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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.
By Ted Scull. In early June at the end of a 10-day visit to Scotland, my wife and I boarded the morning train from Oban to Glasgow, the first of two train journeys down to London. We occupied a pair of assigned seats facing each other while next to me was an...
By Anne Kalosh. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. is paying $1 billion for a 67 percent stake in small-ship, ultra-luxury Silversea Cruises. RCL Chairman and CEO Richard Fain called Silversea "a crown jewel." With this Royal Caribbean Silversea deal, one of cruising's...
Lady Captains on Small Ship Cruises By Anne Kalosh. More women are joining the ranks of cruise ship captains, and several are commanding small vessels. Meet a batch of remarkable mariners — go lady captains! Sea Cloud Cruises' Kathryn Whittaker Germany's Sea Cloud...
REVIEWER Allison Karel from USA. CRUISE LINE American Cruise Lines. SHIP Constellation. DESTINATION San Juan Islands. # OF NIGHTS 7. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS May 2018, from Seattle. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
By Ted Scull. Ten minutes out of Paris, the rakish TGV hit 168 miles per hour streaking southeast toward Burgundy, well known for its wines, castles, and historic towns and cities, set in one of the most stunning landscapes in Europe. And the French fight hard to keep...
Visit multiple UNESCO World Heritage Sites on a Victory Yucatán cruise, and even better, save $1,000 per person if booking before August 15, 2018! Not only can you take Victory Cruise Lines to Mexico's Yucatán, you can also reap special offers for small-ship cruises...
REVIEWER Derek Rham from the UK. CRUISE LINE Pandaw. SHIP Angkor Pandaw. DESTINATION Vietnam Red River Delta. # OF NIGHTS 10. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS May 2018, from Halong Bay, Vietnam. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good, 3=good, 2=poor,...
By Anne Kalosh. Gorgeous new river vessels are streaming into service in Europe, broadening the choices for lucky travelers. Christened recently, within a couple days of each other, were Crystal River Cruises' CRYSTAL DEBUSSY in Amsterdam and AmaWaterways' AMALEA in...
By Jodi Ornstein. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with nature since I was 10 years old. I loved it enough to play in the woods all day as a kid, building forts and swinging on tires that hung from sturdy trees, but hated it when I came down with a horrendous case of...
Phinisi Cruise By Heidi Sarna. Known for their dramatic sheer and double masts, phinisi sailing ships are the indigenous sailing craft of the Indonesian archipelago. A brand new phinisi being built by one of Indonesia's top hoteliers, AYANA Hotels, will set sail in...
REVIEWER Elaine Andrews from the UK. CRUISE LINE Pandaw. SHIP Angkor Pandaw. DESTINATION Halong Bay and Red River, Vietnam. # OF NIGHTS 10. DEPARTURE DATE & PORTS May 2018, from Halong Bay, Vietnam. OVERALL RATING 5 out of 5 stars (5=excellent, 4=very good,...
SILHOUETTE Cruises Silhouette Cruises, established in 1997 with one traditional motor-assisted sailing vessel, expanded over a 10-year period to develop a four-ship motor-sailer fleet at two different price levels to cruise amongst several granite-based islands and...
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.
