulf of St. Lawrence’s northernmost...
The Traveling Professor By Heidi Sarna I recently had a chat with Steve Solosky of The Traveling Professor. We found each other online a few years back and bonded over our shared passion for small-scale travel and quirky cruises. If you’re not familiar with The...
Sukapha Brahmaputra River Cruise Review By Anita Nirody When I, along with my husband and a few friends, boarded the Sukapha in late November, we did not know quite what to expect. Some of us have done small boat cruises in other parts of the world (including Egypt,...
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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...
C’est La Vie Barge Cruise Review By Molly Hottinger, with images and videos by Len Kaufman From the moment I stepped aboard the C’est La Vie for a 6-night journey on the tranquil banks of the Marne River and the Canal Latéral à la Marne, I knew the Champagne region...
Tauck Rhine River Cruise Review — Beyond the Ordinary By John and Sandra Nowlan (Photo above: John & Sandra at the top of Heidelberg Castle.) Our late fall river cruise with Tauck was called Rhine Enchantment, but the enchantment extended well beyond the seven...
Bella Desgagnés Cargo Passenger Cruise By Aimée Laberge Natashquan, Harrington Harbour, Tête-à -la-Baleine, La Tabatière, Saint-Augustin, Blanc-Sablon… Why on earth would you head out on a supply ship to isolated villages on the Gulf of St. Lawrence’s northernmost...
The Traveling Professor By Heidi Sarna I recently had a chat with Steve Solosky of The Traveling Professor. We found each other online a few years back and bonded over our shared passion for small-scale travel and quirky cruises. If you’re not familiar with The...
Sukapha Brahmaputra River Cruise Review By Anita Nirody When I, along with my husband and a few friends, boarded the Sukapha in late November, we did not know quite what to expect. Some of us have done small boat cruises in other parts of the world (including Egypt,...
Marne Canal Barge Cruise Review By Kathryn Harrison Sunday – Arrival in the Rain The rain began somewhere past Paris and kept us company all the way east. In the back of a comfortable van, we made gentle small talk with our future shipmates — two friends from...
