Sweden's Göta Canal. By Heidi Sarna. Updated Oct 2022 Our family summer trip aboard the historic 46-passenger M/S Juno, one of a trio of wonderful old small cruise boats belonging to Sweden's Göta Canal Steamship Company, was one of my favorite quirky cruises to date,...
sponsored UnCruise Offers + Expert Shares Her Insider Tips By Heidi Sarna & Julie Brigham I had an interesting e-chat with Julie Brigham, a passionate UnCruise staffer who has worn many hats over the years. UnCruise, a family-operated business helmed by Captain...
Pandaw River Cruises Restarting By Heidi Sarna It feels like a lifetime ago that river cruising in Southeast Asia was up and running, thanks to the COVID pandemic that put a stop to leisure travel in spring 2020. And while parts of Europe, North America and the South...
Maine Windjammer Cruise aboard the J. & E. Riggin By Heidi Sarna Maine with its gorgeous forests, rocky coastline, thousands of offshore islands and harbors dotted with yachts and lobster pot buoys is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful sailing...
sponsored Windstar Tahiti Cruise Deals For decades, Windstar has been one of the most beloved small-ship cruise lines around. In fact, one of my first-small ship cruises ever was aboard the 148-passenger Wind Spirit with my husband in the late 90s, sailing a dreamy...
Pandaw is Back! By Heidi Sarna Ted and I were so thrilled when we read Pandaw's company update this morning. Due to overwhelming support since Pandaw announced in October (2021) they were shutting down, Pandaw has just announced they in fact will be able to continue...
Pandaw is Back! By Heidi Sarna. Dec 18, 20021 UDPATE We're thrilled to report that due to overwhelming support, Pandaw River Cruises is BACK! The recent "Tribute to Pandaw" we posted is now our "Celebration of Pandaw!" Here's the company statement below about the...
Alaska Small-Ship Cruising. By Heidi Sarna Over the weekend we had an e-chat with Todd Smith, president and founder of AdventureSmith Explorations, to get his insights on Canada’s recent ban of Alaska-bound cruise vessels over 100 passengers through February 2022....
Cruise Traveller's Craig Bowen. QuirkyCruise's Heidi Sarna had an e-chat with Craig Bowen, managing director of Cruise Traveller, an Australia-based travel agency specializing exclusively in the small-ship niche. Craig shares why he’s so passionate about the boutique...
Kerala Backwaters Cruise on the Vaikundam By Heidi Sarna. I've been on many small-ship cruises all over the world. But this one was different. India is a vast country with a diverse geography. There are soaring snow-capped mountains, dry dusty deserts, tropical...
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7 Reasons To UnCruise in Alaska By Heidi Sarna I recently came back from a week in Alaska with UnCruise and it was an invigorating and memorable experience that I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys exploring the great outdoors in remote places with only the...
French Country Waterways' Adrienne By Rick Sylvain Maps say we are in the heart of France, the confluence where the winding Saone River meets the Canal du Centre. But to passengers aboard the luxury hotel barge Adrienne, we are at the intersection of blissful and...
Hillwood Museum and Sea Cloud Cruises Partner By Anne Kalosh 1931's Sea Cloud, the largest private yacht in its day — now sailing for Sea Cloud Cruises — is getting its own exhibition at Hillwood, the heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post's former estate in Washington...
Adventure Canada Arctic Cruise By Judi Cohen True to its name, Adventure Canada delivered adventure from the moment we departed Toronto on a charter flight to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, throughout our 10-day expedition, until our last zodiac transfer in Qausuittuq...
Larry Pimentel Exits the Four Seasons Yachts Project By Anne Kalosh The high-profile senior cruise executive Larry Pimentel, who has been the face of Four Seasons Yachts, left the project. Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings, joint owner and operator of Four Seasons Yachts,...
5 Reasons To Choose A Lindblad Expeditions Arctic Cruise By John Roberts Lindblad Expeditions is renowned for launching modern expedition cruising, offering immersive and eco-conscious voyages to the masses. The company’s evolution from the first trips to Antarctica...
Riverside Ravel Cruise Review By Peter Knego Among the Quirky cruising highlights of 2023 was the return of two of the former Crystal Cruises river vessels under the management of new luxury river line, Riverside Cruises. In the spring, they brought the one-off,...
Flying to Antarctica By Anne Klaosh Two venerable Antarctica cruise operators continue to evolve with Lindblad Expeditions adding a fly-cruise option that makes for a shorter trip and Antartica21 opening a private club for its travelers in Punta Arenas, Chile, an...
Argyll Cruising In Scotland by Robin McKelvie “The Firth of Clyde is Scotland’s seriously underrated secret cruising playground,” smiles Ted Creek, the new owner and skipper of Argyll Cruising’s Splendour, as we ease by the brooding hulk of Holy Isle accompanied by...
Pearl Mist Great Lakes Cruise Review By Cele and Lynn Seldon @SeldonInk Living in South Carolina’s Lowcountry is generally idyllic, except for about eight weeks in the summer when the heat and humidity have many residents hightailing it north to cooler climes. Such...
Upper Mekong River Cruise By Heidi Sarna Whenever my husband and I listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s beautifully melancholic song “Have You Ever Seen The Rain,” we’re transported back to that magical evening on the sandy banks of the Upper Mekong River in Laos,...
