American Queen Steamboat Company and Victory Cruise Lines are now American Queen Voyages™.
American Queen Voyages explores the mighty American Rivers to the Lakes and Ocean, and expedition voyages to the Alaskan wilds. Places where tradition comes alive — and Discovery runs deep™.
Hurtigruten Expeditions is the culmination of more than 125 years of exploration history, harnessed into incredible expeditions and momentous experiences that stay with you forever.
Atlas Ocean Voyages begins sailing in July 2021. They offer the unique combination of the rugged adventure of expedition cruising with the refinement of a luxury experience.
Tauck is a leader in creating enriching travel experiences that enhance people’s lives by broadening their knowledge and fulfilling their dreams. They are a family company built on a timeless philosophy of integrity, innovation, and respect.
Viking Cruises has become The World’s Leading River Cruise Line, and with the launch of its ocean fleet, it has also become the leader in small ship ocean cruising.
Viking Expeditions begins sailing in January 2022 with its first vessel, Viking Octantis, embarking on voyages to Antarctica and North America’s Great Lakes. A second expedition vessel, Viking Polaris, will debut in August 2022, sailing to Antarctica and the Arctic. Viking’s arrival to the Great Lakes will bring the newest and most modern vessels ever to explore this region of North America and will mark a major commitment to local tourism and economic development for the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian province of Ontario.
Paul Gauguin Cruises operates the award-winning luxury cruise ship the m/s Paul Gauguin, which provides an exceptional cruise experience tailored to the unparalleled wonders of Tahiti, the South Pacific, Fiji and the South Pacific. In September 2019, Paul Gauguin Cruises joined PONANT’s family, the world leader of small-ship cruising.
Blount Small Ship Adventures offers a casual cruising environment for travelers who want to go where the big ships cannot. They own and operate two 83-passenger vessels and takes travelers through unique waterways to destinations throughout the US, Canada, and the Eastern Caribbean.
Sailing with Blount means navigating the waters less traveled in a personal, uncrowded way. It’s going places that are inaccessible to larger cruise ships, docking where private yachts dock, and getting away from manufactured experiences. On a Blount cruise, you’ll never stand in line or feel lost in the crowd. With only 83 passengers, every cruise experience feels exclusive and personal.
The ships, built by the company’s founder Luther Blount, are built with patented features such as retractable pilothouses and bow ramps that allowed passengers to go from ship to shore. He later coined the term “small ship cruising”. His ships were built for the purpose of taking travelers through the nooks and crannies of a place, going where the other couldn’t. He created itineraries for explorers, for those who wanted to tread lightly, going beyond the usual tourist meccas finding experiences you can only have when you get to know a place through its people.
American Queen Steamboat Company offers overnight USA river cruises and authentic regional experiences on the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee, Columbia, and Snake Rivers from 5- to 23- days in length.
American Queen Steamboat Company is the operator of the U.S. flagged American Queen, the largest, most opulent riverboat in the world. Longer than a football field, towering six decks in height and laced with fanciful gingerbread trim, she is a marvel of modern engineering. Her journeys through the heartland offer a unique perspective on America’s history, culture, and landscape with convenient departures from some of America’s most iconic river port cities including Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Minneapolis.
In April 2014, American Queen Steamboat Company began serving the Pacific Northwest with the opulence and grandeur of the American Empress and added the American Duchess to the Mississippi River in August 2017. The latest addition, scheduled for April 2020, the American Countess, offers many of the same exciting heartland and Mississippi River cruise itineraries as her sisters the American Queen and American Duchess.
Victory Cruise Lines is an experienced leader in Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway cruising. They connect travelers with the majesty of the landscape, the vibrant history of the region, and the fascinating stories arising from pioneers and innovators who shaped the fortunes of generations.
Victory Cruise Lines carries 202 passengers on each cruise. That limited capacity gives personnel aboard their ships the opportunity to provide non-stop superior service from beginning to end. On every cruise, their guests tell them how their staff on board exceeded all their expectations.
To really get a taste of the life in the magical places visited, Victory Cruise Lines offer all-inclusive, in-depth tours and shore experiences available on all of our itineraries. The size of their vessels allows us to visit ports that bigger ships cannot. They don’t just go to a port, they get into the community, meet the people, explore the history, and feel the culture. They are the only cruise company offering ports of call on all 5 Great Lakes allowing them to bring customers the sophistication of the great cities of the region like Toronto, Montreal, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee and Cleveland, as well as being fully immersed in the history and special stops of Mackinac Island, Marquette, Duluth, Little Current, Sturgeon Bay, Green Bay, and the Canadian western gateway of Thunder Bay.
