GoNOMAD Travel articles about cruises. But the kind of cruises we pay the most attention to are the unique ones, the unusual cruises that people tend to never forget. If you like cruising the ocean but want something smaller, something more special, we’re sure you will enjoy our selection of features below about unusual cruises.
Cargo-passenger ships ply the waters of the Amazon and its tributaries, it’s the Greyhound bus of the South American jungle. Tips for taking this rough journey.
British Virgin Islands: Tips and advice from a seagoing captain about chartering a vessel to cruise Virgin Gorda, Cooper, Norman Islands, Deadman Bay.
Vegan dining on a cruise: Jill Jacobs finds a diverse and delicious plant-based menu on the Regent Seven Seas cruise from NY to Bermuda, a food photo essay.
Puerto Maldonado Peru: At the confluence of three rivers in the jungles of eastern Peru, the Tambopata National Reserve and Manú National Park are highlights.
I was attracted to the cruise because of Wind’s size. Cruising the Caribbean with 3000 to 5000 of my new best friends on an 1100 foot ship never appealed to me.
Ama Waterways Taste of Bordeaux river cruise takes us on underground tours of medieval towns, fabled châteaux, a Citidel with a romantic past, hikes in celebrated vineyards.
Great Lakes Cruise on the Victory I, a new cruise ship for Victory Cruise Lines. Enjoying a comfortable stateroom, free shore excursions and lakes scenery.
Ibiza Spain. Watersports, a cruising a classic wooden sailboat, stand up paddling in Formentera and around the scenic island–an adventure without clubbing.
Every July 4th weekend at Penobscot Bay schooners arrive to compete in the Maine Windjammer Association’s annual Great Schooner Race.
Indonesia: A Silverseas cruise to 12 small islands including Komodo, Bando, and uninhabited isles, meeting local villagers and watching whale hunters.
The Prana is a Phinisi yacht that cruises with just 19 passengers to remote islands off the coast of Borneo, in Raja Ampat, where corals and wildlife abound
Silversea Discoverer. Cruising on a ship with just 95 passengers. A cruise along the coast of East Africa that allows time to get to meet local people.
European river cruise on the River Rhine from Switzerland to Amsterdam by river cruise ship.
Holland America cruise from Amsterdam to Norway. Virgin cruiser takes her first ocean cruise on the SS Koningsdam enjoying the food and the friendly staff.