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Ted & Heidi are long-time travel writers with a penchant for small ship cruising. Between them they've traveled all over the world aboard hundreds and hundreds of small cruise ships of all kinds, from river boats to expedition vessels and sailing ships.
PONANT: Luxury Yacht Cruise Review

PONANT: Luxury Yacht Cruise Review

Ponant This chic French line was founded in 1988 and is a Francophile’s dream. Ponant's crew is discreet, the décor is subtle and the food is tantalizing. French desserts, cheeses and wines accompany passengers on cruises around the world, from French Polynesia and...

SEA CLOUD Cruises

SEA CLOUD Cruises

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...

Review of AMERICAN Cruise Lines

Review of AMERICAN Cruise Lines

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...

WINDSTAR Cruises

WINDSTAR Cruises

Windstar Cruises. This classy fleet of six combines Windstar Cruises’ three original sailing yachts, Wind Star, Wind Spirit and Wind Surf, groundbreaking at the time for their large size and computer-controlled sails, with Seabourn’s former trio of small cruise ships,...

UNCRUISE Adventures in Alaska & More

UNCRUISE Adventures in Alaska & More

UnCruise Adventures Seattle-based UnCruise Adventures operates a fleet of nine expedition vessels accommodating from between 22 to 86 passengers, mainly those seeking adventure cruises in North America’s coastal, island and inland waters from Alaska south to Mexico’s...

POSEIDON Expeditions

POSEIDON Expeditions

Poseidon Expeditions N.B. Voyages to the North Pole aboard chartered Russian icebreakers as below are not currently operating. The Sea Spirit is still operating both in the Arctic region in the summer and Antartica in winter. The icebreakers are kept in the review...

AQUA Expeditions

AQUA Expeditions

Aqua Expeditions Aqua Expeditions began operating a high-end riverboat on the Peruvian Amazon in 2007. Cruises begin and end at Iquitos, Peru and sail to one source of the Amazon amid the vast  Pacaya-Samira Reserve seeing wildlife and visiting riverside communities....

Our Small Ship Cruise Reviews & Articles

If you can imagine it, we’ve cruised it! With reviews, articles and destination overviews, we’ve got you covered.

Sweden’s Göta Canal — Life in the Slow Lane

Sweden’s Göta Canal — Life in the Slow Lane

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,...

Check Out This COOL New UnCruise Winter Alaska Itinerary!

Check Out This COOL New UnCruise Winter Alaska Itinerary!

sponsored New UnCruise Winter Alaska Itinerary & Some Offers Too In response to a growing demand for more active and adventurous cruise options, UnCruise is offering a series of 7-night Alaska cruises in February & March (2024) to experience the state in a...

STAR Clippers

STAR Clippers

Review of Star Clippers Star Clippers offers the perfect marriage of adventure, romance and comfort, not to mention the thrill of sailing on a gorgeous replica of a 19th-century clipper ship. The company’s trio of swashbucklers feels like they belong in the Caribbean,...

7 Good Reasons to Splurge on a Luxury Emerald Azzurra Cruise

7 Good Reasons to Splurge on a Luxury Emerald Azzurra Cruise

An Emerald Azzurra Cruise Review By Jason Frye On my recent sailing aboard Emerald Cruises’ new Emerald Azzurra super-yacht, there was something special in the air. It wasn’t the anticipation of the inaugural sailing — we were on its second (in March 2022), though our...

Four Seasons Yachts — Fabulously Spacious Yachts Just Announced

Four Seasons Yachts — Fabulously Spacious Yachts Just Announced

Four Seasons Yachts By Anne Kalosh Four Seasons is the latest luxury hotel group to venture into cruising with the launch of Four Seasons Yachts. They'll be fabulously spacious, with just 95 suites in a 207-meter/679 foot, 33,000-gross-ton vessel. The first of three...

Anne Tells us About 4 Extraordinary New Yacht Cruises in 2023

Anne Tells us About 4 Extraordinary New Yacht Cruises in 2023

4 New Yacht Cruises in 2023 by Anne Kalosh We love yachts at QuirkyCruise. Here are some standout 2023 itineraries, from the Adriatic's Dalmatian Coast to the Sea of Cortez, the Caribbean and a special Belize eclipse cruise. They sail on a variety of different yacht...

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