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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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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.

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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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VARIETY Cruises

VARIETY Cruises

Variety Cruises Variety Cruises (formerly known as Zeus Casual Cruises) is one of the world’s largest small-ship cruise companies. Founded in 1968, it’s still going strong with a fleet of 12 fully owned yachts carrying between 8 and 72 passengers on intimate voyages...

Small Ship Cruise News: River Boat Hits Bridge on Main-Danube Canal

Small Ship Cruise News: River Boat Hits Bridge on Main-Danube Canal

River Boat Hits Bridge Around 1:30am local time on September 11th while sailing on the Main-Danube Canal en route to Budapest, Viking River Cruises’ VIKING FREYA struck a rail bridge shortly after casting off from Erlangen, Germany, and tragically its wheelhouse was...

A Preview: Family Cruising on the River Rhine with Uniworld

A Preview: Family Cruising on the River Rhine with Uniworld

By Heidi Sarna. I just got off the River Empress after a weeklong cruise with my family on the Rhine River from Basel, Switzerland, to Amsterdam. Yes, that’s right, a Europe river cruise with a pair of 13-year-old boys! My husband and I were excited to do Uniworld...

My First European River Cruise in 1996 VS Now – Wow!

My First European River Cruise in 1996 VS Now – Wow!

First European River Cruise By Ted Scull. I loved my first European river cruise in 1996 along the vineyard-fringed Moselle and the romantic Rhine south to Basel just across the border in Switzerland. The towns, cities and scenery were mostly new to me back then, and...

7 Reasons Why Small Ship Cruising is Awesome

7 Reasons Why Small Ship Cruising is Awesome

7 Reasons Why Small Ship Cruising is Awesome by Heidi Sarna & Ted Scull. See for yourself why small-ship cruises are the only way to go. Small-ship cruises squeeze through narrow locks. The Gota Canal Steamship Company's Juno on Sweden's picturesque Gota Canal....

Small Ship News: Ponant Plans 4 More Luxurious Petite Ships

Small Ship News: Ponant Plans 4 More Luxurious Petite Ships

Ponant, the world’s only French-flagged cruise line, has just signed a letter of intent for the order of four new ships from VARD, the Norwegian subsidiary of the Italian FINCANTIERI group. The order is the first since the company was bought by ARTEMIS, holding...

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