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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

American Cruise Lines Alaska Review (2026) — Why Choose American?

by QuirkyCruise | Feb 18, 2026 | Coastal Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal America, Feature Articles, North America, Small Ship Coastal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0

America Cruise Lines Alaska Review By Tracey Teo A black bear at Alaska’s Tongass National Forest...

5 Antarctica Cruise Tips — An Expert Shares His Insights Based on Multiple Trips to The White Continent

by John Roberts | Feb 8, 2026 | Antarctica, John Roberts Reviews, Small Ship Expedition Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Small Ship Oceangoing Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Wildlife | 0

Antarctica Cruise Tips By John Roberts Today, there are more cruise lines and more ships offering...

New Atlas Ocean Voyages Ship To Debut in 2028: The 400-pax Atlas Adventurer Expedition Yacht

by QuirkyCruise | Jan 25, 2026 | NEWS, New Ships | 0

New Atlas Ocean Voyages Ship By Charles Kipps Given its reputation for polar expedition cruising,...

New River Cruise Ships (2026 & 2027) — A Building Boom Fueled by New Brands & New Routes

by Anne Kalosh | Jan 17, 2026 | NEWS, Anne Kalosh Reviews, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0

New River Cruise Ships for 2026 & 2027 By Anne Kalosh River cruises are booming, and for good...

Douro River Cruise Review (2026): Why Uniworld Does Everything Right

by Heidi Sarna | Jan 17, 2026 | Europe, Portugal, River Feature Articles, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Wine Cruise | 0

Douro River Cruise Review By Heidi Sarna Joyfully wandering around hilly Porto, a colorful old...

UnCruise Alaska — Review of Their Wild & Woolly Cruise Aboard Wilderness Legacy (2026)

by Peter Knego | Jan 14, 2026 | Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal Feature Articles, Excursions, Expedition Feature Articles, North America, Peter Knego Reviews, Small Ship Coastal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Small Ship Expedition Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Wildlife | 0

Wilderness Legacy Cruise Ship Review By Peter Knego (Photo Above: The handsome Wilderness Legacy,...

C’est La Vie Barge Cruise Review (2026): Luxury Canal Cruising Through France’s Champagne Region

by QuirkyCruise | Jan 2, 2026 | Barge Cruise, Charters, Cycling cruises, Europe, French Rivers/Canals | 0

C’est La Vie Barge Cruise Review By Molly Hottinger, with images and videos by Len Kaufman From...

Tauck Rhine River Cruise Review (2026) — Why Choose Tauck Over the Competition?

by Sandra and John Nowlan | Dec 27, 2025 | Feature Articles, Europe, Germany, Italy, John & Sandra Nowlan Stories, River Feature Articles, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Switzerland | 0

Tauck Rhine River Cruise Review — Beyond the Ordinary By John and Sandra Nowlan (Photo above: John...

Bella Desgagnés Cargo Passenger Cruise Review (2026) — Exploring the Gulf of St. Lawrence

by QuirkyCruise | Dec 21, 2025 | American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal Feature Articles, North America, Passenger Freighters, Small Ship Coastal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Small Ship Oceangoing Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0

Bella Desgagnés Cargo Passenger Cruise By Aimée Laberge Natashquan, Harrington Harbour,...

Small Group Cruises & Tours with The Traveling Professor (2026) — A Smart Choice!

by QuirkyCruise | Dec 17, 2025 | Feature Articles, Amazon Basin, Charters, Croatia/Adriatic, Europe, Excursions, Group Tours, Historic Sites, Iceland, Ireland/Northern Ireland, Italy, Norway, Peru, River Feature Articles, Sailing Feature Articles, Scotland, Solo Cruising, South America, Sweden | 2

The Traveling Professor By Heidi Sarna I recently had a chat with Steve Solosky of The Traveling...

