Best Arctic Cruises to See Polar Bears By Heidi Sarna The Arctic season is just starting so we thought we’d go to straight to the source for some details on spotting polar bears. Seeing a great big polar bear in the wild is a dream for many adventurous travelers....
Belgium & Netherlands River Cruise By Heidi Sarna Updated March 2026 Pedaling to the magnificent Castle de Haar along a sun-dappled bike path through leafy suburban neighborhoods and past wheat fields and grazing cattle, I knew this week was going to suit me just...
European River Cruise Cycling Tips Updated June 2026 By Heidi Sarna In September I spent a week aboard the 156-pax AMA Stella round-trip from Amsterdam to explore the waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium. We chose this itinerary because of the many opportunities...
sponsored Cruise Director Trevor Houle Takes Us Behind the Scenes By Heidi Sarna. I had an e-chat with Trevor Houle, cruise director and purser for St. Lawrence Cruise Lines to find what it’s like to be the glue that holds a cruise together. Wearing many hats, a...
Heidi’s No Nonsense Cruise Packing Tips By Heidi Sarna Update July 2025 I travel for pleasure and I also travel for a living. As a freelance writer for many years and co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com, a review site focused on the small-ship cruising experience, I’m a...
Paul C Thornton's New Podcast Series by Heidi Sarna Paul C Thornton is a passionate man. He’s led a fascinating and full life, enough so to inspire him to write an award-winning memoir a few years back. Originally from New York and now based in Florida with his...
Grand Victoria Barge Cruise Charter By Heidi Sarna Updated April 2026 We love when travelers want to tell us all about their latest small-ship quirky cruises. Here, Ron Maxwell shares details on his recent charter of the luxury 6-pax Grand Victoria. Author and a...
The Best Small Ship Cruise Travel in 2022 By Heidi & Ted & the Gang For many, 2022 was a year of travel, for getting back out there after two years at home tethered to zoom and youtube doing the virtual travel thing. And so, our QuirkyCruise gang was...
My Luciole French Canal Barge Cruise Review I Love Luciole! By Heidi Sarna Updated January 2026 Was it the first evening I fell for her? When the charming Luciole’s beauty was captured in a moonlit reflection in the Yonne River where she was moored, just below the...
