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Here we share the latest small-ship cruise news and first-person cruise reviews and round-ups from our team of globetrotting writers. If you've got a penchant for small-scale travel aboard boats, yachts, tall ships and mini cruisers, then enjoy the ride through our sea of stories about small-ship cruising.

UnCruise Alaska — Review of Their Wild & Woolly Cruise Aboard Wilderness Legacy (2026)

UnCruise Alaska — Review of Their Wild & Woolly Cruise Aboard Wilderness Legacy (2026)

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Wilderness Legacy Cruise Ship Review By Peter Knego (Photo Above: The handsome Wilderness Legacy,...

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Bella Desgagnés Cargo Passenger Cruise Review (2026) — Exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence

Bella Desgagnés Cargo Passenger Cruise Review (2026) — Exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence

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Bella Desgagnés Cargo Passenger Cruise By Aimée Laberge Natashquan, Harrington Harbour,...

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Heidi and Ted 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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What is a Maine Windjammer?

What is a Maine Windjammer?

What is a Maine Windjammer? By Ted Scull & Heidi Sarna The term windjammer applies to a commercial sailing ship with two or three masts that may be square-rigged or fore-and-aft rigged or a combination of both. Some, dating from the late 19th century, were...

Introducing Lindblad Expeditions' New Galápagos Ship

Introducing Lindblad Expeditions' New Galápagos Ship

Lindblad Expeditions' New Galápagos Ship By Anne Kalosh. The former Crystal Esprit is undergoing a top-to-bottom refit to emerge as National Geographic Islander ll for Lindblad Expeditions. It will explore the Galápagos year-round. Newly reconfigured to carry 48...

SEABOURN Expeditions

SEABOURN Expeditions

Seabourn Expeditions Seabourn had at one time offered an expedition-style program in Antarctica with the 458-passenger Seabourn Quest, then truly entered the small expedition ship segment with two brand-new purpose-built expedition ships in recent years. Seabourn...

Cruise Canadian Empress & Celebrate Spring on Canada’s Rivers

Cruise Canadian Empress & Celebrate Spring on Canada’s Rivers

sponsored Cruise Canadian Empress & Save Our Canada-based QuirkyCruise reviewer Judi Cohen traveled aboard the 66-passenger Canadian Empress last summer along the scenic St Lawrence River, sampling this very special small-ship cruise. Quirky's Ted Scull has also...

SeaDream II Review — A Classic, Albeit Aging Ship

SeaDream II Review — A Classic, Albeit Aging Ship

SeaDream II Review By John Roberts Updated Feb 2025 For me, there is nothing more alluring than sailing to exotic destinations on a small cruise ship —one that carries just 112 passengers like SeaDream II. Well, maybe a few things can make this even better. How about...

Viking's New Longships Debut — All 8 of Them!

Viking's New Longships Debut — All 8 of Them!

Viking's New Longships Debut By Peter Knego Aaaah! Two nights in Paris for a Viking Cruises christening event was the icing on a multi-tiered gateau that finally thawed after a two year, COVID-generated freeze. I arrived at the Pont de Grenelle on March 15, a gray...

Barge Cruise Tips — Is a Barge Canal Cruise for You?

Barge Cruise Tips — Is a Barge Canal Cruise for You?

By Heidi, Ted, Jane & Ben Lyons. Updated June 2025 Barge cruises are often not well understood. Don't barges carry cargo? Well, originally the flat-bottomed boats were used for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under their own power or...

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