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...
Sea Spirit in Antarctica. REVIEWER Nripjit Singh (Noni) Chawla from India. CRUISE LINE Poseidon Expeditions. SHIP MV Sea Spirit. DESTINATION Antarctica. # OF NIGHTS 11. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS December 2018, from Ushuaia, Argentina. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars...
American Cruise Lines: Unbiased Reviews and Tips An American-flag coastal and inland river company manned by an all-American crew, American Cruise Lines operates a large and growing fleet (passenger capacities 100-190) offering a high level of comfort while...
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Pandaw Vietnam Cruise Reader Review. Reviewer William Brotby from USA. Cruise Line Pandaw. Ship Pandaw. Destination Mekong Delta. # of Nights 17. Departure Port Hanoi, Vietnam. Date of Cruise December, 2022. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
American Queen Review By Karl Zimmermann Update Feb 24, 2024: The three riverboats of American Queen Voyages, including the American Queen, ceased operations earlier this week as will the company's pair of coastal ships. The bottom line is that the line never...
Winter Cruising in Canada By Anne Kalosh Travelers on small-ship line Ponant will become the first to cruise Canada in winter when Le Commandant Charcot braves the snow and ice to offer a pioneering adventure. Icebreakers crunch open a path for cargo ships on the...
Travel Insurance Tips from Charlie and Sherrie Funk By Charlie & Sherrie Funk Sherrie Funk started the first cruise-only travel agency in Tennessee in 1988. Her husband, Charlie Funk, joined her full-time in 1993. The pair ran Just Cruisin’ Plus for 40 years. They...
Scenic Opal River Cruise By Terri Colby Cruising smoothly on a crisp but sunny Sunday morning on the Rhine River, church bells ring, birdsong blends with rippling water sounds and passengers on the Scenic Opal river boat cross the top sundeck from side to side to see...
Embattled Vantage Deluxe World Travel By Anne Kalosh UPDATE Aug 21, 2023 https://quirkycruise.com/vantage-customers/ UPDATE June 30, 2023 — Vantage Travel Files for Chapter 11 Founded in 1983, Vantage Deluxe World Travel has owned and operated a small fleet of...
SeaDream II Cruise Review. Reviewer Rudy from the US. Cruise Line Sea Dream Yacht Club. Ship Sea Dream II. Destination Transatlantic. # of Nights 16. Departure Port West Palm Beach, FLA. Date of Cruise April, 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
St Hilda Sea Adventures' New Ship By Ted Scull The largest fleet of small Quirky Cruise ships in Europe roams the waters west of Scotland. At one time, to visit Scotland's widespread archipelagos and some individual islands, the local ferries were just about the only...
World Traveller Cruise Review. Reviewer C.J. Young from USA. Cruise Line Atlas Ocean Voyages. Ship World Traveller. Destination Mediterranean, to Nice, France. # of Nights 7. Departure Port Barcelona, Spain. Date of Cruise May, 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good,...
sponsored Prince William Sound Cruise Looking for someplace different? Maybe you’ve cruised southeast Alaska, but chances are you haven’t done Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska further north. Located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula, the largest port...
Canada River Cruises sponsored With global travel in full swing, the 64-passenger Canadian Empress is no exception, with the 2023 season nearly sold out. River cruising is incredibly popular right now and a St Lawrence Cruise Lines spokesperson confirms that bookings...
