Small Ships & Tall Ships

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Follow history’s great explorers on Cruise West’s Voyages of the Great Explorers, this 335-day world circumnavigation departed Singapore on March 6, 2010. The 120-guest all-suite Spirit of Oceanus is sailing westward, following the sun, and will return to Singapore on February 3, 2011. No cruise line offers a journey as long or as varied as Voyages of the Great Explorers, visiting 242 ports in 59 countries, 85 UNESCO World Heritage sites and fourteen seas, transiting four canals, the Suez, the Corinth, the Kiel and the Panama. Check out the brochure for yourself now (fares are on page 43).

To E-mail The Cruise People about your Voyage of the Great Explorers

Blount Small Ship Adventures  (Experts in small ship cruising in New England, the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River since 1966, until this year the line was known as American Canadian Caribbean Line). 

Compagnie du Ponant  (French-flag line now operating the 90-berth LE LEVANT, 60-berth LE PONANT and 240-berth LE DIAMANT. Two new ships, the 264-berth L'AUSTRAL and LE BOREAL will be delivered in 2010-11).  

Compagnie Polynésienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM)  (CPTM operates the 180-passenger ARANUI 3 from Tahiti to the Marquesas and Tuamotu Islands. A detailed account of a voyage in the ARANUI 3 can be found at the Romar Traveler Guides' article Freighter to Paradise ).  

Cruise West  (Experts in small ship cruising in Alaska since 1947, Cruise West now also offers adventures on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, in California wine country, Baja California, Costa Rica and Panama, as well as 335 days around the world in the 120-guest SPIRIT OF OCEANUS: Voyages of the Great Explorers). 

Great Lakes Cruise Co.  (A specialist company booking all the ships that trade in the Great Lakes, including CLELIA II, GRANDE CARIBE, GRANDE MARINER, CANADIAN EMPRESS, PEARL MIST and LE BOREAL).  

Hurtigruten  (The world's only line with a daily departure - from Bergen to 34 ports on the Norwegian coast all the way to Kirkenes, near the Russian border, and passing the North Cape en route. The traditional "Norwegian Coastal Voyage." Also seasonal sailings in Greenland and the Antarctic).  

Kristina Cruises  (Finnish company operating the 245-berth KRISTINA REGINA on far-ranging itineraries and the 110-berth KRISTINA BRAHE on local itineraries in Finland).  

Paul Gauguin Cruises  (Operating the luxurious 320-berth PAUL GAUGUIN from Papéeté to the islands around Tahiti and to the Marquesas and Tuamotus).  

Pearl Seas Cruises  (The offshore division of American Cruise Line is building a 210-berth all-suite PEARL MIST to cruise to offshore areas and the Great Lakes of North America).  

Variety Cruises  (Local Greek mega yachts cruising the Greek Islands, the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the Gambia River, offering a choice of modern and traditional vessels).  

Tall Ships

Sea Cloud Cruises  (The ultimate in sail ships, the private yacht SEA CLOUD, the SEA CLOUD II and the new SEA CLOUD HUSSAR, now building in Vigo).  

Star Clippers  (Operating the 228-berth square rigger ROYAL CLIPPER and the 170-berth tall ships STAR CLIPPER and STAR FLYER on itineraries in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and in the Far East).  

Windstar Cruises  (Operating three luxury sail-assisted motorships, the 148-berth sisters WIND SPIRIT and WIND STAR, and the 308-berth WIND SURF in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the Far East).  

River Cruises  

AMA Waterways  (One of the world's best selections of river cruises, the former Amadeus Waterways offers quality river cruises on the Rhine, the Danube, in Russia and on the Douro).  

CroisiEurope River Cruises  (The world's best selection of river cruises and operator of the largest fleet, has been expanding into coastal cruises as well with the BELLE DE L'ADRIATIQUE).  

European Waterways (*)  (The world's best selection of small capacity barges and canal boats operating in France, Germany, England, Scotland and Ireland).  

River Cloud Cruises  (The river division of Sea Cloud Cruises offers top service and luxury in the RIVER CLOUD and RIVER CLOUD II).  

St Lawrence Cruise Lines  (Operating the 66-berth CANADIAN EMPRESS from Kingston, Ontario on itineraries that cover the Thousand Island, the St Lawrence Seaway, Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa).  

Viking River Cruises  (A worldwide selection of river cruises in Europe, Russia, China in a fleet of 21 well-managed and high quality river cruisers).  

Our many suppliers of excellent small ship cruises and tall ship and sailing voyages include:

Abercrombie & Kent, AMA Waterways, Arcalia Shipping Company, Blount Small Ship Adventure, Captain Cook Cruises, Classic International Cruises, Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, Compagnie Polynésienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM), CroisiEurope, Cruise West, Peter Deilmann Ocean Cruises, Discovery Cruises, European Waterways, Galapagos Inc, Galileo Cruises, Great Lakes Cruise Co, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Harmony Cruises, Hebridean Island Cruises, Kristina Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Metropolitan Touring, Noble Caledonia, Hurtigruten, Orion Expeditions, Pearl Seas Cruises, Phoenix Reisen, Polar Quest Ltd, Polar Star Expeditions, Paul Gauguin Cruises,  Pearl Seas Cruises, Ponant Cruises, Quark Expeditions, River Cloud Cruises, St Lawrence Cruise Lines, The Yachts of Seabourn, Sea Cloud Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club, Silversea Cruises, Star Clippers, Star Cruises, Swan Hellenic, TFDS, Variety Cruises, Viking River Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Zeus Cruises.