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Quasar Expeditions. Quasar Expeditions resides at the top of the charts with its stellar reputation for operating well-run, expertly guided, one-week Galapagos itineraries away from the crowds, using two historic yachts that accommodate 16 and 32 passengers for...
New American Melody & 2 Other New River Boats By Anne Kalosh ... On the Mississippi, the Rhine and the Nile. American Melody on the Mississippi In early September, 2021, American Cruise Lines' new American Melody entered service with a 22-day voyage along a vast...
Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Navigator Part 3 By Peter Knego Following the captain’s sobering announcement about one guest on board testing positive for COVID, there was of course, a lot of guessing among fellow World Navigator passengers about what would happen next....
Hebridean Princess is Back in Scotland By Robin McKelvie, Quirky's Scotland-based Small Ship Lover Her name gives it away. The Hebridean Princess is a regal vessel built to cruise the wild and wildly beautiful waters of Scotland’s Hebridean archipelago. But COVID...
The Roaming Boomers By Anne Kalosh Dave and Carol Porter sold their Michigan business in 2006, when he turned 50, and moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. Their early retirement plans were dashed by the 2008 stock market crash that wiped away a chunk of their life's savings....
Small Cruise Line Review: St. Lawrence Cruise Lines’ Canadian Empress By Judi Cohen As we’ve had a moment of calm in the pandemic storm, I’ve finally been able to start traveling again. I’ve been reluctant to go far from home, so we’ve been determined to experience as...
Atlas Ocean Voyages Beautiful World Navigator By Peter Knego What a joy it was to be heading back to Greece, one of my favorite places on the planet, to join Atlas Ocean Voyages beautiful World Navigator on her maiden cruise to Alexandria via several of Greece’s most...
Grand Victoria French Barge Cruise Being a curious bird, QuirkyCruise co-founder Heidi Sarna asked owners-operators-captains Edward Anderson & Cindy Unvericht some questions about their 6-passenger Grand Victoria canal barge, which is just hitting the water again...
American Queen Voyages 🎧 Listen to Ted’s audio tour of the American Queen: 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...
Atlas Ocean Voyages’ World Navigator By Peter Knego A maiden voyage is a milestone event that many crossers and cruisers yearn to be a part of. However, as most know, the cachet of being a “maiden voyager” comes with caveats, especially when the ship is the first for...
Windstar's Newly Stretched Star Breeze By Dana Freeman I recently spent a week sailing in the Caribbean round-trip from St. Maarten on Windstar Cruises' Star Breeze, July 24-31 (2021), their Star Class Yacht that recently underwent a $250 million renovation and...
West Africa Small Ship Cruising with Hurtigruten Edited by Ted Scull Hurtigruten, an ever-growing dual-purpose provider of regular passenger and cargo services along the Norwegian Coast and expedition destinations to diverse parts of the globe, is breaking truly new...
Heidi & Ted, along with their team of expert travel writers, have reviewed and traveled their way around the world, seeking out the very best in small-ship cruising. We have organized our reviews in six small buckets — river & canal, sailing, micro, coastal, oceangoing and expedition small-ship cruises.
If you can imagine it, we’ve cruised it! With reviews, articles and destination overviews, we’ve got you covered.
