Murray River Cruise By Ted Scull For Australia, the mention of river cruises would probably result in blank stares from most people, leaving them in the dark. Such cruises are plentiful in Europe, North America, Asia, and to a lesser extent in South America (Amazon,...
Colombia’s Magdalena River By Ted Scull Updated Sept 2024 — The inaugural sailing of AmaWaterways’ AmaMagdalena on Colombia’s Magdalena River has been delayed again and moved to March 15, 2025. AMA Waterways takes a bold new leap into river cruising along one that...
Le Boat's New Skipper for Hire Program — What a Great Idea by Ted Scull Let’s get underway. A self-drive boat that explores the interlocking waterways of southern France is a most appealing vacation concept. The maps show a network of canals and rivers slicing...
American Queen Takes Final Bow By Ted Scull We may be seeing the end of the best replica steamboat that money could buy as the 1995-built American Queen makes a final bow after giving the modern steamboat era a substantial boost into the past. This reporter made three...
Windstar Adding 2 Ships By Ted Scull, with reporting by Anne Kalosh Windstar broke the mold 40 years ago when in 1984 the new firm launched its first of what would be a trio of sleek combination motor sailers. Now, decades later, Windstar is adding a new build, the...
American Cruise Lines Buys American Queen By Ted Scull. If you are old enough to recall the nightly newscaster Gabriel Heatter, he began his nightly news broadcast with “Good evening everyone, there’s good news tonight.” Indeed, there is great news for those cruisers...
American Queen Voyages Shut Down Operations by Ted Scull, Karl Zimmermann, Anne Kalosh & Heidi Sarna Update March 22, 2024 — Bids close March 25 for American Queen Voyages' vessels. More details from Anne Kalosh's Seatrade Cruise News reporting HERE. A deep-felt...
Europe Canal Transits By Theodore W. Scull. Updated Oct 2024 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...
West African Rivers By Ted Scull Variety Cruises is a major operator of small ships to worldwide destinations that easily earn the designation motor yacht. Most recently, West Africa’s major rivers are opening up giving easy water access to the interiors of Gambia and...
Le Boat Expands to Canada's Trent-Severn Waterway By Ted Scull Le Boat, the self-drive firm, has grown over the years to be Europe's largest renter. Then after expanding its operations to Ontario, Canada to ply the Rideau Canal and the Trent-Severn Waterway from Smith...
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CroisiEurope Rhine River Cruise Review By Peter Knego On various journeys with a wide range of river cruise lines on European waterways, I’ve encountered the vessels of French-owned CroisiEurope with a certain level of curiosity. Once or twice, I’ve even walked across...
Mississippi River Cruise By John and Sandra Nowlan Our first glance of our Mississippi riverboat was from atop a levee in Memphis. We headed down the steep ramp to board the American Melody through its unusual flipped-up bow. Riverboats on the Mississippi have a...
Eastern Europe Viking Cruise By Judi Cohen The moment our Viking longship, Viking Ullur, arrived in Budapest, I felt like I was “home.” Here, in the heart of Hungary on the Danube River, I was surrounded by the flavours and scents that defined my childhood. This...
American Cruise Lines New England By Cele and Lynn Seldon As we’ve mentioned before in some of our other QuirkyCruise.com coverage, we often escape the heat and humidity of our South Carolina Lowcountry home in the summer and head to cooler temperatures. This year was...
Viking Eastern Seaboard Explorer Cruise By Peter Knego It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Viking and have been since first laying eyes on a rendering of the soon-to-be Viking Star at a cruise industry preview event in 2013. I was thrilled to see a new ocean-going...
Murray River Cruise By Ted Scull For Australia, the mention of river cruises would probably result in blank stares from most people, leaving them in the dark. Such cruises are plentiful in Europe, North America, Asia, and to a lesser extent in South America (Amazon,...
Variety Cruises Galileo Reviewer Jay Katz from USA. Cruise Line Variety Cruises. Ship The 49-passenger Galileo. Destination Greece. # of Nights 8. Departure Port Athens, Greece. Date of Cruise Oct 18, 2024. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
Victory Cruise Lines Return By Peter Barnes As an occasional Quirky Cruise contributor, I was invited to a memorable dinner held at the Chef’s Dinner Table in Lower Manhattan last week to celebrate the launch of Victory Cruise Lines. John Waggoner, CEO of Victory and...
Majestic's Glen Etive By Robin McKelvie When The Majestic Line launched their first purpose-built vessel, the MV Glen Etive, in 2016 she set a new standard for the growing flotilla of Scottish small ships that sleep a maximum of a dozen passengers. I was privileged to...
New Owners for The Majestic Line By Robin McKelvie It’s hard to overemphasize the role that The Majestic Line have played in the massive success and growth of small ship cruising in Scotland. Over the last two decades they have proved all the doubters — who couldn’t...
Inside Windstar Cruises' New Star Seeker By Anne Kalosh Bookings are open for Windstar Cruises' new ship, the 224-passenger Star Seeker that will debut in late 2025. It's going to first sail in the Caribbean, then will operate Windstar's popular Alaska and Japan...