Pearl Seas Cruise is the premier small ship cruise line on the Great Lakes, Canadian Maritimes, St. Lawrence Seaway, New England, and the U.S. Southeast coastline. They offer a selection of carefully curated international itineraries. Guests aboard the Pearl Mist receive a backstage pass to the culture, customs, and cuisine of the most magnificent destinations in the world – many of which are not accessible by larger ships. Pearl Seas Cruises provides highly personalized service in a refined intimate atmosphere, offering guests the small ship cruise experience of a lifetime.
Pearl Seas Cruises has defined a new style of Luxury Adventure Small Ship Cruising. Their exceptionally large and gracefully appointed staterooms surround you with the comforts of home in a casual atmosphere. Private balconies in every stateroom, open sun decks, and lounges – each with a unique feel – make traveling between ports a delight. Cruise into scenic areas inaccessible to larger ships aboard a ship with only slightly more than 200 guests and dock in the heart of small, welcoming towns. Their size lets you travel faster which allows you to perfectly balance time spent cruising with time spent ashore.
Throughout your cruise, take advantage of the opportunity to build lasting friendships with like-minded travelers who share your intellectual curiosity and sense of adventure.
Enter the world of small ship cruising with Pearl Seas Cruises and discover an ultimate cruise experience filled with endless possibilities.
Ponant is the world leader in luxury expeditions and the only French-owned cruise line. They are leading the way with a new style of cruising through a unique conception of sea travel which combines exceptional itineraries and luxury hotel services, aboard smaller-scale ships.
The know-how of our French crews, the attentive service, the French gastronomy and art de vivre that are next to none, combined with the expertise of our naturalist guides, crafted itineraries, and private stopovers.
From 5-star Culture and Leisure cruises to Expeditions, Ponant creates unique itineraries that will meet any traveler’s desire for new horizons. Our ships explore every continent, from cultural experience in Northern Europe or a journey of discovery in South America to an idyllic cruise in the Caribbean or a refined adventure among the Antarctic ice flows.
For more than 25 years, Ponant cruises have been offering remarkable experiences to our guests. Sailing aboard one of our ships means enjoying rare encounters with nature in the heart of virgin territories. It means discovering other cultures and traditions, sharing memories with tribes from the other side of the world. It means enjoying the magic of the Ponant Moment.
Silversea Cruises is recognized as an innovator in the ultra-luxury cruise line industry, offering guests large-ship amenities aboard its intimate, all-suite vessels, all designed to offer an atmosphere of conviviality and casual elegance.
Built on generations of maritime and travel experience, Silversea is a family-owned, ultra-luxury travel company that brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the luxury travel segment. Silversea’s fleet of nine – soon to be 12 – all-suite ships offers a cruise program that encompasses all seven continents and over 900 destinations worldwide, as well as the bespoke land program which enables guests to travel deeper to experience the authentic beauty of the world in utmost comfort.
Windstar Cruises operates a fleet of small sailing and all-suite ships tat sail boutique, small ship cruises that deliver a casually elegant vacation with visits to smaller harbors, in-port overnights & immersive cultural experiences.
Any ship lets you see the world. Windstar brings it close enough so you can fully live it. See, hear, smell, taste and feel what it’s like to sail on a lovely ship into a small port, explore a hidden beach, see Moroccan goats standing in trees, taste a spicy Norwegian Bacalao stew and altogether lose yourself in a strange and wondrous culture. Their elegant, 148-350-guest ships open up captivating new worlds and leave indelible, lifetime memories.
Windstar’s small ships and personalized approach bring you closer to each destination and every port, so you can see the world from new perspectives. Share intimate moments away from the crowds, and immerse yourself in local, exotic cultures, all on a ship where surprise and delight are constant companions.
And of course, part of the Windstar magic is our incredible personal service. Enjoy undivided attention from a crew who delights in remembering your name and preferences. Both gracious hosts and ambassadors, they delight in surprising you in discrete ways – satisfying your sweet tooth with extra chocolate on your pillow or sharing the location of a favorite seaside café.
This is 180 degrees from ordinary, where all your senses are indulged and your sense of wonder is awakened.
