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

by John Roberts | Apr 12, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Europe, Fitness, Fitness Cruises, Fitness cruises, France, French Rivers/Canals, Inspiration, John Roberts Reviews, Solo Cruising, Wine Cruise | 0

Biking River Cruise With Backroads & AmaWaterways By John Roberts You can have it all as a...

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

by QuirkyCruise | Apr 9, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Alaska, Charters, Feature Articles, North America | 0

7 Alaska Small Ship Cruises By M.T. Schwartzman I took my first cruise to Alaska in 1988 aboard...

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

by Theodore Scull | Apr 3, 2024 | All Feature Articles, NEWS, Ted Scull Reviews | 0

American Cruise Lines Buys American Queen By Ted Scull. If you are old enough to recall the...

9 Packing Tips For Alaska Cruising With Uncruise Adventures

by Heidi Sarna | Mar 29, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Feature Articles, Fitness cruises, Inspiration | 0

sponsored Packing Tips For Alaska Cruising With Uncruise Adventures By Heidi Sarna No one does...

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

by Heidi Sarna | Mar 27, 2024 | All Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal Feature Articles, Feature Articles, Heritage Ships, North America | 0

sponsored Overnight River Boat Cruising In Canada This year, St. Lawrence Cruise Lines’ (SLCL)...

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

by Anne Kalosh | Mar 26, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Anne Kalosh Stories, Coastal Feature Articles, NEWS | 0

Bar Harbor To Limit Cruise Visitors By Anne Kalosh For many years Bar Harbor, with a year-round...

Do I Need Travel Insurance? Travel Advisor Kevin Flink Tells Us Why He Thinks Travel Insurance Is A Good Idea

by QuirkyCruise | Mar 25, 2024 | Insurance, All Feature Articles, Travel advisors | 0

Do I Need Travel Insurance? By Heidi Sarna I had a chat with travel advisor Kevin Flink about...

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

by Heidi Sarna | Mar 22, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Alaska, Heidi Sarna Reviews, Inspiration, North America, Packing Tips & Hacks | 0

Alaska Cruise Packing Tips By Heidi Sarna I’ve been to Alaska many times over the years, having...

6 Reasons To Love An Arctic Cruise Around Svalbard With Swan Hellenic

by John Roberts | Mar 11, 2024 | All Feature Articles, John Roberts Reviews, Wildlife Cruises | 0

Arctic Cruise Around Svalbard By John Roberts The High Arctic is the land of the polar bears,...

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

by QuirkyCruise | Mar 11, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Antarctica, Reader Reviews | 0

Atlas Ocean Voyages Antarctica Review Reviewer Sheryl Rowling from the USA. Cruise Line Atlas...

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

by Peter Knego | Mar 10, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Barge Cruise, French Rivers/Canals, Peter Knego Reviews | 1

South Of France Barge Cruising By Peter Knego To many, the idea of transport on a barge might seem...

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

by QuirkyCruise | Mar 5, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Charter This, Egypt, Feature Articles, Heritage Ships, Historic Sites, Inspiration, Reader Reviews | 0

Sail the Nile Review Reviewer Sigrid Kolle from Germany. Cruise Line Sail the Nile. Ship...

9 Of The Best French Barge Cruises You Should Know About

by Heidi Sarna | Mar 5, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Barge Cruise, Charter This, Cruise Tips, Cycling cruises, Europe, French Rivers/Canals, Heidi Sarna Reviews, Wine Cruise | 4

Best French Barge Cruises By Heidi Sarna I’ve enjoyed small-ship cruises of all kinds all...

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

by Anne Kalosh | Mar 1, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Anne Kalosh Stories, Europe, the Mediterranean, France, Inspiration, Italy | 2

Epicurean Expedition On World Traveller By Anne Kalosh Les Halles, the big covered market in Sète,...

American Queen Voyages Shut Down Operations

by Theodore Scull | Feb 28, 2024 | NEWS, All Feature Articles, North America, Ted Scull Reviews | 0

American Queen Voyages Shut Down Operations by Ted Scull, Karl Zimmermann, Anne Kalosh & Heidi...

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

by Heidi Sarna | Feb 28, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Alaska, Deals, Heidi's Reviews, Inspiration, North America, Wildlife Cruises | 2

7 Reasons To UnCruise in Alaska By Heidi Sarna I recently came back from a week in Alaska with...

French Country Waterways’ Adrienne Hotel Barge Delights Writer Rick Sylvain

by QuirkyCruise | Feb 28, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Charters, Europe, French Rivers/Canals | 0

French Country Waterways’ Adrienne By Rick Sylvain Maps say we are in the heart of France,...

Hillwood Museum and Sea Cloud Cruises Partner for an Exhibition, Guest Lecturers

by Anne Kalosh | Feb 19, 2024 | NEWS | 0

Hillwood Museum and Sea Cloud Cruises Partner By Anne Kalosh 1931’s Sea Cloud, the largest...

