Legacy in Alaska. REVIEWER Lawrence from Canada. CRUISE LINE UnCruise. SHIP SS Legacy. DESTINATION Alaska Inside Passage from Juneau, Alaska. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS May 2019, from Juneau. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good,...
Ponant Buys Paul Gauguin Cruises By Anne Kalosh. French cruise line Ponant is acquiring Paul Gauguin Cruises, a one-ship brand that sails mainly in French Polynesia. The 332-passenger Paul Gauguin is a favorite of couples and honeymooners. Its trademark itineraries...
Arctic Cruise. By William J. Mayes, Editor of Sea Lines, The Ocean Liner Society (UK). Oceanwide Expeditions, a company that has been providing expedition cruises on its own converted ships or on chartered ships for 25 years, finally got its first new ship in May...
NAT GEO VENTURE in Alaska. REVIEWER Laura Virkler from the USA. CRUISE LINE Lindblad Expeditions. SHIP National Geographic Venture. DESTINATION Southeast Alaska. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS July 2019, from Sitka, Alaska. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars...
Danube River Cruise on the New AmaMagna. By Gene Sloan. Like other passengers who have traveled before on European river ships, I am stunned when I first walk onto AmaMagna. The lobby of the new AmaWaterways vessel on the Danube seems to go on forever, and it’s not...
Reader Review: Scenic Spirit. REVIEWER Walt Bruyns/Jan Hayes from Canada. CRUISE LINE Scenic. SHIP Scenic Spirit. DESTINATION Cambodia/Vietnam. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS October 2018, from Siem Reap, Cambodia. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars...
Murray River Steamboat Cruise. Introduction by Ted Scull. Steamboats have plied Australia’s Murray River since the mid-19th century. Today steamers range from wood-fired antiques, the topic of this report below, to modern replica sternwheelers. A handful make...
Coral Expeditions Review Coral Expeditions, based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, got its start in 1984 as Coral Princess Cruises by refitting a WWII submarine chaser into a small passenger-carrying ship for Great Barrier Reef cruises. With this initial success,...
Celebrity Flora. By Anne Kalosh. The newly minted, all-suite Celebrity Flora has just started sailing in the Galápagos Islands, where it's the poshest, and perhaps the most sustainable, way to travel. Tourism is highly regulated in this remote archipelago and marine...
Paul Gauguin Cruises French Impressionist painter Paul Gauguin lived in Tahiti in the late 19th century and brought to the world images of French Polynesia and its cultures. This ship, named for him, plies the South Pacific’s tropical aqua-blue waters year-round,...
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Luxury Liveaboard Dive Schooner Dewi Nusantara Review by Jerrol Golden I admit it took a Google search to locate Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, as it’s pretty much out in the middle of nowhere and takes effort to get there (at least from the USA). Indonesia...
Le Boating on Canada's Rideau Canal Again By Judi Cohen In 2021 my husband and I, our daughter Alison and her playful Samoyed puppy Joni, enjoyed captaining a luxury houseboat with Le Boat Vacations on the Canada's Rideau Canal so much, that for Father’s Day in 2022,...
4 New Yacht Cruises in 2023 by Anne Kalosh We love yachts at QuirkyCruise. Here are some standout 2023 itineraries, from the Adriatic's Dalmatian Coast to the Sea of Cortez, the Caribbean and a special Belize eclipse cruise. They sail on a variety of different yacht...
Small-Ship Cruise Lines Ease COVID-19 Protocols by Anne Kalosh More and more small-ship cruise lines are easing COVID-19 protocols. Mainly, lines are eliminating pre-cruise testing where allowed by the destination and mandatory masking. Some are doing away with their...
Record Low Water Levels Impact European Rivers By Ted Scull Sandy streams seen in this photo below of the Loire Valley make it impossible for river traffic to proceed. Apart from most of the Loire, sections of the Rhine River have also been affected by record low...
American Cruise Lines' Review of American Star. REVIEWER Beth Holley from the USA. CRUISE LINE American Cruise Lines. SHIP American Star. DESTINATION New England. # OF NIGHTS, 7. DEPARTURE PORT New Bedford, Rhode Island. DATE OF CRUISE August, 2022. OVERALL EXPERIENCE...
American Cruise Lines Harmony Review. REVIEWER D Waters from USA. CRUISE LINE American Cruise Lines. SHIP Harmony. DESTINATION Mississippi River. # OF NIGHTS, 7. DEPARTURE PORT New Orleans. DATE OF CRUISE October, 2021. OVERALL EXPERIENCE RATING 1 out of 5 stars ...
Danube River by Ted Scull. The Danube River has provided a river route for human migration, invasion, and trade since Celtic, Greek, Roman, Mongol, Turkish, and modern times, in effect linking the Occident and Orient, Christianity and Islam. The layers of civilization...
American Queen Voyages' Ocean Victory By Anne Kalosh Update July 2024: Anne Kalosh reports on John Waggoner leading the come back of Victory Cruise Lines. Update Feb 24 2024: The three riverboats of American Queen Voyages, including the American Queen, ceased...
The 2023 Great Lakes Season by Ted Scull For the 2023 Great Lakes season, it’s a happy fact that all the 2022 cruise lines are returning, an indication that this once on-again off-again Canadian American cruising region has established both awareness and a following....
My Great Lakes Cruise Review By Karl Zimmermann Update October 2025 — Here's a review of the "new" Victory I (former Ocean Voyager) sailing for the "new" Victory Cruise Lines. Update August 2024 — QC's Anne Kalosh reports, "Good news for Great Lakes cruisers, there...