Alaskan Dream Cruises offers a mix of excursions in intriguing towns & native villages and adventures in raw wilderness bays and glacial fjords. Every Alaskan Dream Cruise experience is hand-picked for its value in immersing you in True Alaska!
You will realize you’ve witnessed the region through the lens of a resident. You will have experienced natural interactions with local peoples and indigenous cultures and have walked the streets and gravel roads of towns and villages which rarely see outside visitors. There are opportunities to step onto pristine shorelines and into the cover of dense old-growth forests through special-use permits with the Forest Service, Glacier Bay National Park, and private landholder organizations. At the conclusion of each day’s adventures, you’ll find your chosen vessel to be a relaxing retreat, where guests dine on regional cuisine and learn from compelling evening presentations. You’ll also interact with officers and crew that embrace and embody True Alaskan Hospitality.
Our adventures have brought us to countless bays, coves, and inlets in this remarkable region. We enjoy hiking, fishing, camping, kayaking, and sometimes, just relaxing next to a beachside fire. Equally as fascinating as the wildlife and landscapes are the people we’ve met along the way.
Though we’ve spent decades exploring this region, we have yet to run out of new places to explore. The wildlife continues to fascinate us and the grandeur of the scenery is never taken for granted. We invite you to join us for a journey through True Alaska. We cannot wait to share our passion for this unspoiled and untamed land with you.
American Cruise Lines is the leading small ship cruising company in the United States. With the newest fleet of coastal cruisers and paddlewheel ships, they boast the most modern vessels in the industry with the largest staterooms of any small ship.
Featuring over 35 itineraries in waterways around the country, they have a cruise for everyone. Their fleet features cruises along the Mississippi River, the East Coast, the Pacific Northwest, the Southeast, and Alaska. They also offer a number of popular theme cruises including a Lewis & Clark expedition, a Mark Twain cruise and a Civil War cruise on the Mississippi and the Intracoastal Waterway.
Combining a modern fleet with personalized service and gracious hospitality has made American Cruise Lines the most popular small ship cruise company in the country. They also provide guests with personal, guided shore excursions to many fascinating and intriguing destinations.
Onboard you’ll find the most spacious staterooms of any small ship in the world with modern amenities and superior comfort. They offer onboard entertainment, cuisine sourced locally and prepared by world-class chefs and complimentary wine and beer with your dinner.
Small ships, BIG adventures. With UnCruise Adventures, small group explorations deliver the unexpected. Unbeatable activity and discovery—with Mother Nature leading the way.
Impeccable service and expertise. Awe-inspiring encounters. A fleet of ships and yachts—just 22 to 90 guests—ensures experiences that embody exclusivity. Navigating to places larger ships can’t go and wherever sights, sounds, and opportunities—migrating whales, blooming cacti, calving glaciers, time with locals—are greatest.
Adventure, place, and connection are at the heart of every experience. Aboard an UnCruise, find innovative adventures and discovery, impeccable service and expertise, and awe-inspiring encounters. It’s all about hands-on, unrivaled explorations cruising in Alaska, Mexico’s Sea of Cortés, Hawaiian Islands, Costa Latin America, Galápagos, the Pacific Northwest, and the Columbia & Snake Rivers. The choice is yours—relax and take in as many or as few of the included activities as you want; kayak, paddleboard, skiff, snorkel, swim, hike, explore.
Whether traveling solo, with a companion, as a family or with a group sharing a common interest, an unimaginable platform uncovers hidden worlds and lets you learn while having fun. The things that best define your experience are all included; off-the-beaten-path explorations; casual onboard atmosphere; top-of-the-line equipment and amenities; fresh, handcrafted cuisine; exceptional, personalized service; and unforgettable camaraderie.
For over 50 years, Lindblad Expeditions has been turning vacationers into informed and engaged explorers. Together with National Geographic, Lindblad Expeditions offer intimate small-ship expedition cruises that, unlike traditional cruises, are your opportunity to encounter the world’s most pristine and inspiring places up close with the seasoned experts who know them best.
Lindblad’s expeditions take their guests to some of the most beautiful and fascinating places on Earth. They are places they’ve been going to for decades, yet they continue to surprise and delight.
As pioneers of global exploration, the organizations work in tandem to produce innovative marine expedition programs and to promote conservation and sustainable tourism around the world. The partnership’s educationally oriented voyages allow guests to interact with leading scientists, naturalists and researchers while discovering stunning natural environments, above and below the sea, through state-of-the-art exploration tools.
