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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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Pitcairn Island Silver Supporter N.B. The latest news (January 2023) is that service has returned to Pitcairn Island that allows foreign visitors to book round trips that permit only a 4-day stay on the island where for about two years only Pitcairn Islanders and...

Reader Review: Chobe Princess in Africa (ZAMBEZI QUEEN COLLECTION)

Reader Review: Chobe Princess in Africa (ZAMBEZI QUEEN COLLECTION)

Chobe Princess in Africa. REVIEWER Chris & Peter Russell from the UK. CRUISE LINE Zambezi Queen Collection. SHIP Chobe Princess. DESTINATION Along the Chobe River. # OF NIGHTS 3. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS June 2019, from Kasane, Namibia. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5...

Africa River Cruises on the Chobe and Zambezi

Africa River Cruises on the Chobe and Zambezi

Africa River Cruises on the Chobe and Zambezi. By Ted Scull. African geography is not well understood for a whole host of reasons. It is off the map for most people until some news event comes splashing across the screen — a new Ebola outbreak, seemingly endless...

New England Islands Cruising

New England Islands Cruising

New England Islands Cruising By Ted Scull. (Note: updated from an original December 2015 post.) To visit New England's enchanting islands, a small ship cruise is by far the best way to sample them as trying to do the rounds independently involves making individual...

QuirkyCruise News: New Small Ships Delivered & Ordered

QuirkyCruise News: New Small Ships Delivered & Ordered

New Small Ships Delivered and Ordered By Anne Kalosh. Recent deliveries and new build orders — Greg Mortimer for Aurora Expeditions, Emerald Harmony for Emerald Waterways and Aranui 6 for Aranui Cruises — illustrate the diversified travel options for small-ship...

Reader Review: GLEN TARSAN in Scotland (Majestic Line)

Reader Review: GLEN TARSAN in Scotland (Majestic Line)

Glen Tarsan in Scotland. REVIEWER Janine O'Loughlin from Australia. CRUISE LINE Majestic Line. SHIP Glen Tarsan. DESTINATION Oban to Inverness on the Caledonian Canal. # OF NIGHTS 6. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS April 2018, from Oban, Scotland. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5...

Reader Review: WILDERNESS DISCOVERER in Alaska (UnCruise)

Reader Review: WILDERNESS DISCOVERER in Alaska (UnCruise)

Wilderness Discoverer in Alaska. REVIEWER H Schneider from the USA. CRUISE LINE UnCruise. SHIP Wilderness Discoverer. DESTINATION Alaska Inside Passage. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS Aug 2019, from Sitka, Alaska. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars...

French Barge Cruising: My French Love Affair (Part 1) 

French Barge Cruising: My French Love Affair (Part 1) 

French Barge Cruising By Elysa Leonard. The Canal, The Boat, The Weather, The Locks, The Food & The Wine To be completely honest, I had mixed feelings about this quirky cruise as we planned it. It was not my normal kind of holiday. I am a scuba girl and love my...

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