Aurora Expeditions Australia-based Aurora Expeditions charters expedition-style ships for its far-reaching adventure cruise programs as well as being a full-service travel agency to aid clients with all travel arrangements, including pre- and post-cruise land stays....
14 Hebridean Princess Cruise Insights By Judi Cuervo In 1990 or so, just around the time ships were growing larger and larger, I became fascinated by smaller and smaller ones. I yearned to sail Sea Goddess. I yearned to sail Sea Cloud. And soon, I yearned to sail on a...
Glen Shiel Scotland Cruise Review. Reviewer Debs from UK. Cruise Line Majestic Line. Ship Glen Shiel. Destination Inner Hebrides, Scotland. # of Nights 6. Departure Port Oban, Scotland. Date of Cruise June, 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
Pandaw Vietnam Cruise Reader Review. Reviewer William Brotby from USA. Cruise Line Pandaw. Ship Pandaw. Destination Mekong Delta. # of Nights 17. Departure Port Hanoi, Vietnam. Date of Cruise December, 2022. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
Travel Insurance Tips from Charlie and Sherrie Funk By Charlie & Sherrie Funk Sherrie Funk started the first cruise-only travel agency in Tennessee in 1988. Her husband, Charlie Funk, joined her full-time in 1993. The pair ran Just Cruisin’ Plus for 40 years. They...
Scenic Opal River Cruise By Terri Colby Cruising smoothly on a crisp but sunny Sunday morning on the Rhine River, church bells ring, birdsong blends with rippling water sounds and passengers on the Scenic Opal river boat cross the top sundeck from side to side to see...
SeaDream II Cruise Review. Reviewer Rudy from the US. Cruise Line Sea Dream Yacht Club. Ship Sea Dream II. Destination Transatlantic. # of Nights 16. Departure Port West Palm Beach, FLA. Date of Cruise April, 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
St Hilda Sea Adventures' New Ship By Ted Scull The largest fleet of small Quirky Cruise ships in Europe roams the waters west of Scotland. At one time, to visit Scotland's widespread archipelagos and some individual islands, the local ferries were just about the only...
World Traveller Cruise Review. Reviewer C.J. Young from USA. Cruise Line Atlas Ocean Voyages. Ship World Traveller. Destination Mediterranean, to Nice, France. # of Nights 7. Departure Port Barcelona, Spain. Date of Cruise May, 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good,...
sponsored Prince William Sound Cruise Looking for someplace different? Maybe you’ve cruised southeast Alaska, but chances are you haven’t done Prince William Sound in the Gulf of Alaska further north. Located on the east side of the Kenai Peninsula, the largest port...
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Riverside Ravel Cruise Review By Peter Knego Among the Quirky cruising highlights of 2023 was the return of two of the former Crystal Cruises river vessels under the management of new luxury river line, Riverside Cruises. In the spring, they brought the one-off,...
Flying to Antarctica By Anne Klaosh Two venerable Antarctica cruise operators continue to evolve with Lindblad Expeditions adding a fly-cruise option that makes for a shorter trip and Antartica21 opening a private club for its travelers in Punta Arenas, Chile, an...
Argyll Cruising In Scotland by Robin McKelvie “The Firth of Clyde is Scotland’s seriously underrated secret cruising playground,” smiles Ted Creek, the new owner and skipper of Argyll Cruising’s Splendour, as we ease by the brooding hulk of Holy Isle accompanied by...
Pearl Mist Great Lakes Cruise Review By Cele and Lynn Seldon @SeldonInk Living in South Carolina’s Lowcountry is generally idyllic, except for about eight weeks in the summer when the heat and humidity have many residents hightailing it north to cooler climes. Such...
Upper Mekong River Cruise By Heidi Sarna Whenever my husband and I listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s beautifully melancholic song “Have You Ever Seen The Rain,” we’re transported back to that magical evening on the sandy banks of the Upper Mekong River in Laos,...
Sea Cloud Spirit Review By Anne Kalosh, with select images and videos by Peter Knego On the gorgeous tall ship Sea Cloud Spirit, I found the Caribbean of my dreams. Under 44,132 square feet/4,100 square meters of billowing sails, I discovered gems of the Lesser...
UnCruise Adventures 2024 Cruises Sponsored UnCruise Adventures, the leader in small-ship Alaska cruises with a nine-vessel fleet, with several new wide-ranging additions beginning in May 2024, including to the Alaska Panhandle, the more snowscapes will enliven the...
Greg Mortimer (Aurora Expeditions) Antarctica by Jerrol Golden of Golden Travel Co. The Greg Mortimer, our ship, gently rolls as we traverse the notorious Drake Passage with its 12-foot swells. Crossing the Drake Passage was for me like sitting in a rocking chair;...
Windstar Cruises Updating Three Sailing Ships By Anne Kalosh Windstar Cruises’ three classic sailing yachts are getting a multimillion-dollar redesign and update. They are the 148-passenger Wind Star and Wind Spirit and the 342-passengerWind Surf. The multi-year...
Endurance Antarctica Review. Reviewer Lisa from USA. Cruise Line Lindblad Expeditions. Ship 126-pax National Geographic Endurance Destination Antarctica. # of Nights 10. Departure Port Ushuaia. Date of Cruise Nov 30, 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good,...
Europe Canal Transits By Theodore W. Scull. Many European river cruises include Europe canal transits in their itineraries, which adds an exciting element to any route. Digging canals dates back to the Ancient World from simple shallow channels for irrigating fields...
