We're small-ship cruise experts
QuirkyCruise Co-founders & Cruise Experts Heidi Sarna & Ted Scull, along with their gang of roving travel writers — Anne Kalosh, Peter Knego, John Roberts, Alison Abbott, Robin McKelvie, Judi Cohen, Karl Zimmermann & others — review hundreds of small-ship cruises they've taken all over the world.
We focus on cruises under 300 passengers & many fewer than 100 pax.
We're very niche
7,900+ small-ship-cruise lovers subscribe to our monthly newsletter emails, with 50-100 new sign-ups every month.
Our above-average newsletter open rate is 26%
(According to HubSpot, average email open rates are 21%.)
Work with us!
- NEWSLETTER: Be featured in our monthly email newsletter to our 7,900+ niche subscribers. Via our newsletter, we'll help you promote a special offer, itinerary or program in a sponsored 800-word+ post that lives on our site with multiple links directly back to you. Here's a recent sample: https://bit.ly/3foeH0d
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BANNER AD: Get a banner ad in our top 20 QuirkyCruise posts (placed in top quarter of article). Each banner ad gets a do-follow link. (For 1 year.)
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LINK INSERTION: Get a link insertion in an existing article. These are do-follow links in post; top of article says “This article may contain referral links.” (For 1 year.)
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SPONSORED POST: Submit a travel-related good-quality 1,200-word sponsored article. Get 2 do-follow links in post; top of article says “This article may contain referral links.” (For 1 year.)
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INSTAGRAM: Be featured in 1 Instagram reel & 3 stories. Here’s a sample: https://www.instagram.com/p/C1oA-iFL2Yl/
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ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTING: We can schedule a one-hour call to discuss your travel plans & help you narrow down the small-ship cruise choices in SE Asia, India, North America, Europe, Arctic, Antarctica & beyond. Whether you're an individual traveler, corporate travel department or travel consultant, there's so much travel info out there, we can help you wade through the options.
We can join your affiliate program.
We're open to suggestions! Let's work together!
Contact [email protected] for current advertising and consulting rates.
Our Niche Audience
Affluent, passionate travelers age 45+ who seek luxury, adventure, unusual &/or private small-scale cruise & travel experiences.
Our readers are based in:
- USA (60%)
- Canada (14%)
- UK (12%)
- Australia (4%)
- Europe/Asia (10%)
QuirkyCruise Stats
Our niche audience loves small-ship cruising. We don't pad our stats or pay for followers, we attract authentic travelers with a passionate for small-ship cruises.
- Newsletter Email Subscribers — 7,900+
- Monthly Users — 20,000+
- Monthly Event Count (clicks on links & forms) — 100,000+
- Social Media Followers — 15,000+
We'd love to work with you 💙 [email protected]