What is small ship cruising?

Simply put, small ship cruising is cruising on the smaller ships, typically carrying 200 or fewer guests.  These cruises are for people who want something different.  Whether you are looking for very personal service aboard an ultra-luxury mega yacht, adventure on the high seas - you know, spray in your face, wind in the sails, “hoist the …” – aboard a masted sailing ship, or exploring subsistence villages in remote parts of the world, small ship cruising can offer all that and more.  

What kinds of small ship cruises are there? 

If you think all small ship cruise lines offer the same kinds of experiences, think again.  Small ship cruises are not all alike!  There are many kinds of small-ship cruise experiences:

• Soft Adventure Cruises
• Expedition Cruises
• Masted Sailing Ship Cruises
• River Cruises
• Ultra-luxury
• River barges

Soft Adventure Cruise Lines

• Cruise West
• American Canadian Caribbean Line 

Expedition Cruise Lines

• Lindblad Expeditions
• Quark Expeditions
• Abercombie & Kent

Masted Sailing Ship Cruise Lines

• Star Clippers
• Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
• Windstar Cruises

River Cruise Lines

• American West Steamboat Company
• Majestic America Line
• Peter Deilmann Cruises
• Amadeus Waterways
• Uniworld
• Viking River Cruises

Ultra-Luxury Cruise Lines

• SeaDream Yacht Club
• The Yachts of Seabourne

River Barge Cruise Lines