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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.

Behind the Scenes on the Grand Victoria French Bar...

Posted by QuirkyCruise | Aug 27, 2021 | Deals, Barge Cruise, Charter This, Micro cruising | 0

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...

Viking 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...

More 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...

Celebrating 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...

Majestic’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...

New 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...

Inside 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...

14 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...

4 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...

Sea 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...

Colombia’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’...

AmaWaterways 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...

East 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...

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...

Croatia 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...

3 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...

4 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...

Riverside 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...

River 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. SCULL

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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QuirkyCruise Reader Review: ANGKOR PANDAW on Vietnam’s Red River (Pandaw) by Rachael

Vietnam's Red River (Pandaw) by Rachael REVIEWER Rachael from the US. CRUISE LINE Pandaw. SHIP Angkor Pandaw. DESTINATION Halong Bay and Red River, Vietnam. # OF NIGHTS 10. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS May 2018, from Halong Bay, Vietnam. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars...

The Best European River Cruises for Single Travelers

European River Cruises for Single Travelers By Ted Scull. To begin with the hard reality, there’s far greater demand for single accommodations aboard cruise ships than there is an adequate supply to meet it. Then comes the task of landing a fair fare that equals or...

Viking Cruises Names 7 New Riverboats in Basel, Switzerland

Viking Cruises Names 7 New Riverboats By Judi Cohen. I am in the beautiful city of Basel, Switzerland, the headquarters of Viking Cruises, for the naming celebration for seven new river boats on March 19. The sweet sounds from a trio of alpenhorn players surrounded by...

Ben Jackson of the Expedition Guide Academy Talks Expedition Cruising

Expedition Cruising By Heidi Sarna & Ted Scull. The QuirkyCruise duo had an e-interview with Ben Jackson, co-founder of the Expedition Guide Academy (EGA), discussing the burgeoning expedition cruising scene and the inherent challenges of sourcing and training...

Mediterranean Cruise Pre & Post Stays in Cannes & Rome

Mediterranean Cruise Pre & Post Stays in Cannes & Rome By Christina Colon & Peter Barnes Few other destinations can conjure a sense of vacation opulence and romantic anticipation quite like the French Riviera. Upon learning that the port of embarkation for...

Cruise Expert Gene Sloan Talks Travel

Cruise Expert Gene Sloan Talks Travel Heidi & Ted reached out to e-chat with writer Gene Sloan, who was the cruise editor at USA TODAY for more than a decade until he recently left the newspaper. QuirkyCruise: Briefly tell us about your career at USA Today. Gene...

ST HILDA Sea Adventures

St. Hilda Sea Adventures St. Hilda Sea Adventures, a Scottish firm established in 2007 and based in Oban, operates three vessels — a small, former sail training tall ship; a former working vessel for the Royal Navy; and the third and newest acquisition is a former...

Affordable European River Cruises

Affordable European River Cruises By Ted Scull. Our regular visitors to QuirkyCruise know full well that small-ship cruising does not come cheaply. In many cases, it can be downright expensive and beyond one’s means. Today’s massive cruise ships have economies of...

Royal Clipper Cruise to Corsica, Elba & Sardinia with a Newbie

Royal Clipper Cruise to Corsica, Elba & Sardinia By Christina P. Colon. To cruise or not to cruise? Long ago I took the plunge and have enjoyed endless ports of call and midnight buffets ever since. But when I suggested we try a small-ship cruise on Star Clippers'...

RIVIERA River Cruises

Riviera River Cruises Founded in 1984 in the UK, this large and respected travel firm charters a fleet of a dozen up-to-date riverboats (all built between 2013 and 2019) that are owned and mostly built in Switzerland. (The Swiss have been in the river shipping...

ALASKA Marine Highway

Alaska Marine Highway The Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) is the only long-distance ferry service in the United States that offers sleeping cabins and multiple-day journeys. There are a variety of routes and, therefore, different itineraries to develop. Unlike a straight...

Quirky Cruise Contributors

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.

Heidi M. Sarna

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.

Peter Knego

John Roberts

Judi Cohen

Robin McKelvie

Ben Lyons

Dana Freeman

Gene Sloan

Randy Mink

Judi Cuervo

Lynn and Cele Seldon

Elysa Leonard

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