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 3 Small Scottish Ships Looking for a vacation with some personality? St Hilda Sea Adventures is a family-run business that has offered wonderful off-beat Scottish island cruises for more than 15 years. Carrying just 6 to 11 passengers, each of their three...
Croatian Coastal Cruise Review By Susan R. Pollack After being cooped up in the house for 2½ years and weary of our long pandemic pause from traveling, my husband and I decided the time had come to split Detroit — for Split, Croatia. Familiar to many as a film site...
Wine Cruise aboard American Empress By Katherine Rodeghier Update Feb 24, 2024: The three riverboats of American Queen Voyages, including the American Queen, ceased operations earlier this week as will the company's pair of coastal ships, including American Empress....
Greg Mortimer Cruise Review By Nicholas Kontis While I never tire of cruising, some voyages are more memorable than others. One such journey was a 10-night Central America cruise through the Panama Canal, from Costa Rica’s Pacific shore to historic Cartagena on...
Nile River Cruise Review By Alison Abbott There are certainly faster ways to travel from Luxor to Aswan; it is doubtful that any will be as unforgettable as a small-ship cruise with Nour El Nil. The longest river in the world has for centuries captured the imagination...
Why do a Windstar Cruise in Tahiti? By Christine Bottross I spent a week aboard the beautiful 148-pax Wind Spirit in French Polynesia this past September and had a wonderful time. Here are my nine reasons, along with photos and videos I enjoyed capturing throughout...
"Escape Clauses – Getting Away With a Travel Writing Life" We like supporting writers who love traveling as much as we do, especially the more unusual and offbeat stuff. So in that spirit, below we feature a little teaser about a new travel memoir from writer Bob...
Barge Luciole Review. REVIEWER Meme Moy from USA. CRUISE LINE Luciole. SHIP Barge Luciole. DESTINATION France, Nivernais Canal # OF NIGHTS, 6. DEPARTURE PORT Auxerre, France. DATE OF CRUISE Aug, 2022. OVERALL EXPERIENCE RATING 5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very...
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French Country Waterways' Adrienne By Rick Sylvain Maps say we are in the heart of France, the confluence where the winding Saone River meets the Canal du Centre. But to passengers aboard the luxury hotel barge Adrienne, we are at the intersection of blissful and...
Hillwood Museum and Sea Cloud Cruises Partner By Anne Kalosh 1931's Sea Cloud, the largest private yacht in its day — now sailing for Sea Cloud Cruises — is getting its own exhibition at Hillwood, the heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post's former estate in Washington...
Adventure Canada Arctic Cruise By Judi Cohen True to its name, Adventure Canada delivered adventure from the moment we departed Toronto on a charter flight to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, throughout our 10-day expedition, until our last zodiac transfer in Qausuittuq...
Larry Pimentel Exits the Four Seasons Yachts Project By Anne Kalosh The high-profile senior cruise executive Larry Pimentel, who has been the face of Four Seasons Yachts, left the project. Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings, joint owner and operator of Four Seasons Yachts,...
5 Reasons To Choose A Lindblad Expeditions Arctic Cruise By John Roberts Lindblad Expeditions is renowned for launching modern expedition cruising, offering immersive and eco-conscious voyages to the masses. The company’s evolution from the first trips to Antarctica...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
