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CroisiEurope Rhine River Cruise — Peter Knego Reviews A Week Aboard Croisi’s 106-Passenger Symphonie

by Peter Knego | Dec 21, 2024 | Germany, French Rivers/Canals, Holland, Peter Knego Reviews | 0

CroisiEurope Rhine River Cruise Review By Peter Knego On various journeys with a wide range of...

Eastern Europe Viking Cruise Review — Rediscovering My Mother’s Hungarian Roots on a Journey of Tastes and Heritage

by Judi Cohen | Nov 24, 2024 | Europe, Feature Articles, Hungary, Judi Cohen Reviews, Theme Cruises | 0

Eastern Europe Viking Cruise By Judi Cohen The moment our Viking longship, Viking Ullur, arrived...

Majestic’s Glen Etive — Scotsman Robin McKelvie Reviews the 12-Pax Glen Etive, 8 Years After He Sailed on the Inaugural Voyage

by QuirkyCruise | Oct 15, 2024 | Charters, Europe, Feature Articles, Micro Cruise Liners — Expert Reviews & Articles, Robin McKelvie Reviews, Scotland | 0

Majestic’s Glen Etive By Robin McKelvie When The Majestic Line launched their first...

New Owners for The Majestic Line — Scotsman Robin McKelvie Takes a Look at the Direction of Scotland’s Largest Small-Ship Cruise Operator

by Robin McKelvie | Oct 15, 2024 | Atlantic Ocean, Charters, Feature Articles, Robin McKelvie Reviews, Scotland | 1

New Owners for The Majestic Line By Robin McKelvie It’s hard to overemphasize the role that The...

AmaWaterways Soulful Experience Cruise on France’s Rhône River — Paul C. Thornton Reviews a 10-Night Cruise & Paris Combo

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 27, 2024 | Europe, Feature Articles, French Rivers/Canals, Theme Cruises, Wine Cruise | 0

AmaWaterways Soulful Experience Cruise By Paul C. Thornton I recently checked a river cruise off...

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5 Reasons A Biking River Cruise With Backroads & AmaWaterways Is Perfect For Active Travelers Of Any Age

Biking River Cruise With Backroads & AmaWaterways By John Roberts You can have it all as a cycling enthusiast who wants to explore Europe on a highly curated, hassle-free vacation. In fact, I took a river cruise bike tour that combines the best elements of sailing...

7 Alaska Small Ship Cruises To Consider — Alaska Expert M.T. Schwartzman Shares Details

7 Alaska Small Ship Cruises By M.T. Schwartzman I took my first cruise to Alaska in 1988 aboard the old Noordam — an ocean-liner-type ship with over 1,200 passengers aboard, which was considered big back in those days. The next year, I boarded my first small-ship...

American Cruise Lines Buys American Queen & Her 3 Former Fleetmates From Defunct American Queen Voyages

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...

New UnCruise Itineraries — Aleutian Islands Adventure

sponsored New UnCruise Itineraries As usual, UnCruise keeps things fresh and exciting! Check out this cool new UnCruise itinerary debuting in 2025, in the Aleutian Islands. New UnCruise Itineraries for 2025 — Aleutian Islands Adventure with Kodiak, Katmai & Kenai...

9 Packing Tips For Alaska Cruising With Uncruise Adventures

sponsored Packing Tips For Alaska Cruising With Uncruise Adventures By Heidi Sarna No one does small-ship cruising better than UnCruise Adventures. The leader in small-scale Alaska cruises, the Uncruise fleet carries from 22 to 86 passengers on wide-ranging...

Overnight River Boat Cruising In Canada On A Classic Small Ship — The Canadian Empress

sponsored Overnight River Boat Cruising In Canada This year, St. Lawrence Cruise Lines’ (SLCL) one-of-a-kind small passenger ship, the 64-passenger Canadian Empress, will sail the scenic waters of eastern Canada’s 1000 Islands and the St. Lawrence River for its 44th...

Bar Harbor To Limit Cruise Visitors, As It Reverts To A Small-Ship Destination

Bar Harbor To Limit Cruise Visitors By Anne Kalosh For many years Bar Harbor, with a year-round population of just 5,500, was Maine's busiest cruise port, handling hundreds of thousands of passengers a season. For some residents, that was too many. Even though the...

Alaska Cruise Packing Tips — Heidi Shares Her Packing List For Alaska Quirky Cruising

This article may contain referral links. Alaska Cruise Packing Tips By Heidi Sarna I’ve been to Alaska many times over the years, having done nearly a dozen cruises there, on big and small ships, but mostly on the small ones, my favorites. And I've learned some things...

Atlas Ocean Voyages ANTARCTICA Review Of World Traveller By Reader Sheryl Rowling From USA — Not A Happy Camper

Atlas Ocean Voyages Antarctica Review Reviewer Sheryl Rowling from the USA. Cruise Line Atlas Ocean Voyages. Ship 196-passenger World Traveller. Destination Antarctica. # of Nights 9. Departure Port Ushuaia. Date of Cruise Feb 24, 2024. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very...

South Of France Barge Cruising With European Waterways — Peter Knego Reviews The 10-Pax Athos

South Of France Barge Cruising By Peter Knego To many, the idea of transport on a barge might seem appropriate for iron ore, grain or some other form of cargo, and of course, that is most often the case. That noted, savvy QuirkyCruisers also know that some barges have...

Sail The Nile READER REVIEW Of The 14-pax Dahabyia Minja By Sigrid Kolle From Germany

Sail the Nile Review Reviewer Sigrid Kolle from Germany. Cruise Line Sail the Nile. Ship 14-passenger Dahabyia Minja. Destination The Nile River in Egypt, from Aswan to Luxor to Aswan. # of Nights 8. Departure Port Aswan. Date of Cruise 2024. Ratings (5=excellent,...

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