Adventure Canada Arctic Cruise Review — Judi Cohen Will Never Forget Her Quirky & Adventurous Expedition Aboard Ocean Endeavour

by Judi Cohen | Feb 18, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Arctic, Arctic Canada, Feature Articles, Greenland, Inspiration, Judi Cohen Reviews, Oceangoing Feature Articles, Wildlife Cruises | 0

Adventure Canada Arctic Cruise By Judi Cohen True to its name, Adventure Canada delivered...

Larry Pimentel Exits the Four Seasons Yachts Project

by Anne Kalosh | Feb 17, 2024 | All Feature Articles, Anne Kalosh Stories, NEWS | 0

Larry Pimentel Exits the Four Seasons Yachts Project By Anne Kalosh The high-profile senior cruise...

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HEIDI SARNA

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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I have traveled between all continents by sea and cruised along three dozen rivers. Ships and travel are in my blood, and so is writing. My journeys have translated into many books and many hundreds of articles.

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If you can imagine it, we’ve cruised it! With reviews, articles and destination overviews, we’ve got you covered.

Swan Hellenic Diana Cruise Review of Iceland Itinerary — READER REVIEW from Tom of the USA

Swan Hellenic Diana Cruise Review. Reviewer Tom from USA. Cruise Line Swan Hellenic. Ship Diana. Destination Iceland. # of Nights 8. Departure Port Reykjavik. Date of Cruise August, 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor, 1=terrible) -Overall...

Vantage Customers May Get Travel Credit With Aurora Expeditions

Vantage Customers May Get Travel Credit By Anne Kalosh Aug 29 UPDATE by Anne Kalosh: "New Vantage Explorations to offer 'Vantage-style' travel." Pacific Travel Partners, a subsidiary of Australia's Aurora Expeditions, acquired the assets — essentially, the customer...

Sailo Yacht Charters — Called the Airbnb of Boat & Yacht Charters

Sailo Yacht Charters By Heidi Sarna I had an e-chat with Sailo.com Founder & CEO Magda Marcu and her team and they shared some details about the boat and yacht charter platform that's been called by Conde Nast Traveler the "Airbnb of boats and yachts."...

John Roberts Reviews Two New River Lines — Viva Cruises and Riverside Luxury Cruises

Viva Cruises and Riverside Luxury Cruises By John Roberts Riverside Luxury Cruises is the second new river line that I’ve tried in 2023. Riverside and Viva Cruises are new German-owned entrants to the river market in Europe who are both trying to lure North American...

6 Reasons John Roberts is Excited That Riverside Luxury Cruises’ Saved Riverside Mozart

Riverside Mozart By John Roberts Riverside Luxury Cruises jumped at the chance to purchase the Crystal Cruises river boats when the longtime premium cruise line went out of business in 2022. Sister and brother Anouchka and Gregor Gerlach, owners of luxury resort group...

AURORA Expeditions

Aurora Expeditions Australia-based Aurora Expeditions charters expedition-style ships for its far-reaching adventure cruise programs as well as being a full-service travel agency to aid clients with all travel arrangements, including pre- and post-cruise land stays....

John Roberts’ Christmas Markets Cruise — QuirkyCruise Contributor & Cruise Expert to Host Holiday Cruise on Rhine River with Transcend Cruises

John Roberts' Christmas Markets Cruise on the Rhine River By Heidi Sarna We love how involved in the travel world our contributing writers are. John Roberts is a great example. In fact, John — who is owner of In The Loop Travel, a website and social media brand that...

International Galápagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA) Calls to Limit Galápagos Land Tourism Following UNESCO Alarm

IGTOA Calls to Limit Galápagos Land Tourism By Anne Kalosh Often cruise ships get a bad rap for contributing to overtourism. The Galápagos are a case where small ships, their numbers capped, are a model for regulated travel to a sensitive area, and it's land tourism...

MS Diana Cruise on the Gota Canal — For a Scenic Small Ship Cruise in Sweden, Ya Gotta Go Gota!

MS Diana Cruise on the Gota Canal By Peter Knego It was a perfect June day in Stockholm’s Old Town (or Gamla Stan) with brilliant sunshine punctuated by just a few wisps of clouds as my partner Mike and I rolled our luggage from the classic hotel ship Malardrottningen...

Judi Cuervo Reviews A Hebridean Princess Cruise — Here Are 14 Things That Surprised Her

14 Hebridean Princess Cruise Insights By Judi Cuervo In 1990 or so, just around the time ships were growing larger and larger, I became fascinated by smaller and smaller ones. I yearned to sail Sea Goddess. I yearned to sail Sea Cloud. And soon, I yearned to sail on a...

Robin McKelvie Reviews a Lord of the Highlands Cruise on the Caledonian Canal

Lord of the Highlands Cruise By Robin McKelvie There is nothing quite like cruising Thomas Telford’s utterly unique Caledonian Canal. And there is nothing quite like cruising the island-studded wilds of the Hebrides. The very good news is that anyone can now...

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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.

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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…

Theodore W. Scull

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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