If you follow the smaller ships on a regular basis, then this is good news for you. One of the better expedition ships is back in action, and looking good. Returned to its pristine condition, the Hapag-Lloyd expedition cruise ship left the dockyards of the Japanese city of Yokohama last week. For two [...]
American Canadian Caribbean Line, Inc. (ACCL) is offering passengers the ability to choose from three itineraries featuring coastal exploration of Belize, Guatemala, Barrier Reef, and the Honduran Bay Islands via small ship. American Canadian Caribbean Line is a family-operated, casual small ship niche cruise line that is extremely popular with active mature travelers, [...]
Peter Deilmann Cruises’ 23-night adventure aboard the deluxe MS Deutschland offers the theory that what’s in a name isn’t always what we find of the named and there is no better example in travel than “Iceland is green and Greenland is icy.†Travelers can compare the island’s differences in a rare voyage that takes in [...]
The ultimate expedition for Penguin lovers will take place in November 2009 when Quark Expeditions’
Kapitan Khlebnikov cuts the ice and journeys to Snow Hill Island and South Georgia seeking the world’s two largest penguins. On board the 22-day “Emperors & Kings: Snow Hill and South Georgia” expedition will be internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Robert Bateman [...]
I was doing some research for a few cruises for next year, and came across this website which totally caught my attention as a traveler. Pretty cool stuff if you’re not taking a cruise, but even they have some cruise offerings which sound great. Adventure Collection’s (www.adventurecollection.com) member companies are always expanding [...]
Hapag-Lloyd’s expedition ship MS BREMEN recently was successful in once again completing its crossing of the Northwest Passage. The Bremen’s arrival in Point Barrow, Alaska, at the western end of the legendary sea route, marked the completion of its crossing of the passage. The 142 passengers experienced one of the last great adventures on [...]
Cruise West announced a new itinerary called the Quito and the Galápagos Islands cruise available on select dates throughout 2009. The Isabela II will be the cruise ship, and in keeping with their reputation of small ship cruising, is a luxurious 40-guest yacht. In the company of naturalist guides and a Cruise West [...]
