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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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10 Of The Best French Barge Cruises You Should Know About

Best French Barge Cruises By Heidi Sarna I've enjoyed small-ship cruises of all kinds all over the world, but I'm particularly partial to barge cruises along the canals of France. Everything I truly desire when traveling is offered on a barge cruise: Delicious healthy...

Savoring An Epicurean Expedition On World Traveller From Barcelona To Nice With Atlas Ocean Voyages — Anne Kalosh Was Impressed!

Epicurean Expedition On World Traveller By Anne Kalosh Les Halles, the big covered market in Sète, France, was hopping on a Thursday last May. Families clustered around small tables with big plates of mussels from the nearby Thau Lagoon, couples slurped oysters and...

American Queen Voyages Shut Down Operations

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...

7 Reasons To UnCruise In Alaska — Heidi Loved Her Week UnCruising in Alaska

7 Reasons To UnCruise in Alaska By Heidi Sarna I recently came back from a week in Alaska with UnCruise and it was an invigorating and memorable experience that I highly recommend for anyone who enjoys exploring the great outdoors in remote places with only the...

French Country Waterways’ Adrienne Hotel Barge Delights Writer Rick Sylvain

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 for an Exhibition, Guest Lecturers

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 Review — Judi Cohen Will Never Forget Her Quirky & Adventurous Expedition Aboard Ocean Endeavour

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

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,...

Lindblad Expeditions Arctic Cruise — John Roberts Shares 5 Reasons To Choose The National Geographic Resolution

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 — Peter Knego Glides Along France’s Rhone River On A Former Crystal Vessel

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 Aboard the Splendour — A Review of This Wee Ship Under New Ownership

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...

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