Sea Cloud Cruises Sails Into the U.S. Market By Anne Kalosh Sea Cloud Cruises, which operates three majestic and authentic windjammers that are hand-sailed, opened a U.S. office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This means the Hamburg, Germany-based company is reaching out...
Vantage Customers May Get Travel Credit By Anne Kalosh Aug 29 UPDATE by Anne Kalosh: "New Vantage Explorations to offer 'Vantage-style' travel." Pacific Travel Partners, a subsidiary of Australia's Aurora Expeditions, acquired the assets — essentially, the customer...
IGTOA Calls to Limit Galápagos Land Tourism By Anne Kalosh Often cruise ships get a bad rap for contributing to overtourism. The Galápagos are a case where small ships, their numbers capped, are a model for regulated travel to a sensitive area, and it's land tourism...
Zero CO2 Emissions Newbuild Designs By Anne Kalosh Ponant unfurled two sail-powered cruise ship designs aimed at achieving zero greenhouse gas equivalent emissions. In doing so, the French small-ship line that got its start with the Ponant sailing yacht returns to its...
American Queen Voyages Shut Down Operations Update Feb 24, 2024: The three riverboats of American Queen Voyages, including the American Queen, ceased operations earlier this week as will the company's pair of coastal ships. The bottom line is that the line never...
Winter Cruising in Canada By Anne Kalosh Travelers on small-ship line Ponant will become the first to cruise Canada in winter when Le Commandant Charcot braves the snow and ice to offer a pioneering adventure. Icebreakers crunch open a path for cargo ships on the...
Embattled Vantage Deluxe World Travel By Anne Kalosh UPDATE Aug 21, 2023 https://quirkycruise.com/vantage-customers/ UPDATE June 30, 2023 — Vantage Travel Files for Chapter 11 Founded in 1983, Vantage Deluxe World Travel has owned and operated a small fleet of...
Four New Small Ships By Anne Kalosh There are more choices for quirky-cruise fans with four new small ships delivered during April alone. Each carries fewer than 200 passengers. They are: Ocean Albatros for Albatros Expeditions SH Diana for Swan Hellenic Scenic...
How UnCruise Adventures Survived By Anne Kalosh The privately held, small-ship UnCruise Adventures said it quickly returned to profitability after the pandemic shutdown while many lines are still dealing with massive losses and crushing debt. This should give UnCruise...
