Special Note: As only two of the 12 ships in the Hurtigruten daily service coastal fleet fall below our limit of 300 cabin passengers, a brief addendum at the end will describe the remaining ships that handle from 451 to 640 berthed passengers. Also, the expedition...
Amazon Nature Tours Updated August 2025 The owner of Nature Tours, Mark Baker, is a native of Rhode Island and brings his skills in boatbuilding to his river touring operation. At one time, he also imported lumber from Brazil, but it was an Amazon Basin visit that...
Canal Cruising in France Text by Christina Colon. Photos & wine picks by Peter Barnes. Updated March 2026 The Grand Victoria offers six-night luxury barge cruises between Auxonne on the Petite Saône to Chagny, which keeps them a day ahead of the other boats, who...
Pitcairn Island Silver Supporter N.B. The latest news (January 2023) is that service has returned to Pitcairn Island that allows foreign visitors to book round trips that permit only a 4-day stay on the island where for about two years only Pitcairn Islanders and...
Amazon Expedition Cruises. By Anne Kalosh. QuirkyCruise’s Anne Kalosh talks with Mark Baker, the founder of Amazon Nature Tours (www.amazon-nature-tours.com). Sailing in Brazil’s deep Amazon aboard the small, eco-friendly vessel Tucano, travelers explore the dense...
Chobe Princess in Africa. REVIEWER Chris & Peter Russell from the UK. CRUISE LINE Zambezi Queen Collection. SHIP Chobe Princess. DESTINATION Along the Chobe River. # OF NIGHTS 3. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS June 2019, from Kasane, Namibia. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5...
Africa River Cruises on the Chobe and Zambezi. By Ted Scull. African geography is not well understood for a whole host of reasons. It is off the map for most people until some news event comes splashing across the screen — a new Ebola outbreak, seemingly endless...
New England Islands Cruising By Ted Scull. (Note: updated from an original December 2015 post.) To visit New England's enchanting islands, a small ship cruise is by far the best way to sample them as trying to do the rounds independently involves making individual...
New Small Ships Delivered and Ordered By Anne Kalosh. Recent deliveries and new build orders — Greg Mortimer for Aurora Expeditions, Emerald Harmony for Emerald Waterways and Aranui 6 for Aranui Cruises — illustrate the diversified travel options for small-ship...
