UnCruise Reviews
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When we started QuirkyCruise.com seven years ago, it was to share what we knew about the small-ship cruising niche.
We wanted to tell others who enjoy the style of traveling we like — without the crowds on unusual itineraries to beautiful often remote places — about the off-the-radar travel companies that we love.
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UnCruise Adventures is one of those companies that inspired us to create QuirkyCruise.com. Run by the passionate and knowledgeable captain Dan Blanchard, as CEO and founder, Dan has nurtured and built a fleet of nine 22- to 86-passenger ships, each one unique, but all with the same aim — adventure, comfort and community.
On an UnCruise adventure, an almost instant and indelible bond develops between fellow passengers, crew and the natural bounty of the destinations visited.
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The UnCruise fleet of cozy ships takes intrepid, fun-loving, adventurous travelers to some of the world’s most beautiful natural places that are best seen by small ships, from the remote corners of Alaska’s Inside Passage to the spectacular landscape of the Sea of Cortez, the beauty of the Hawaiian Islands and the fascinating Galapagos Islands.
Agua Verde on a Sea of Cortez cruise. * Photo: UnCruise
What’s Included in an UnCruise Adventure
- All meals & snacks
- Drinks — beer, wines, spirits & soft drinks
- Excursions — from kayaking to hiking
- Adventure gear — use of watersports equipment
- Transfers between airport and ships
Taking Your Adventure Order
Each evening of an UnCruise, the expedition team present the options for the following day and then “take your adventure order” based on what floats your boat in terms of interest and activity level.
The menu of activity options offered — kayaking, hiking, paddle boarding, skiff excursions, snorkeling and/or beach walks — will be prepared daily by the guides in consideration of the location and forecasted conditions for that day.
Stand-up paddle boarding is typically on the menu in Hawaii. * Photo: UnCruise
Our QuirkyCruise UnCruise Reviews
Here are some of our first-hand reviews of UnCruise adventures, from Quirky’s Ted Scull as well as contributing writers John Roberts, Ben Lyons, Judi Cohen and others.
And later this year, Heidi will hit the Pacific Northwest on UnCruise’s “Rivers of Adventure and Wine” cruise round-trip from Portland, OR.
We’ll share that UnCruise review in the coming months.
Deschutes River rafting on a Columbia & Snake rivers cruise. * Photo: UnCruise
UnCruise Reviews in Alaska
- Read about John Roberts keeping active in Alaska, cruising on the 86-pax Legacy from Juneau to Sitka.
- Judi Cohen shares her story here about a “Glacier Country Adventure” also on the Legacy.
- Here, Ben Lyons describes his active Alaska cruise on the 84-pax Safari Endeavour.
- Beverly Fonner gushes about her Alaska UnCruise family cruise on the 36-pax Safari Explorer.
A stunning ridge hike in Glacier Bay above Lamplugh Glacier. * Photo: UnCruise
UnCruise Reviews in Hawaii
- Here, Judi Cohen shares her Hawaii adventures aboard the 36-pax Safari Explorer.
- John Roberts tells us about his UnCruise around the Hawaiian Islands.
Skiffing back to the Safari Explorer in the Hawaiian Islands. * Photo: UnCruise
UnCruise Reviews in Sea of Cortez
Charlie Doherty writes about the Sea of Cortez on an amazing UnCruise adventure on the 84-pax Safari Endeavour.
Guests experience gray whales this close in the Sea of Cortez. * Photo: UnCruise
UnCruise Reviews of the Snake & Columbia Rivers
- John Roberts reviews his “Rivers of Adventure” cruise on the Snake and Columbia rivers from Clarkston, Washington to Portland, Oregon.
- QuirkyCruise Co-Founder Ted Scull looks back on his Legacy cruise on the scenic Columbia & Snake rivers.
Viewpoint of the Columbia River. * Photo: UnCruise
UnCruise Reviews from our Readers
We also get quite a number of “Reader Reviews” from our QuirkyCruise audience, folks who write their own reviews for us, like Trip Advisor for small-ship cruising.
Here are a few:
- Review of 76-pax Wilderness Discoverer in Alaska by H Schneider from the USA.
- Review of the 22-pax Safari Quest in the San Juan Islands by Mara Loftman from the USA.
Interested in an UnCruise Adventure?
Have a look here, and see what tickles your adventure fancy.
The Ineffable Spirit of Adventure
UnCruise says it best: “We’re all in the same boat. Crew and guests alike, wide-eyed with wonder and childlike curiosity — and it shows. The excitement. Laughs. Collective energy. Tugs on the heartstrings throughout your adventure.”
Rainbow over Maui. * Photo: UnCruise
What Does UnCruise’s Dan Blanchard Think?
- Dan shares his reasons why to cruise in winter, here.
- Here, Dan talks about why the Legacy is such a special ship.
- Dan waxes poetic about the benefits of small-ship cruising in this post.
- Dan shares seven secret places in Alaska adventurous travelers should know about.
- In this post, Dan gives us the inside scoop on where to dine in his home city of Juneau.
Mr Alaska, Captain Dan Blanchard, CEO of UnCruise. * Photo: UnCruise
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HEIDI SARNA
