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We do a deep dive on all aspects of small-ship cruising under 300 pax, with reviews, news, tips & destination overviews to inspire & inform.
Royal Clipper Cruise to Corsica, Elba & Sardinia By Christina P. Colon. To cruise or not to cruise? Long ago I took the plunge and have enjoyed endless ports of call and midnight buffets ever since. But when I suggested we try a small-ship cruise on Star Clippers'...
Viking Debuting 7 New River Vessels. By Anne Kalosh. Powerhouse Viking River Cruises is introducing seven new Longships on Europe's waterways this year, plus two new itineraries and a bevy of land extensions. Seven new vessels is a whopping number—but not for Viking....
Alaska Marine Highway The Alaska Marine Highway (AMH) is the only long-distance ferry service in the United States that offers sleeping cabins and multiple-day journeys. There are a variety of routes and, therefore, different itineraries to develop. Unlike a straight...
More UnCruise Adventures in Hawaii By Ted Scull. Summer small-ship adventure cruising amongst the Hawaiian Islands has been added to UnCruise's long-established November to April sailings. Choose from six departures with a choice of four 7-nighters in July and two in...
The Seychelles with Variety Cruises. REVIEWER Donald Robertson from the UK. CRUISE LINE Variety Cruises. SHIP Pegasos. DESTINATION Seychelles Islands. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS December 2018, fromVictoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles. OVERALL RATING 4 out...
QuirkyCruise Island Windjammers Cruise Giveaway Boy do Heidi and Ted love saying ... "And the Winner Is" ... We're excited to announce the winner of our Island Windjammers Caribbean cruise giveaway is Gail Whitworth from the USA! Gail and her guest will enjoy a free...
How to Become a Travel Writer Quirky’s Heidi Sarna interviews the other quirky, Ted Scull, about how he first got started writing. QC: What was your first writing experience? TED: My first semi-serious writing got launched, not by choice, during two eight-week summer...
U by Uniworld Cancels 2019 France Cruises. By Anne Kalosh. U by Uniworld is dropping its 2019 Seine River program on The B and will move the vessel to Central Europe in 2020, joining sister ship The A. President and CEO Ellen Bettridge said customer demand is...
Argyll Cruising. Argyll Cruising is a family-operated, one-ship line that got its start in 2015. Besides being local people, the skipper acquired first-hand training on the Majestic Line, another line covered and operating much the same wee type of ship cruises in the...
Scenic Spirit on the Mekong (Scenic). REVIEWER Julia Steinmetz from the USA. CRUISE LINE Scenic. SHIP Scenic Spirit. DESTINATION Mekong River from central Cambodia to Vietnam. # OF NIGHTS 10. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS October 2018, from Kampong Cham, Cambodia, to Ho...
American Queen Steamboat Co Acquires Victory Cruise Lines By Anne Kalosh. River cruise operator American Queen Steamboat Co. is expanding its fleet and its horizons with the acquisition of Victory Cruise Lines. Victory fields two small coastal ships, Victory I and...
Orion in Antarctica (Lindblad). REVIEWER Anisha from the USA. CRUISE LINE Lindblad Expeditions. SHIP National Geographic Orion. DESTINATION Antarctica. # OF NIGHTS 10. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS January 2019, from Ushuaia, Argentina. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars...
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.
