The Majestic Line Update July 2024 The Majestic Line was acquired by Craig of Campbeltown recently. As part of the restructuring, the Majestic Line fleet will no longer include the Glen Rosa or Glen Orchy, as the new owners wish to focus on the four larger ships —...
European Waterways This provider of intimate barge cruises offers a portfolio of small-ship experiences that take travelers along historic inland waterways. European Waterways sails extensively throughout France, and features immersive itineraries in Germany,...
Expedition Cruise Expert Steve Wellmeier — Part 2 Quirky's Ted Scull continues his Q&A with polar expedition expert Steve Wellmeier, managing director for Poseidon Expeditions. QuirkyCruise: Any personal relationships enter the picture, and, if so, how did they...
Swan Hellenic Reborn by Anne Kalosh. One of the most storied small-ship brands, Swan Hellenic, is being revived with the goal of becoming the leader in cultural expedition cruising. So said CEO Andrea Zito, a veteran of Silversea Cruises and V.Ships Leisure, whose...
Ponant's Le Jacques Cartier By Anne Kalosh. French line Ponant, one of the first to restart cruising, has accomplished another feat: six expedition new builds in just over two years. The final in the series, Ponant's Le Jacques Cartier, was just delivered by...
Places to Travel Next. By the QuirkyCruise crew. Many of us miss the ability to travel right now; to plan, book, dream, pine and take a trip with the ease that now seems unimaginable. For those of us who not only traveled for the love of exploring, but because we’re...
Silversea Expeditions Silversea Expeditions was launched in 2008 as high-end Silversea Cruises’ adventure arm, offering its loyal well-heeled clients a chance to explore really remote corners of the globe at a level of luxury close to what they had been enjoying on...
Colorful Luggage. By Elise Lentz. I’m going to start this packing tips article by borrowing a line from one of my favorite movies The Birdcage: “Well, one does want a hint of color.“ As tour leaders, one of our many tasks is being responsible for the movement of...
Ritz-Carlton Yacht Evrima Delayed To 2021 By Anne Kalosh. 8/6/22 Update Evrima's inaugural sailing has been delayed until Oct. 15 (2022), with The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection attributing this latest in a string of setbacks to "ongoing global supply chain challenges...
Whale Watching Tips By Raphael Fennimore of Gotham Whale. This article aims to provide a basic introduction to whales for small-ship cruisers visiting some of the world's top spots for whale watching. The article describes some common types of whales and where you'll...
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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...
Greg Mortimer Cruise Review By Nicholas Kontis While I never tire of cruising, some voyages are more memorable than others. One such journey was a 10-night Central America cruise through the Panama Canal, from Costa Rica’s Pacific shore to historic Cartagena on...
Why do a Windstar Cruise in Tahiti? By Christine Bottross I spent a week aboard the beautiful 148-pax Wind Spirit in French Polynesia this past September and had a wonderful time. Here are my nine reasons, along with photos and videos I enjoyed capturing throughout...
"Escape Clauses – Getting Away With a Travel Writing Life" We like supporting writers who love traveling as much as we do, especially the more unusual and offbeat stuff. So in that spirit, below we feature a little teaser about a new travel memoir from writer Bob...
Barge Luciole Review. REVIEWER Meme Moy from USA. CRUISE LINE Luciole. SHIP Barge Luciole. DESTINATION France, Nivernais Canal # OF NIGHTS, 6. DEPARTURE PORT Auxerre, France. DATE OF CRUISE Aug, 2022. OVERALL EXPERIENCE RATING 5 out of 5 stars  (5=excellent, 4=very...
New Ships for American Cruise Lines By Ted Scull The second incarnation of American Cruises Lines (ACL) began in 1999 with the first ship, American Eagle, appearing a year later to take just 48 passengers along the Eastern Seaboard and inland waters. A year later, a...
Elizabeth G Review by Robin McKelvie Easing down the pontoon in Oban to board the Elizabeth G we’ve already been on a journey together. More than one. In 2014 I surged out into the deep North Atlantic to St Kilda aboard this converted Norwegian rescue vessel. Then a...
Variety Cruises Review of Galileo. REVIEWER Jeff Freelinger from USA. CRUISE LINE Variety. SHIP Galileo. DESTINATION Greece & the Greek Isles. # OF NIGHTS, 7. DEPARTURE PORT Athens/Piraeus, Greece. DATE OF CRUISE October, 2022. OVERALL EXPERIENCE RATING 5 out of 5...
My Luciole French Canal Barge Cruise Review I Love Luciole! By Heidi Sarna 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 13th-century Auxerre...
New Nile River Ship Viking Osiris By John Roberts Viking has been offering journeys along the exotic Nile River in Egypt for several years. But the brand-new 82-pax Viking Osiris is the line’s first ship built from scratch to navigate this immense waterway. I joined...
Hotel Barge Cruise on Luciole By Georgiana Verdonk-Sim When my best friend Heidi Sarna, co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com proposed the idea of celebrating my 50th on a week-long barge cruise along the French Nivernais Canal, I must admit, I was skeptical at first. My...
