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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Lord of the Highlands Cruise By Pat Dacey. As fans and frequent guests onboard Hebridean Island Cruises’ 50-passenger Hebridean Princess, my wife Denise and I were excited in 2022 to experience the new addition to their fleet, the Lord of the Highlands. For over 30...
By Elysa Leonard We’ve got big news from one of our favorite small-ship cruise lines, Island Windjammers (IWJ). Known by many as “the island girls,” IWJ's 26-pax classic clipper ship Vela and the 10-passenger Diamant schooner have been delighting passengers for years...
Assam Bengal Navigation Cruise Review. Reviewer David Falconer from Australia. Cruise Line Assam Bengal Navigation. Boat Charaidew II. Destination Brahmaputra River, India. # of Nights 10. Departure Port Neamati Ghat, India. Date of Cruise April, 2023. Subscribe to...
Adventure Canada Cruise Review. Reviewer David from Canada. Cruise Line Adventure Canada. Boat Panorama. Destination Costa Rica/Panama. # of Nights 10. Departure Port Panama City, Panama. Date of Cruise March, 2023. Subscribe to our monthly small ship cruise email...
Four New Small Ships By Anne Kalosh There are more choices for quirky-cruise fans with four new small ships delivered during April alone. Each carries fewer than 200 passengers. They are: Ocean Albatros for Albatros Expeditions SH Diana for Swan Hellenic Scenic...
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....
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...
