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American Cruise Lines New England Cruise — Island Hopping Aboard the American Liberty, A Great Way to Travel

by Lynn-Cele Seldon | Nov 21, 2024 | Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal America, North America, Seldons Reviews | 0

American Cruise Lines New England By Cele and Lynn Seldon As we’ve mentioned before in some of our...

Viking Eastern Seaboard Explorer Cruise, Including the St. Lawrence Seaway — Peter Knego Reviews the Viking Polaris

by Peter Knego | Nov 3, 2024 | Expedition Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal America, Feature Articles, North America, Oceangoing Feature Articles, Peter Knego Reviews | 0

Viking Eastern Seaboard Explorer Cruise By Peter Knego It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of...

Celebrating Victory Cruise Lines Return to the Great Lakes

by QuirkyCruise | Oct 16, 2024 | Coastal Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal America, New Ships, North America | 0

Victory Cruise Lines Return By Peter Barnes As an occasional Quirky Cruise contributor, I was...

American Cruise Lines Maine Coast Cruise — A Great Way to Take in the Beauty of our Northeastern-Most State & One of Many Excellent Itineraries Offered by ACL

by Heidi Sarna | Aug 9, 2024 | American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal Feature Articles, Feature Articles, Heidi's Reviews, Inspiration, My Favorite Story: Heidi, New Ships, North America | 0

American Cruise Lines Maine Coast Cruise By Heidi Sarna Stepping out on our small ship’s...

The Growing American Cruise Lines Fleet Will Number 24 by 2026

by QuirkyCruise | Aug 9, 2024 | American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal America, Coastal Feature Articles, Feature Articles, New Ships, NEWS | 0

The Growing American Cruise Lines Fleet By Heidi Sarna Amid an impressive building spree, American...

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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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Criterion Travel Cruises — Educational Small-Ship Trips

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 is Cruising’s Latest Comeback Story

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 — Vandalism Behind the Levees of the Old Miss

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 — My Favorite Yacht…As I’ve Never Experienced Her Before

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...

5 Reasons You’ll Love a Small-Ship Japan Cruise

Small-Ship Japan Cruise Roundup By John Roberts I’m not sure when it started, but Colleen and I had become enthralled with idea of traveling to Japan sometime during the past decade. We excitedly made plans to finally do a small-ship Japan cruise around with Windstar...

Another Antarctica Air Bridge Option Would Let Cruisers Skip The ‘Drake Shake’

Antarctica Air Bridge Option By Anne Kalosh Reaching the otherworldly wonders of Antarctica from South America means crossing the Drake Passage, a notoriously rough patch of sea. This usually takes two days each way on an expedition cruise ship. I've done it several...

Tiptoeing Through Tulips on an AmaSerena Tulip Time Cruise in Belgium and the Netherlands

Tulip Time Cruise By Katherine Rodeghier After a cold winter, I anxiously await welcoming signs of spring: the first robin, more daylight hours, flowers poking their heads from bulbs growing in slowly warming soil. I especially look for my favorite — tulips — and...

Seatrade Miami Convention 2024 Small Ship Cruise News

Seatrade Miami Convention 2024 News By Anne Kalosh From newbuilds to a new expedition brand, plenty of small-ship news emerged from cruising's biggest annual B2B event, Seatrade Cruise Global, this month. The Seatrade Miami Convention 2024, with a jam-packed...

Windstar Adding 2 Ships To Its Fleet In 2025 & 2026, One A New Build

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...

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...

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Heidi & Ted and their team of curious travel writers explore the far corners of the world to share their experiences & insights about small-ship cruising.

Heidi M. Sarna

So far, I’ve explored 78 countries around the world by boat, road, plane, foot, bicycle and camel. My first big journey was a six-month trip around the world back in the days when…

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I am happiest near water, over water or better still on a conveyance moving through water. When my brother Sandy and I were deemed old enough, mother took us to Europe by ship.

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