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....
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...
