Oceanwide Expeditions Review Oceanwide Expeditions, based in the Netherlands, offers some of the most active and creative onshore adventures in the industry, almost exclusively in the Arctic and Antarctica regions. The ships are comfortable and efficient conveyances,...
Small Ship Captain George Coughlin Interview by Ted Scull. George Coughlin has been sailing in navigating roles from mate to pilot to captain for many small ship firms such as Coastwise Cruise Line, Exploration Cruise Lines, Clipper Cruise Line, Cruise West, St....
Blount Small Ship Adventures Bows Out By Theodore W. Scull. Once “The World is Our Oyster” literally as well as figuratively contributed to the start of Blount Small Ships Adventures. So, it is with great sadness that this pioneering U.S.-flag cruise line has called...
Yangtze Cruising, A Quarter Century Ago by Theodore W. Scull. Looking out from the 27th floor of the Jinjiang Tower hotel, Shanghai's burgeoning new skyline looms over the shabby, low-rise river city I last visited in 1979. Shanghai represents new China on the move....
Polar Expedition Cruise Expert Steve Wellmeier Quirky's Ted Scull has an e-chat with with polar expedition cruise expert Steve Wellmeier, managing director for Poseidon Expeditions USA. QuirkyCruise.com: Where were you born and how big was your family? Steve W: I was...
Cruising Scotland’s Western Isles By Ted Scull. Think Scotland geographically and its Highlands and Islands, Lowlands and Lochs, and people with heavy accents, some darn hard to understand at first, or even after a few days, straining and training your ears. They are...
Swiss Steamboat Cruise By Ted Scull. Danube and Rhine river cruises often start or finish up at a city just a few hours by train from the Swiss lakes. Or maybe you're in Europe on a land-based trip. No matter why, consider a Swiss steamboat cruise. The oldest...
Arctic vs Antarctic By Ted Scull. If you are in a quandary over booking an expedition cruise to the Arctic or Antarctic, here are some thoughts about both polar destinations based on a half dozen trips to the two regions. Cruises generally take place in June, July and...
Ted's First Small-Ship Cruise By Ted Scull. Heading into my senior year in college, I had one empty slot to round out my final academic schedule. Sitting with a good friend one day, we both decided to study Russian, the language. We were bound for Europe in the months...
Mississippi & Ohio River Cruising By Ted Scull. Why Go? Mississippi & Ohio River Cruising: The Past into the Present River cruises are now all the rage, from A for Amazon to Z for Zambezi and dozens of rivers in between. Steaming back in time, the largest...
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Buying a Townhouse By Heidi Sarna If you're thinking about buying a townhouse, there are many things to consider before you bite the bullet as they say. There are all of the more obvious things to noodle on. How many bedrooms and bathrooms are there? How many floors?...
Windstar Cruises Will Return to Alaska and Japan By Anne Kalosh Windstar Cruises will send a new ship, the 224-passenger Star Seeker, to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. The line last sailed in those areas in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to...
sponsored St. Lawrence Cruise Lines 2025 St. Lawrence Cruise Lines (SLCL) is glad to report its 2024 season is underway (after an unfortunate delay due to the closure of the LaSalle Causeway in Kingston by the Canadian federal government due to damage to the lifting...
UnCruise Adventures Alaska Review By Heidi Sarna After a short skiff ride to the mudflats at the terminus of Lamplugh Glacier, a massive eight-mile-long tongue of tidewater ice located in Glacier Bay National Park at the entrance to John Hopkins Inlet, a group of...
Island Windjammers Greek Isles Cruise By Alison Abbott My first introduction to Greece took place during my college years. Imagine getting course credit for one month of cultural study in the Greek isles. Yes, my father said the same thing! There were quirky cruises...
American Cruise Lines New Ships By Anne Kalosh American Cruise Lines, which acquired the four river vessels of defunct American Queen Voyages only to quickly scrap two of them, continues its building spree. The line's orderbook went to seven with three newly...
Cruise Mekong Laos Review Reviewer Adriano Muratori from Italy. Cruise Line Cruise Mekong / Lernidee. Ship 28-passenger Mekong Sun. Destination Laos. # of Nights 10. Departure Port Bangkok/Vientiane, Laos. Date of Cruise February 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very...
Criterion Travel Cruises By Anne Kalosh Imagine being able to sail on small ships where you're engaging with noted professors and alumni from elite universities with a deep interest in the destinations visited. You get to hear great lectures and take special-interest...
John Waggoner's Victory By Anne Kalosh Good news for Great Lakes cruisers — there will soon be another choice with the rebirth of Victory Cruise Lines in 2025. Its former owner, John Waggoner, picked up the coastal vessels Victory I and Victory II at the bankruptcy...
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...
SeaDream Transatlantic Crossing By Judi Cuervo I feel as if I’ve just walked into a private club, well-heeled men and women turning from their conversations to size me up, questioning with their eyes my very right to be there. This is embarkation day aboard SeaDream...
