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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.

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

3 Excellent Reasons to Cruise the St. Lawrence Seaway

3 Excellent Reasons to Cruise the St. Lawrence Seaway

Cruise the St. Lawrence Seaway sponsored Travel without the crowds aboard the classic overnight riverboat, the 66-passenger Canadian Empress, as it slowly cruises through the waters of Canada’s St. Lawrence Seaway. The vessel carries a lot of repeat passengers from...

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...

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