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Mutiara Laut Cruise Review of a Raja Ampat Adventure — a READER REVIEW by Aliza Knox

by QuirkyCruise | Apr 2, 2025 | Reader Reviews, Coastal Feature Articles, River Feature Articles | 0

Reviewer Aliza Knox from Singapore & Sydney. Cruise Line Mutiara Laut. Ship A classic...

American Cruise Lines’s American Revolution Cruise Review by QuirkyCruise Reader Deb D

by QuirkyCruise | Mar 14, 2025 | Reader Reviews, Coastal Feature Articles, River Feature Articles | 0

American Cruise Lines’s American Revolution Cruise Review Reviewer Deb D. from USA. Cruise...

Ocean Endeavor Antarctica Review — A Reader Shares Details About Her 10-Night Expedition

by QuirkyCruise | Mar 13, 2025 | Antarctica, Reader Reviews | 0

Ocean Endeavor Antarctica Review Reviewer Uma Veras from USA. Cruise Line Intrepid Travel. Ship...

Island Windjammers Vela Review by QuirkyCruise Reader Sarretta McCaslin About a 12-Night Caribbean Cruise

by QuirkyCruise | Feb 4, 2025 | Reader Reviews, sailing, Scuba & Snorkeling | 0

Island Windjammers Vela Review Reviewer Sarretta McCaslin from USA. Cruise Line Island...

Variety Cruises Galileo Review by QuirkyCruise Reader Jay Katz

by QuirkyCruise | Oct 30, 2024 | Reader Reviews | 0

Variety Cruises Galileo Reviewer Jay Katz from USA. Cruise Line Variety Cruises. Ship The...

Quasar Evolution Galapagos Cruise Adventure READER REVIEW by Holly Quinn

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 16, 2024 | Galapagos, Peru, Reader Reviews | 0

Quasar Evolution Galapagos Cruise Reviewer Holly Quinn from USA. Cruise Line Quasar. Ship...

Aqua Expeditions Amazon READER REVIEW by Holly Quinn

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 16, 2024 | Reader Reviews | 0

Aqua Expeditions Amazon Reviewer Holly Quinn from USA. Cruise Line Aqua Expeditions. Ship...

Majestic Line Glen Rosa Review by James from Scotland

by QuirkyCruise | Aug 13, 2024 | Reader Reviews, Scotland | 2

Majestic Line Glen Rosa Review Reviewer James from Scotland. Cruise Line Majestic Line. Ship...

Cruise Mekong Laos READER REVIEW from Adriano Muratori

by QuirkyCruise | Jun 8, 2024 | Reader Reviews, Asia: Southeast Asia, Laos | 0

Cruise Mekong Laos Review Reviewer Adriano Muratori from Italy. Cruise Line Cruise Mekong /...

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

by QuirkyCruise | Mar 11, 2024 | Reader Reviews | 0

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

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

by QuirkyCruise | Mar 5, 2024 | Charter This, 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...

Lindblad Expeditions Endurance ANTARCTICA Review By Lisa From USA

by QuirkyCruise | Dec 19, 2023 | Reader Reviews | 0

Endurance Antarctica Review. Reviewer Lisa from USA. Cruise Line Lindblad Expeditions. Ship...

Viking Skadi Rhine River Review From Reader Lisa D. From USA

by QuirkyCruise | Nov 20, 2023 | Reader Reviews, River Feature Articles | 0

Viking Skadi Rhine River Review. Reviewer Lisa Dechirico from USA. Cruise Line Viking. Ship...

Majestic Line Review of 10-night GLEN ETIVE Cruise by Reader Kate Grimes in the UK

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 19, 2023 | Reader Reviews, Scotland | 1

Majestic Line Review. Reviewer Kate Grimes from the UK. Cruise Line The Majestic Line. Ship 12-pax...

Grand Circle Cruise Review, a READER REVIEW of a Southern France River Cruise by Dave & Pat

by QuirkyCruise | Aug 30, 2023 | Reader Reviews | 0

Grand Circle Cruise Review. Reviewer Dave & Pat from USA. Cruise Line Grand Circle. Ship...

QuirkyCruise Reader Reviews INDEX

by QuirkyCruise | Aug 30, 2023 | Reader Reviews | 0

Reader Reviews INDEX Updated Sept 2024 This is our growing inventory of QuirkyCruise Reader...

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

by QuirkyCruise | Aug 22, 2023 | Reader Reviews | 0

Swan Hellenic Diana Cruise Review. Reviewer Tom from USA. Cruise Line Swan Hellenic. Ship Diana....

