News & Cruise Reviews
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.
Variety Cruises Galileo Review by QuirkyCruise Reader Jay Katz
by QuirkyCruise | Nov 4, 2024 | Reader Reviews | 0
Variety Cruises Galileo Reviewer Jay Katz from USA. Cruise Line Variety Cruises. Ship The...
Read MoreViking 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...
Read MoreMore Murray River Cruise Options as Australia’s Murray River Adds a New Sidewheeler to its Fleet
by Theodore Scull | Oct 31, 2024 | Australia, Murray River | 0
Murray River Cruise By Ted Scull For Australia, the mention of river cruises would probably result...
Read MoreCelebrating 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...
Read MoreMajestic’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...
Read MoreNew 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...
Read MoreInside Windstar Cruises’ New Star Seeker — Anne Kalosh Shares Some Details of Windstar’s Upcoming New Ship
by Anne Kalosh | Oct 15, 2024 | Japan, Anne Kalosh Reviews, New Ships, NEWS | 0
Inside Windstar Cruises’ New Star Seeker By Anne Kalosh Bookings are open for Windstar...
Read More14 Europe River Cruise Packing Tips — Heidi Shares Her Expert Advice Based on More Than 125 Cruises
by Heidi Sarna | Oct 10, 2024 | Packing Tips & Hacks | 0
Europe River Cruise Packing Tips By Heidi Sarna I’ve taken more than 125 cruises all over...
Read More4 Small Sailing Ship Cruises in the Caribbean to Consider — Our Experts Weigh in on Sea Cloud, Star Clippers, Windstar & Island Windjammers
by Heidi Sarna | Oct 3, 2024 | Caribbean Islands, Judi CUERVO Stories, sailing, Sailing Feature Articles | 0
Small Sailing Ship Cruises in the Caribbean By Judi Cuervo & Heidi Sarna It was probably about...
Read MoreSea Cloud Cruise: Expert Review (2024) — Writer Peter Knego Reunites With A Floating Legend
by Peter Knego | Oct 2, 2024 | Heritage Ships, Peter Knego Reviews, sailing, Sailing Feature Articles | 0
Sea Cloud Cruise Review By Peter Knego Every now and then, a dream comes true twice. For me, that...
Read MoreColombia’s Magdalena River — AMA Waterways Newest River Cruise Region … Inaugural Delayed Until March 15, 2025
by Theodore Scull | Oct 1, 2024 | Colombia, Feature Articles, New Ships, NEWS, South America | 1
Colombia’s Magdalena River By Ted Scull Updated Sept 2024 — The inaugural sailing of AmaWaterways’...
Read MoreAmaWaterways 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...
Read MoreEast Greenland Ocean Albatros Cruises — Anne Kalosh Reviews a Glorious Adventure in an Immense, Wildly Beautiful Place Like No Other
by Anne Kalosh | Sep 24, 2024 | Arctic | 2
Ocean Albatros Cruises to East Greenland By Anne Kalosh Now is the time of year when a handful of...
Read MoreQuasar 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...
Read MoreAqua 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...
Read MoreCroatia Yacht Cruise with the Small Cruise Ship Collection — An Expert Review of a Cruise in the Adriatic Between Split and Dubrovnik
by Alison Abbott | Sep 15, 2024 | Alison Abbott Stories, Charter This, Charters, Croatia/Adriatic, Europe, the Mediterranean, sailing, Sailing Feature Articles, Small Boat Sailing Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0
Croatia Yacht Cruise By Alison Abbott I must be one of the few visitors to Croatia without Game of...
Read More3 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...
Read More4 Nile River Cruises You Should Know About — From Viking, Nour El Nil & Lindblad
by Judi Cuervo | Sep 8, 2024 | Alison Abbott Stories, Feature Articles, John Roberts Reviews, Judi CUERVO Stories, Ted's Reviews & Stories | 0
Nile River Cruises By Judi Cuervo & Heidi Sarna The Nile River IS Egypt. This 4,132-mile...
Read MoreRiverside 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...
Read MoreRiver Levels in Europe — Understanding the Causes & Implications of Fluctuating River Levels That Can Throw a Wrench into your Travel Plans
by QuirkyCruise | Aug 26, 2024 | Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Europe, Feature Articles, French Rivers/Canals, Germany, Holland, How to Choose articles, Hungary, NEWS, River Feature Articles, Sharon Kurtz Reviews, Switzerland | 0
River Levels in Europe By Sharon Kurtz Navigating Europe’s rivers is not without challenges,...
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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.
THEODORE W. SCULLI 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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