Anne Kalosh

Anne Kalosh has written about cruises for decades and her favorites involve small ships. She is the editor of Seatrade-Cruise.com and senior associate editor of Seatrade Cruise Review.
Mississippi Music Cities Cruise Review (2026): American Splendor from Memphis to Nashville With American Cruise Lines

Mississippi Music Cities Cruise Review (2026): American Splendor from Memphis to Nashville With American Cruise Lines

Mississippi River Music Cities Cruise Review By Jackie Sheckler Finch Updated April 2026 From the birthplace of the blues and rock ‘n’ roll in Memphis to the home of country music in Nashville, my 7-night cruise aboard the 180-passenger American Splendor was a musical...

European Waterways Canal du Midi Barge Cruise Aboard Enchanté: A Review

European Waterways Canal du Midi Barge Cruise Aboard Enchanté: A Review

Canal du Midi Barge Cruise Review By Donna Heiderstadt The first time my friend Suzanne and I found ourselves about to board a seriously small boat for a week-long cruise with a handful of total strangers was in September 1997 in Turkey. As we thought back to that...

Cruising India’s Hooghly River Aboard Raj Mahal (2026) — An Expert Review of a Fascinating Quirky Cruise

Cruising India’s Hooghly River Aboard Raj Mahal (2026) — An Expert Review of a Fascinating Quirky Cruise

Hooghly River Cruise Review By Heidi Sarna Updated March 2026 India is one of the world’s most absorbing travel destinations, yet it can also be challenging and overwhelming to navigate independently. A luxury India river cruise smooths out some of the rough edges...

Magna Carta Thames River Cruise Review (2025) — 6 Nights Of History & Charm

Magna Carta Thames River Cruise Review (2025) — 6 Nights Of History & Charm

Magna Carta Thames River Cruise Review By Heidi Sarna Walking off the 8-passenger hotel barge Magna Carta, from its Thames River mooring at the edge of lush woodlands that envelop the Cliveden House estate in the Berkshire hills, we set off on a short uphill trek...

AmaMagna Danube River Cruise Review — Exploring The Mighty River’s Southern End

AmaMagna Danube River Cruise Review — Exploring The Mighty River’s Southern End

AmaMagna Danube River Cruise Review By Jane Iyer What could be more pleasurable than spending a glorious evening gazing out at Budapest’s stately buildings lining the banks of the Danube — with a glass of wine in hand? This was indeed the perfect start to our seven...

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Magna Carta Barge — READER REVIEW of a Thames River Cruise

Magna Carta Barge — READER REVIEW of a Thames River Cruise

Magna Carta Barge Review Reviewer Deb Driscoll from the US. Cruise Line Magna Carta. (Sold through European Waterways and Barge Lady Cruises) Ship The 8-passenger Magna Carta. Destination Thames River, England. # of Nights 6. Departure Port London, England. Date of...

French Country Waterways Marne Rhine Canal Cruise: A Review

French Country Waterways Marne Rhine Canal Cruise: A Review

French Country Waterways Marne Rhine Canal Cruise By John Roberts When I boarded the Horizon II barge for a French Country Waterways Marne-Rhine canal cruise in the Alsace-Lorraine region of France, I had only a basic idea of what to expect. After more than three...

Can ChatGPT Make a Good Packing List? Yes!

Can ChatGPT Make a Good Packing List? Yes!

Can ChatGPT Make a Good Packing List? By Paige Okun & ChatGPT I panicked for the fourth time in a week about packing for an upcoming trip. I travel all the time, and while I’m not a great packer, I’m competent. However, this trip had me in a tizzy. I was setting...

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