Sukapha Brahmaputra River Cruise Review: Exploring Assam, India by River Boat

by QuirkyCruise | Nov 27, 2025 | Feature Articles, Historic Sites, India, India Rivers, Wildlife | 0

Sukapha Brahmaputra River Cruise Review By Anita Nirody When I, along with my husband and a few...

Marne Canal Barge Cruise Review: The Colors of Champagne Aboard Kir Royale

by QuirkyCruise | Nov 12, 2025 | Ben Lyons Reviews, Barge Cruise, French Rivers/Canals, River Feature Articles, Small Ship Cruise Lines, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Wine Cruise | 0

Marne Canal Barge Cruise Review By Kathryn Harrison Sunday – Arrival in the Rain The rain began...

Island Windjammers Lyra Review from Toni Coleman — READER REVIEW of a Greek Isles Cruise

by QuirkyCruise | Nov 5, 2025 | Reader Reviews, Greece and Greek Islands, sailing | 2

Island Windjammers Lyra Review Reviewer Toni Coleman from the US. Cruise Line Island Windjammers....

Maple Leaf Adventures British Columbia Cruise: A Review of the MV Swell Exploring Kitlope and the Great Bear Rainforest

by Robin McKelvie | Nov 2, 2025 | Robin McKelvie Reviews, American and Canadian Waterways, Coastal America, Coastal Feature Articles, Heritage Ships, Inspiration, North America, Small Ship Coastal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles, Wildlife | 0

Maple Leaf Adventures British Columbia Cruise Review By Robin McKelvie As the tender boat (a RIB,...

Mississippi Music Cities Cruise Review: American Splendor from Memphis to Nashville With American Cruise Lines

by Jackie Sheckler Finch | Oct 29, 2025 | Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Cruise Line Reviews, Historic Sites, Jackie Sheckler Reviews, Looking Back, River Feature Articles, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0

Mississippi River Music Cities Cruise Review By Jackie Sheckler Finch From the birthplace of the...

European Waterways Canal du Midi Barge Cruise Aboard Enchanté: A Review

by QuirkyCruise | Oct 15, 2025 | Barge Cruise, Charter This, Charters, Cruise Line Reviews, Cycling cruises, French Rivers/Canals, River Feature Articles, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0

Canal du Midi Barge Cruise Review By Donna Heiderstadt The first time my friend Suzanne and I...

American Cruise Lines 2026 Great Lakes Cruises Announced, Plus New U.S. River Itineraries

by Anne Kalosh | Oct 1, 2025 | Feature Articles, American and Canadian Waterways, Anne Kalosh Reviews, New Ships, North America | 0

American Cruise Lines 2026 Great Lakes Cruises & More By Anne Kalosh With its fast-growing fleet...

Cruising India’s Hooghly River Aboard Raj Mahal — An Expert Review of a Fascinating Quirky Cruise

by Heidi Sarna | Sep 25, 2025 | Feature Articles, Heidi's Reviews, Historic Sites, India, India Rivers, My Favorite Story: Heidi, River Feature Articles, Small Ship River & Canal Cruises — Expert Reviews & Articles | 0

Hooghly River Cruise Review By Heidi Sarna I recently spent a fascinating week on a Hooghly River...

Magna Carta Barge — READER REVIEW of a Thames River Cruise

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 25, 2025 | Reader Reviews, Barge Cruise | 0

Magna Carta Barge Review Reviewer Deb Driscoll from the US. Cruise Line Magna Carta. (Sold through...

CroisiEurope Christmas Markets Cruises — Quirky Options & Classics Too

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 22, 2025 | Theme Cruises, Europe, River Feature Articles | 0

sponsored CroisiEurope Christmas Markets Cruises Christmas cruise itineraries are filled with the...

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QuirkyCruise Reader Review: STELLA AUSTRALIS in Patagonia (Australis)

Reviewer: Catherine from Singapore. Cruise Line: Australis. Ship: Stella Australis. Destination: Patagonia. # of Nights: 3. Departure Date & Ports: December 28, 2016, from Ushuaia, Argentina. OVERALL RATING: 5 out of 5 stars. Have you been on a small ship cruise...

