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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...

3 Reasons a First Time River Cruiser Delighted in a Uniworld Douro River Cruise

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 13, 2024 | Europe, Portugal, Wine Cruise | 0

Uniworld Douro River Cruise By Georgiana Verdonk-Sim When my best friend Heidi suggested a cruise...

Riverside Mozart Danube River Cruise Cut Short by High River Levels — Navigating Unpredictable Waters on Europe River Cruises

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 2, 2024 | Austria, Czech Republic, Europe, Feature Articles, River Feature Articles, Sharon Kurtz Reviews, Slovenia, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0

Riverside Mozart Danube River Cruise By Sharon Kurtz Embarking on a luxurious river cruise along...

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I'm up to 78 countries and 110+ cruises worldwide, and it's the small ship journeys that I love writing about most. And so QuirkyCruise.com was born, an excellent research tool for planning your own unforgettable small ship trip.

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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...

Upper Mekong River Cruise in Laos Aboard The Mekong Sun — Heidi Reviews One Of Her Favorite Small Ship Cruises Ever

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 — An Elegant Caribbean Adventure Under Sail

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 Focus on Alaska, Baja California & Hawaiian Islands

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

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...

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