American Song on Columbia & Snake Rivers. REVIEWER Richard from the USA. CRUISE LINE American Cruise Line. SHIP American Song. DESTINATION Columbia & Snake Rivers. # OF NIGHTS 11. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS July 2021, from Lewiston, Washington state OVERALL...
Vaccinated Travelers Can Visit Europe By Heidi Sarna. The New York Times reports that vaccinated travelers can visit Europe, with the announcement yesterday that the EU (European Union) "has reached an agreement on entry criteria for tourists who have had their shots...
The Moorings COVID-19 UPDATE Be sure to check the line’s website for up-to-date news; here are special related policies & protocols. Founded over 50 years ago by a Navy veteran and sailing enthusiast, The Moorings specializes in private yacht charters, from...
Atlas Ocean Voyages COVID-19 UPDATE Atlas Ocean Voyages entered the world of small-ship cruising in 2021 with the launch of World Navigator, a luxury expedition ship built for only 200 passengers and marketed to “low-key connoisseurs.” Over the following two years the...
Overseas Adventure Travel This major tour company covers the world with land tours, and many of these trips are integrated with a cruise component, some as short as three nights and up to two weeks or longer. Overseas Adventure Travel (O.A.T.) has been in business for...
Maine Windjammer J. & E. Riggin Adventure By Frank Parrott of RoarLoud The nickname for Maine is “Vacationland” and with good reason. In Maine, there are many places to explore and discover. Life in Maine moves at a simpler pace, and if you love the sea, sailing...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. By Ted Scull. Planning a trip to Australia, a continent roughly the size of the United States, presents a daunting prospect. It’s just over 2,000 air miles from Sydney on the east coast to Perth on the west. The Great Barrier Reef, the...
Le Boat REVIEWER Scott Walker from the USA. CRUISE LINE Le Boat. SHIP Nivernais DESTINATION France. # OF NIGHTS 4. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS May 2020, from Migennes, France. OVERALL RATING 1 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor, 1=terrible) -Food...
Island Windjammers Remember Windjammer Barefoot Cruises? Enormously popular in the ‘80s and ‘90s for its ultra-casual, rum-fueled Caribbean sailing adventures, the line folded in 2008, leaving thousands of loyal passengers sad and landlocked. Enter Island Windjammers....
Sea Cloud Cruises In early February 2022, Yacht Portfolio, part of the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection startup, took over Sea Cloud Cruises and its three ships, greatly expanding their fleet. Sea Cloud's main office remains in Hamburg as the line has a very strong...
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sponsored Arctic Secret Atlas Cruises By Heidi Sarna QuirkyCruise covers small-ship cruising on vessels under 300 passengers, but we especially like the super small “micro cruise ships” carrying just a fraction of that. One of those micro expedition cruise lines we...
Belgium & Netherlands River Cruise By Heidi Sarna 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 fine. This was the...
New American Eagle Doing Coastal Maine Cruises By Ted Scull The State of Maine will be the recipient of the first of a dozen catamarans when American Cruise Lines' brand new 100-passenger American Eagle takes up a late summer series of 7-night cruises based at...
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...
European River Cruise Cycling Tips By Heidi Sarna Last fall 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 for us to sightsee by...
UnCruise Sea of Cortez Cruise Review by John Roberts Crowds are assembled along the esplanade (or malecon known locally) at the seaside town of La Paz, which is still ablaze in the early evening with the last strains of the tangerine glow from another legendary Sea...
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...
Our Romantic Windstar Cruise By Cele and Lynn Seldon Thirty years of marriage is quite the milestone. Fortunately, it’s been more joy than work and something we wanted to celebrate in a big way. Something filled with sunshine (we married in late-January in Richmond,...
Heidi’s No Nonsense Cruise Packing Tips By Heidi Sarna 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 globetrotter who...
Viking Viking River Cruises (now Viking), established by former officials of the old Royal Viking Line, has grown by leaps and bounds, including introducing more ships in one year than has ever occurred before. More than a score of itineraries covers the European...
Kerala Houseboat Cruise on Lotus. Reviewer Elaine Andrews from the UK. Cruise Line ABChapri Retreats. Boat Lotus Houseboat. Destination Northern Kerala backwaters. # of Nights 2. Departure Port Neeleshwar, India. Date of Cruise February, 2023. Subscribe to our monthly...
