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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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QuirkyCruise Reader Review: Star Clipper in Thailand (Star Clippers)

QuirkyCruise Reader Review: Star Clipper in Thailand (Star Clippers)

Reviewer Stephen Andrews from Australia Cruise Line Star Clippers Ship Star Clipper Destination Thailand # of Nights 7 Departure Date & Ports April 2017, from Phuket, Thailand, to Islands in the Andaman Sea OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars      (5=excellent, 4=very...

QuirkyCruise News: Lindblad Expeditions Returns to Egypt

QuirkyCruise News: Lindblad Expeditions Returns to Egypt

by Anne Kalosh. Lindblad Expeditions returns to Egypt this year, after an absence of more than seven years, with a journey that combines Cairo and beyond with a six-night Nile cruise. The 13-day "Passage Through Egypt" will be guided by Egyptologists and offers...

91 Small Ship Cruise Line Reviews A to Z

91 Small Ship Cruise Line Reviews A to Z

91 Small Ship Cruise Line Reviews A to Z We're the only travel site out there that covers so many small-ship cruise lines in reviews, feature articles and photos — we're up to 91 small-ship cruise lines and counting. QuirkyCruise.com offers original, quality writing...

Elise & Tim Behind the Scenes at Sea (Part 1) — Hitting the Road

Elise & Tim Behind the Scenes at Sea (Part 1) — Hitting the Road

Elise & Tim Behind the Scenes Ever wonder what it would be like to work on cruise ships? Small cruise ships? For 15 years? Elise & Tim Lentz have worked on ships big and small as cruise directors, shore excursion managers, tour directors and event managers for...

Star Clippers in Thailand — This Cruise Rocks

Star Clippers in Thailand — This Cruise Rocks

Star Clippers in Thailand By Heidi Sarna. Update September 2024 — There is reliable insider talk that Star Clippers will be heading back to Thailand in 2027. Stay tuned, we'll keep you updated! With our beach bags and snorkeling gear slung over our shoulders, we filed...

Small Ship Cruise Embarkation Port Tips: Amsterdam

Small Ship Cruise Embarkation Port Tips: Amsterdam

By Ted Scull. Here is the first of what will be a series of short articles that encourage you to broaden your horizons by staying on a few extra days in the port city where your small-ship cruise starts or ends. A few years ago, my wife and I booked a one-week Rhine...

QuirkyCruise Roundup: The New Small Ships of 2018

QuirkyCruise Roundup: The New Small Ships of 2018

By Anne Kalosh. There's a building boom in ocean cruising and, lucky for small-ship lovers, plenty of new choices are coming their way. The new small ships of 2018 range from a square-rigged tall ship to coastal vessels to ice-strengthened expedition ships stocked...

QuirkyCruise News: Crystal's Fun New River Excursions

QuirkyCruise News: Crystal's Fun New River Excursions

By Anne Kalosh. Canoeing through the romantic canals of Strasbourg, hands-on instruction in Linzer torte baking, Budapest by Trabant (the notorious East German-manufactured car). These and many more curated experiences are among Crystal River Cruises' new excursions...

Deciphering the Polar Code — A Q&A With Ship Expert Atle Ellefsen

Deciphering the Polar Code — A Q&A With Ship Expert Atle Ellefsen

The Polar Code QuirkyCruise's Heidi Sarna had an e-chat about the Polar Code with Atle Ellefsen, former Chief Naval Architect at the Oslo headquarters of DNV GL, a global foundation working in all business areas including ship classification and maritime advisory....

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