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 Updated July 2026 by Jackie Sheckler Finch American Cruise Lines is the largest U.S. River and small ship cruise line, and the only operator of a 100 percent U.S.-flagged fleet of riverboats and small cruise ships in...
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,...
Le Boat LeBoat offers self-drive boats along the Rideau Canal in Ontario (Canada) as well as in many parts of Europe. European waterway cruises have developed a huge following in the last decade, and what most likely springs to mind are the long, narrow, low-slung...