Glen Shiel Scotland Cruise Review by Debs from UK — READER REVIEW

by QuirkyCruise | Jul 10, 2023 | Reader Reviews, Scotland | 0

Glen Shiel Scotland Cruise Review. Reviewer Debs from UK. Cruise Line Majestic Line. Ship Glen...

Pandaw Vietnam Cruise READER REVIEW from William B

by QuirkyCruise | Jul 2, 2023 | Reader Reviews | 0

Pandaw Vietnam Cruise Reader Review. Reviewer William Brotby from USA. Cruise Line Pandaw. Ship...

SeaDream II Cruise Review of a Transatlantic Crossing by Rudy from the USA — READER REVIEW

by QuirkyCruise | Jun 5, 2023 | Reader Reviews | 0

SeaDream II Cruise Review. Reviewer Rudy from the US. Cruise Line Sea Dream Yacht Club. Ship Sea...

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More Murray River Cruise Options as Australia’s Murray River Adds a New Sidewheeler to its Fleet

Murray River Cruise By Ted Scull For Australia, the mention of river cruises would probably result in blank stares from most people, leaving them in the dark. Such cruises are plentiful in Europe, North America, Asia, and to a lesser extent in South America (Amazon,...

Variety Cruises Galileo Review by QuirkyCruise Reader Jay Katz

Variety Cruises Galileo Reviewer Jay Katz from USA. Cruise Line Variety Cruises. Ship The 49-passenger Galileo. Destination Greece. # of Nights 8. Departure Port Athens, Greece. Date of Cruise Oct 18, 2024. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...

Celebrating Victory Cruise Lines Return to the Great Lakes

Victory Cruise Lines Return By Peter Barnes As an occasional Quirky Cruise contributor, I was invited to a memorable dinner held at the Chef’s Dinner Table in Lower Manhattan last week to celebrate the launch of Victory Cruise Lines. John Waggoner, CEO of Victory and...

8 Rough Cruising Regions To Know About Before You Go

8 Rough Cruising Regions By Ted Scull. Updated Oct 2024 🎧Would you rather listen to this article about the roughest cruising regions? Below Ted shares his rough sailing stories and tips. (15.35 mins) Now let’s begin with the good news. Advance weather...

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

Majestic's Glen Etive By Robin McKelvie When The Majestic Line launched their first purpose-built vessel, the MV Glen Etive, in 2016 she set a new standard for the growing flotilla of Scottish small ships that sleep a maximum of a dozen passengers. I was privileged to...

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

New Owners for The Majestic Line By Robin McKelvie It’s hard to overemphasize the role that The Majestic Line have played in the massive success and growth of small ship cruising in Scotland. Over the last two decades they have proved all the doubters — who couldn’t...

Inside Windstar Cruises’ New Star Seeker — Anne Kalosh Shares Some Details of Windstar’s Upcoming New Ship

Inside Windstar Cruises' New Star Seeker By Anne Kalosh Bookings are open for Windstar Cruises' new ship, the 224-passenger Star Seeker that will debut in late 2025. It's going to first sail in the Caribbean, then will operate Windstar's popular Alaska and Japan...

14 Europe River Cruise Packing Tips — Heidi Shares Her Expert Advice Based on More Than 125 Cruises

Europe River Cruise Packing Tips By Heidi Sarna I've taken more than 125 cruises all over the world. Many on river boats and canal barges in Europe. I got to tell you, in large part, I know what to pack based on how many times I didn't bring the right stuff — good ole...

4 Small Sailing Ship Cruises in the Caribbean to Consider — Our Experts Weigh in on Sea Cloud, Star Clippers, Windstar & Island Windjammers

Small Sailing Ship Cruises in the Caribbean By Judi Cuervo & Heidi Sarna It was probably about 40 years ago when I saw my very first sailing ship. I was leaning lazily against the rail of the cruise ship I was sailing in the Caribbean, probably a Carnival or Home...

Sea Cloud Cruise: Expert Review (2024) — Writer Peter Knego Reunites With A Floating Legend

Sea Cloud Cruise Review By Peter Knego Every now and then, a dream comes true twice. For me, that was another chance to sail in the legendary Sea Cloud after a blissful eight-night cruise along the Spanish Riviera in 2019. This time around, we joined the sail assisted...

Colombia’s Magdalena River — AMA Waterways Newest River Cruise Region … Inaugural Delayed Until March 15, 2025

Colombia’s Magdalena River By Ted Scull Updated Sept 2024 — The inaugural sailing of AmaWaterways’ AmaMagdalena on Colombia’s Magdalena River has been delayed again and moved to March 15, 2025. AMA Waterways takes a bold new leap into river cruising along one that...

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