Responsible Travel Trends By Anne Kalosh. Promising news in this era of coronavirus fears: Lindblad Expeditions is implementing "Premium Purity," a system that fosters a cleaner, healthier ship while drastically reducing environmental impact. Photocatalytic Process...
International Cruising By Ted Scull. Years ago before I settled down to gainful employment, I planned a seven-month west-about trip around the world using eight scheduled passenger vessels that flew the flags of a half-dozen countries. Passenger counts ranged from 25...
Silver Cloud in Antarctica. REVIEWER Sue Bennett from New Zealand. CRUISE LINE Silversea Expeditions. SHIP Silver Cloud. DESTINATION Antarctica and Falkland Islands. # OF NIGHTS 15. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS December 2019 from Ushuaia, Argentina. OVERALL RATING 5 out...
AmaKristina on Rhine River. REVIEWER Sue Piergallini from the USA. CRUISE LINE Ama Waterways. SHIP AmaKristina. DESTINATION Rhine River to Switzerland, France, Germany & Netherlands. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS December 2019/January 2020, from Basel,...
Barge Lady Cruises: Small Boat Cruise Review COVID-19 UPDATE Barge Lady Cruises operate from Aoril to October. The family-run Barge Lady Cruises represents roughly 50 luxury small-ship hotel barges, has been around for more than three decades expanding its reach...
New Ships of 2020 By Anne Kalosh. For small-ship lovers, a bevy of oceangoing new builds are set to enter service this year. Of the 23 vessels joining the global ocean cruise fleet, a hefty 11 are small enough to be QuirkyCruise size (carrying up to 300 passengers)....
Happy Holidays from the QuirkyCruise Tribe by Heidi & Ted. QuirkyCruise.com wouldn't be what it is today with our tribe of excellent contributing writers. They're a well-traveled and experienced group with impressive pedigrees, a flair for writing and many years...
Alaska Expedition Style By Cele & Lynn Seldon. We have cruised in Alaska quite a bit over the years, but we had never done it expedition-style, on a small ship with few passengers, exploring the nooks and crannies of Alaska’s Inside Passage. So, we decided to...
Two New Ships For Paul Gauguin Cruises By Anne Kalosh. Paul Gauguin Cruises will be adding a pair of new builds with a cutting-edge design. They’ll join the Paul Gauguin ship to sail the South Pacific year-round, starting in 2022. French cruise line Ponant, which...
Canary Islands and Morocco on Sea Cloud II By Gene Sloan. I am standing near the front of Sea Cloud II, along the teak-lined walkway that wraps around its bridge, watching a scene straight out of the 19th century. Moving quickly to the captain’s orders, nearly a dozen...
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SeaDream II Review By John Roberts For me, there is nothing more alluring than sailing to exotic destinations on a small cruise ship —one that carries just 112 passengers like SeaDream II. Well, maybe a few things can make this even better. How about the best food you...
sponsored Windstar Tahiti Cruise Deals For decades, Windstar has been one of the most beloved small-ship cruise lines around. In fact, one of my first-small ship cruises ever was aboard the 148-passenger Wind Spirit with my husband in the late 90s, sailing a dreamy...
Viking's New Longships Debut By Peter Knego Aaaah! Two nights in Paris for a Viking Cruises christening event was the icing on a multi-tiered gateau that finally thawed after a two year, COVID-generated freeze. I arrived at the Pont de Grenelle on March 15, a gray...
Barge Cruise Tips By Heidi, Ted, Ben & Jane Lyons. Barge cruises are often not well understood. Don't barges carry cargo? Well, originally the flat-bottomed boats were used for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under their own power or towed...
2022 European River Cruising By Anne Kalosh Springtime in Europe means the start of river cruising season, and most international lines expect to be back to operating regular itineraries in 2022 for the first time in a couple years. The big exceptions, of course, are...
7 Cruise Fitness Tips By John Roberts Keeping fit when I travel is important to me, so even when I'm cruising on small ships that may not have a big gym (or any at all), I figure out how to maintain my daily work-out. Here are 7 cruise fitness features the Sea Dream...
Dan Blanchard Shares 7 Secret Places in Alaska sponsored By Heidi & Dan Dan Blanchard, founder & CEO of UnCruise Adventures, knows Alaska. He lives and breathes Alaska. Dan was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and calls Juneau home. We asked Dan to...
Shackleton's Endurance Found! By Anne Kalosh. The discovery of explorer Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, 107 years after it sank in the Antarctic, is cause for great excitement the world over including in expedition cruising. It was the search expedition Endurance22...
Barge Cruising in France By Heidi Sarna & Edward Anderson We had a chat with Edward Anderson, owner-operator, along with his wife Cindy, of the luxury 6-passenger Grand Victoria canal barge. To operate a luxury hotel barge like Grand Victoria, you have to know a...
COVID-19 Small-Ship Cruising Protocols By Anne Kalosh. September 20, 2022 Update Reporter Anne Kalosh updates us on the easing of COVID-19 protocols HERE. June 17 2022 Update With the exception of some itineraries in Southeast Asia and China (and eastern Europe and...
Abercrombie & Kent Abercrombie & Kent was founded in 1962 as a safari tour operator in East Africa and has expanded over the decades to include much of the world on land tours and a selection of small-ship cruise offerings — on various ships that it books into...
