Starlink High-Speed Wi-Fi By Anne Kalosh Updated May 30, 2023 More small cruise ships, from river vessels to yachts to expedition ships, are improving their Wi-Fi by adding SpaceX's Starlink service. Among the small ship lines implementing Starlink are SeaDream Yacht...
Silver Endeavour Antarctica Updated February 2026 By Anne Kalosh. On an Antarctica cruise aboard the sleek, new 200-passenger Silver Endeavour, the ship glided silently past towering mountains of snow between glittering icebergs. We landed in Zodiacs at remote,...
Antarctica Cruise Incidents By Anne Kalosh. The United States has joined investigations of four marine casualties involving injuries and deaths on expedition cruise ships in Antarctica this season. These occurred with Viking's 378-pax Viking Polaris, Quark...
Aman & Cruise Saudi's Super-Yacht By Anne Kalosh Aman becomes the latest hotel company to commission a super-yacht, following Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and Accor/Orient Express. The 600-foot/183-meter Aman vessel — called Project Sama for now — will have 50...
Orient Express Silenseas Super-yacht By Anne Kalosh Hospitality giant Accor is the latest hotel company to enter the cruise arena with plans for a 722-foot super-yacht, Orient Express Silenseas. The company signed a letter of intent for two vessels at Chantiers de...
Four Seasons Yachts By Anne Kalosh Four Seasons is the latest luxury hotel group to venture into cruising with the launch of Four Seasons Yachts. They'll be fabulously spacious, with just 95 suites in a 207-meter/679 foot, 33,000-gross-ton vessel. The first of three...
4 New Yacht Cruises in 2023 by Anne Kalosh We love yachts at QuirkyCruise. Here are some standout 2023 itineraries, from the Adriatic's Dalmatian Coast to the Sea of Cortez, the Caribbean and a special Belize eclipse cruise. They sail on a variety of different yacht...
Small-Ship Cruise Lines Ease COVID-19 Protocols by Anne Kalosh More and more small-ship cruise lines are easing COVID-19 protocols. Mainly, lines are eliminating pre-cruise testing where allowed by the destination and mandatory masking. Some are doing away with their...
American Queen Voyages' Ocean Victory By Anne Kalosh Update July 2024: Anne Kalosh reports on John Waggoner leading the come back of Victory Cruise Lines. Update Feb 24 2024: The three riverboats of American Queen Voyages, including the American Queen, ceased...
