Pacific Catalyst Pacific Catalyst operates a handsome pair of historic wooden ships that have amazingly long and complex histories. Each carries no more than 12 passengers on primarily Southeast Alaskan itineraries, May to September, to remote locations along the...
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...
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...
By Robin Andersen. Updated June 2025 It is hard to beat river cruise along a canal. Guy uses the long wooden pole to push the narrowboat away from the grassy bank where we moored overnight. I am at the tiller and I push the throttle forward into gear, pointing the...
Affordable Antarctica – Relatively Speaking By Ted Scull. It is well understood that anyone looking at the QuirkyCruise site will likely have aspirations to travel aboard ships that do not resemble giant floating resorts with thousands of folks aboard. Lots of...
Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen by Anne Kalosh. All ship christenings are exciting and special. But that of Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen was also very unusual and historic. On Nov. 7, the world’s first hybrid battery-powered cruise vessel was named in spectacular...
AECO Lines Voluntarily Ban Heavy Fuel Oil By Anne Kalosh. The Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) has just approved a self-imposed ban on the use and carriage of heavy fuel oil (HFO) there. The current practice among the association’s members is...
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UnCruise Reviews sponsored When we started QuirkyCruise.com seven years ago, it was to share what we knew about the small-ship cruising niche. We wanted to tell others who enjoy the style of traveling we like — without the crowds on unusual itineraries to beautiful...
Seine River Cruise Review By Toby Saltzman When the Eiffel Tower sent sparkles across the indigo sky, it illuminated my feelings as I bid a fond adieu to Paris. Toasting Champagne to the City of Light from the top deck of Viking Skaga on the last night of a river...
Silver Endeavour Antarctica Updated February 2026 By Anne Kalosh. On an Antarctica cruise aboard the sleek, new 200-passenger Silver Endeavour, the ship glided silently past towering mountains of snow between glittering icebergs. We landed in Zodiacs at remote,...
sponsored Scottish Wildlife Cruises The family-operated St Hilda Sea Adventures has been offering scenic cruises to the beautiful Scottish islands for more than 15 years. Their trio of vessels carry just 6 to 11 passengers each on a variety of 5- to 10-night cruises...
Antarctica Cruise Incidents By Anne Kalosh. The United States has joined investigations of four marine casualties involving injuries and deaths on expedition cruise ships in Antarctica this season. These occurred with Viking's 378-pax Viking Polaris, Quark...
Aman & Cruise Saudi's Super-Yacht By Anne Kalosh Aman becomes the latest hotel company to commission a super-yacht, following Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and Accor/Orient Express. The 600-foot/183-meter Aman vessel — called Project Sama for now — will have 50...
Viking Octantis Great Lakes Cruise By Judi Cohen Sometimes the most beautiful things can be found right in your own backyard! Living in Toronto, on the shores of Lake Ontario all my life, I never thought much about exploring the Great Lakes. Road tripping in Ontario...
Orient Express Silenseas Super-yacht By Anne Kalosh Hospitality giant Accor is the latest hotel company to enter the cruise arena with plans for a 722-foot super-yacht, Orient Express Silenseas. The company signed a letter of intent for two vessels at Chantiers de...
Review of Ortelius Antarctica Expedition. Reviewer Patrick Cantwell from Australia. Cruise Line Oceanwide. Ship Ortelius. Destination Antarctica. # of Nights 20. Departure Port Puerto Madryn, Argentina. Date of Cruise October, 2022. Overall Experience Rating 1 out of...
sponsored Cruise Alaska in Winter with UnCruise By Heidi Sarna We asked Captain and UnCruise CEO Dan Blanchard about the genesis of their recently announced winter cruises starting in February and March, 2024. We’re very intrigued to learn more about what seems like a...
sponsored Grand Victoria Barge Cruise Charter By Heidi Sarna We love when travelers want to tell us all about their latest small-ship quirky cruises. Here, Ron Maxwell shares details on his recent charter of the luxury 6-pax Grand Victoria. QuirkyCruise: When did you...
