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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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Reader Review: Safari Explorer in HAWAII (UnCruise) by Leslie S.

Reader Review: Safari Explorer in HAWAII (UnCruise) by Leslie S.

Safari Explorer in Hawaii. REVIEWER Leslie Shepherd from the USA. CRUISE LINE UnCruise. SHIP Safari Explorer. DESTINATION Hawaii. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS November 2018, from Kona, Hawaii. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good,...

Adventures with Aranui Cruises' MV ARANUI 5 Passenger Freighter

Adventures with Aranui Cruises' MV ARANUI 5 Passenger Freighter

Adventures with Aranui Cruises By Peter Knego. Updated September 2025, with the news that a new vessel, the 198-passenger Aranaoa, will launch in 2027; read more details in this SeaTrade Cruise News article. Fortunately, this was not my first visit to Tahiti, so the...

Sea of Cortez Cruise Adventures with Windstar

Sea of Cortez Cruise Adventures with Windstar

Sea of Cortez Cruise By Elysa Leonard. When I signed up for Windstar's “Searching for the Sea of Cortez” cruise aboard the Star Legend, sailing from San Diego, California to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, I knew it meant white-sand beaches, crystal blue waters, gorgeous...

Blount Small Ship Adventures Bows Out

Blount Small Ship Adventures Bows Out

Blount Small Ship Adventures Bows Out By Theodore W. Scull. Once “The World is Our Oyster” literally as well as figuratively contributed to the start of Blount Small Ships Adventures. So, it is with great sadness that this pioneering U.S.-flag cruise line has called...

BLOUNT Small Ship Adventures (DEFUNCT)

BLOUNT Small Ship Adventures (DEFUNCT)

Blount Small Ship Adventures Update (Aug 2020) COVID-19 news from Blount: The line will not resume cruises in 2021 as had been expected. The line's three existing vessels now docked at the company's HQ are for sale: Grande Caribe, Grande Mariner, and Niagara Prince....

UnCruise Update & More Small-Ship News

UnCruise Update & More Small-Ship News

UnCruise Update & Other News. By Anne Kalosh. The one traveler who tested positive for COVID-19, ending UnCruise Adventures' short-lived Alaska program, subsequently tested negative. This led many cruise fans to decry a "false positive," but UnCruise CEO Capt. Dan...

THE MAJESTIC Line Review

THE MAJESTIC Line Review

The Majestic Line  Update July 2024 The Majestic Line was acquired by Craig of Campbeltown recently.  As part of the restructuring, the Majestic Line fleet will no longer include the Glen Rosa or Glen Orchy, as the new owners wish to focus on the four larger ships —...

EUROPEAN Waterways

EUROPEAN Waterways

European Waterways This provider of intimate barge cruises offers a portfolio of small-ship experiences that take travelers along historic inland waterways. European Waterways sails extensively throughout France, and features immersive itineraries in Germany,...

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