Giant Sternwheel Steamboat on Ole Man River, with American Queen Steamboat Company

Giant Sternwheel Steamboat on Ole Man River By Ted Scull Update Feb 24, 2024: The three riverboats of American Queen Voyages, including the American Queen, ceased operations earlier this week as will the company's pair of coastal ships. The bottom line is that the...

QuirkyCruise Reader Review: STAR PRIDE in Vietnam / Asia (Windstar Cruises)

STAR PRIDE in Vietnam Reviewer: Chrissy from New York. Cruise Line: Windstar Cruises. Ship: Star Pride. Destination: Vietnam. # of Nights: 10. Departure Date & Ports: January 2015, from Hong Kong to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, visiting Halong Bay, Hanoi and Da...

QuirkyCruise Reader Review: STELLA AUSTRALIS in Patagonia (Australis)

Reviewer: Joyce Zemans from Canada. Cruise Line: Australis. Ship: Stella Australis. Destination: Patagonia. # of Nights: 3. Departure Date & Ports: December 28, 2016, from Ushuaia, Argentina. OVERALL RATING: 5 out of 5 stars. Have you been on a small ship cruise...

Family River Cruising with Uniworld: A Pair of Teens Tell It Like It Is

Family River Cruising By Heidi Sarna. You could say we wrote the book on family cruising. My 14-year-old twin sons have been on more than 30 cruises with their travel writer mom. In the early years — their first cruise was at 9 months — it was the big ships that...

A Chat with Nicola Caygill, Managing Director and Owner of Micro-Cruising

QuirkyCruise finds out more about Nicola Caygill, managing director and owner of Micro-Cruising, an Australia-based wholesaler sourcing small ship cruises for travel agents. What is Micro-Cruising? Nicola : Micro-Cruising is a travel wholesaler that sources small ship...

QuirkyCruise Reader Review: RIVER EMPRESS on the Rhine (Uniworld Boutique Cruises)

Reviewer: Kavi from Singapore (age 13). Cruise Line: Uniworld River Cruises. Ship: River Empress. Destination: Rhine River in Germany and France. # of Nights: 7. Departure Date & Ports: July 2016, From Basel, Switzerland to Amsterdam, and on to Colmar,...

Alaska Travels: Finding my Route by Car, Ferry, Train & Small Ships

Alaska Travels By Ted Scull. Alaska: the Last Frontier, Seward’s Folly and the 49th state was once upon a time such an alluring prospect to conquer for anyone who loved geography and off-the-charts travel. Airplanes do their best to eliminate geography and deathly...

Great Travel Books to Read Before Your Next Small Ship Cruise

by Heidi Sarna & Ted Scull Updated April 2025 Here are some of QuirkyCruise's favorite novels and non-fiction books that relate in some way, shape or form to small-ship cruises and the places they go. Reading a good book or two before or during your quirky cruise...

12 Reasons I Love SeaDream Yacht Club — Heidi's Been on More than 125 Cruises and SeaDream is One of Her Favorites

SeaDream Yacht Club by Heidi Sarna Updated Sept 2024 While I am partial to all kinds of small ship cruises, one of my favorites is SeaDream Yacht Club and its twin 112-passenger SeaDream I and SeaDream II. The duo spend most of their time in the warm climes of the...

QuirkyCruise Reader Review: VIKING PRESTIGE in Europe (Viking River Cruises)

Reviewer: Kristen from Singapore. Cruise Line: Viking River Cruises. Ship: Viking Prestige. Destination: "Danube Waltz" in Hungary, Austria, Slovakia, Germany and Czech Republic. # of Nights: 7. Departure Date & Ports: Sept 2016, from Budapest (Hungary) to Passau...

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