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5 Questions for Crystal Cruises Tom Wolber By John Roberts. It's been just about a year since Tom Wolber was appointed president and CEO of Crystal Cruises. The cruise industry vet had spent 28 years with The Walt Disney Co., including his final decade in the company...
Q&A with Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises' Mark Spillane By Anne Kalosh. Quirkycruise.com spoke with Mark Spillane, Manager, Sales & Marketing, for Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises. This was the first brand extension after Crystal Cruises was acquired by...
Polar Bear Shot Dead by Cruise Ship Polar Bear Guard in Svalbard A recent unfortunate and sad incident of a polar being shot dead by a cruise ship's polar bear guard reminds us of the fine line between pursuing adventure travel to remote places and encroaching on the...
Lindblad Expeditions Eliminates Single-Use Plastic Fleetwide by Ted Scull. A few days ago on July 25, Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic issued a public statement that its expedition fleet will eliminate single-use plastics involving items such as plastic water...
Scenic's First Discovery Yacht Delayed By Anne Kalosh. The world will have to wait a few more months to be dazzled by SCENIC ECLIPSE, the lavish "discovery yacht" being built in Croatia for Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours. The ship's delivery has been delayed from...
Angkor Pandaw in Vietnam REVIEWER Glenice & Ian Warner from Australia. CRUISE LINE Pandaw. SHIP Angkor Pandaw. DESTINATION Red River, Vietnam. # OF NIGHTS 10. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS May 2018, from Halong Bay, Vietnam. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars...
Elise & Tim Behind the Scenes at Sea (Part 7) by Elise Lentz. 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...
English Canals (WYVERN SHIPPING) REVIEWER Sue Sargeant from England. CRUISE LINE Wyvern Shipping. SHIP Daisy. DESTINATION Stoke Bruerne, England. # OF NIGHTS 3. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS July 2018, from Linsdale, England. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent,...
Another Polar Expedition New Build for Lindblad By Anne Kalosh. Just a few months ago construction began on Lindblad Expeditions' first blue-water new build, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENDURANCE. The company has already decided it will build yet another polar expedition...
Galapagos (Lindblad Expeditions) REVIEWER Purandar Rao from Singapore. CRUISE LINE Lindblad Expeditions. SHIP National Geographic Endeavour II. DESTINATION Galapagos Islands. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS June 2018, from San Cristobal Island. OVERALL...
Antarctica on Russian Research Vessel Akademik Sergey Vavilov By Judi Cohen. You’ve probably seen a ton of documentaries about Antarctica on the Discovery Channel and loads of National Geographic photos of penguins, vast untouched vistas, huge icebergs, and rugged...
Victory's No Single Supplement Cruises Victory Cruise Lines is offering a pair of no single supplement cruises during prime autumn leaf-peeping season aboard the 202-passenger VICTORY I. Founded two years ago with the VICTORY I and now the about-to-launch new VICTORY...
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.
