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...
Cruise Operations 'Pause' for Coronavirus By Anne Kalosh. (Note: Anne is the Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review, and we share some of her breaking Seatrade coverage below.) Big cruise ships have been in the headlines...
Le Champlain to Mexico. REVIEWER Michael Clay from England. CRUISE LINE Ponant. SHIP Le Champlain. DESTINATION Mexico. # OF NIGHTS 16. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS October 2019, from Boston. OVERALL RATING 1 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
Amazon Clipper Cruises. REVIEWER Elaine Andrews from the UK. CRUISE LINE Amazon Clipper Cruises. SHIP Premium by Amazon Clipper. DESTINATION Amazon and Rio Negro, Brazil. # OF NIGHTS 5. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS February 2020 from Manaus, Brazil. OVERALL RATING 4 out...
Albatros Expeditions Albatros Expeditions is a well-established Danish firm specializing in Nordic travel and more recently to many other parts of the world. Notice the Danish spelling of albatros with a single “s” — the bird is a globe-trotter with a big wingspan....
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New American Eagle Doing Coastal Maine Cruises By Ted Scull Updated February 2025; the Eagle has launched. Here's Heidi's review of her week aboard American Eagle along the Maine coast. The State of Maine will be the recipient of the first of a dozen catamarans when...
How UnCruise Adventures Survived By Anne Kalosh The privately held, small-ship UnCruise Adventures said it quickly returned to profitability after the pandemic shutdown while many lines are still dealing with massive losses and crushing debt. This should give UnCruise...
European River Cruise Cycling Tips By Heidi Sarna Last fall I spent a week aboard the 156-pax AMA Stella round-trip from Amsterdam to explore the waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium. We chose this itinerary because of the many opportunities for us to sightsee by...
UnCruise Sea of Cortez Cruise Review by John Roberts Crowds are assembled along the esplanade (or malecon known locally) at the seaside town of La Paz, which is still ablaze in the early evening with the last strains of the tangerine glow from another legendary Sea...
sponsored Cruise Director Trevor Houle Takes Us Behind the Scenes By Heidi Sarna. I had an e-chat with Trevor Houle, cruise director and purser for St. Lawrence Cruise Lines to find what it’s like to be the glue that holds a cruise together. Wearing many hats, a...
Our Romantic Windstar Cruise By Cele and Lynn Seldon Thirty years of marriage is quite the milestone. Fortunately, it’s been more joy than work and something we wanted to celebrate in a big way. Something filled with sunshine (we married in late-January in Richmond,...
Heidi’s No Nonsense Cruise Packing Tips By Heidi Sarna Update July 2025 I travel for pleasure and I also travel for a living. As a freelance writer for many years and co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com, a review site focused on the small-ship cruising experience, I’m a...
Viking Viking River Cruises (now Viking), established by former officials of the old Royal Viking Line, has grown by leaps and bounds, including introducing more ships in one year than has ever occurred before. More than a score of itineraries covers the European...
Kerala Houseboat Cruise on Lotus. Reviewer Elaine Andrews from the UK. Cruise Line ABChapri Retreats. Boat Lotus Houseboat. Destination Northern Kerala backwaters. # of Nights 2. Departure Port Neeleshwar, India. Date of Cruise February, 2023. Subscribe to our monthly...
Starlink High-Speed Wi-Fi By Anne Kalosh Updated May 30, 2023 More small cruise ships, from river vessels to yachts to expedition ships, are improving their Wi-Fi by adding SpaceX's Starlink service. Among the small ship lines implementing Starlink are SeaDream Yacht...
Vaikundam River Cruise Review. Reviewer Elaine Andrews from the UK. Cruise Line Adventure River Cruises. Boat RV Vaikundam. Destination Kerala, India. # of Nights 7. Departure Port Kochi, India. Date of Cruise January, 2023. Subscribe to our monthly small ship cruise...
