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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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New Victory II Great Lakes Adventure

New Victory II Great Lakes Adventure

New Victory II Great Lakes Adventure By Judi Cohen (on Instagram @Travelingjudi) Having lived on Lake Ontario for my entire life, it never crossed my mind that the Great Lakes could be a cruising destination. Until August, that is, when my sister-in-law Marla and I...

QuirkyCruise News: Viking River Cruises Now Adults Only

QuirkyCruise News: Viking River Cruises Now Adults Only

Viking River Cruises Now Adults Only Viking Ocean Cruises, the deep-sea fleet, has had a policy for about two years that no one under the age of 18 will be accepted as a passenger, and now, the adults-only policy has been extended to its huge fleet of riverboats —...

Off the Grid: Small Ship Amazon Cruising

Off the Grid: Small Ship Amazon Cruising

Small Ship Amazon Cruising By David Cogswell. Updated August 2025 The world of the living contains enough marvels and mysteries as it is — marvels and mysteries acting upon our emotions and intelligence in ways so inexplicable that it would almost justify the...

Polar Bear Shot Dead by Cruise Ship Polar Bear Guard in Svalbard

Polar Bear Shot Dead by Cruise Ship Polar Bear Guard in Svalbard

Polar Bear Shot Dead by Cruise Ship Polar Bear Guard in Svalbard A recent unfortunate and sad incident of a polar being shot dead by a cruise ship's polar bear guard reminds us of the fine line between pursuing adventure travel to remote places and encroaching on the...

QuirkyCruise News: Scenic's First Discovery Yacht Delayed

QuirkyCruise News: Scenic's First Discovery Yacht Delayed

Scenic's First Discovery Yacht Delayed By Anne Kalosh. The world will have to wait a few more months to be dazzled by SCENIC ECLIPSE, the lavish "discovery yacht" being built in Croatia for Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours. The ship's delivery has been delayed from...

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