Last minute warm water sailings in Baja and Hawaii Larry Bleiberg, special for USA TODAY10:51a.m. EST January 2, 2013 If you're into photography or marine biology, or want to give your kids an intense nature experience, you might want to check out the new Un-Cruise theme trips. The small-ship cruise line has added special theme …

2011 Holidays Aboard Small Ships

Many people settle down with family during the holidays to catch up, and reconnect with loved ones. For a small group, the holidays are a perfect time to explore and experience the world. Small ship cruises have been busy this holiday season, exploring diverse areas of our world, from the southern reaches of Antarctica and …

Oslo – Lindblad passengers are safe

Our passengers on the High Artic Russia sailing are at the Hotel Continental many blocks away from the horrible issues in Oslo. They are being well taken care of and fly out tomorrow on schedule. Passengers on the Land of the Ice Bears will arrive in Oslo, and are scheduled to overnight at the airport …

Sitka, Alaska new dock no ships

Sitka, Alaska has built a new dock to encourage the big cruise ships to visit their small port town. So far they have a dock and no big cruise ships. This is the time to take your SMALL ship cruise that visits Sitka. Once the big ships show up the town will be overrun. At …

Alaska Inside Passage Bird Sightings – May 15-20

This is a list of bird sighting in the Alaska Inside Passage from National Geographic Sea Lion sailing May 15 - 20, 2011 BIRD SIGHTINGS - SOUTHEAST ALASKA Brant Cackling Goose Canada Goose Mallard Blue-winged Teal Cinnamon Teal Northern Shoveler Northern Pintail Harlequin Duck Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Black Scoter Long-tailed Duck Bufflehead Common Goldeneye …

National Geographic day on the ship in Baja

March 17th from the ship From the National Geographic Sea Bird in Baja California Find your Baja California cruise The early morning light started painting with soft pastel tones the magnificent mountains of the Sierra del Mechudo to the west, when the National Geographic Sea Bird arrived at Los Islotes. A couple of volcanic guano-covered …

Tsunami Galapagos update

Reports from the Galapagos Islands have just arrived with the following update on the passing of the waves that resulted from Japan's earthquake earlier today: The waves arrived to the Islands about an hour later than originally expected. Seas are choppier than normal around the entire archipelago (according to our captains aboard M/V Evolution and …

Tsunami precautions in the Galapagos Islands

Tsunami issues for the Galapagos March 11 As you are probably already aware, an earthquake of magnitude 8.9 struck the coast of Japan about 11 hours ago, causing a large Tsunami alert for the Pacific Coast. A Tsunami warning was issued by the US National Weather Service earlier today for 50 countries, amongst which are …

Ketchikan, small ship port in Alaska

Ketchikan is usually the first port in Alaska to visit on an Alaska cruise. The big ships dock on one side of town our small ships dock in the middle of town. One of our small ship lines Inner Sea Discoveries starts and ends their cruises in Ketchikan. Those who book their small ship crusie …

Where are the small ships on Christmas Day?

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. And a good movie and chinese food to those who celebrate Hanukkah We have done some fun research as to where some of my favorite small ships are sailing on Christmas Day. To the best of my knowledge, every one of these ships were sold out, sailing at 100% …