We love large cruise ships, but in the spirit of experiential travel, smaller ships provide a more intimate travel experience. They visit smaller ports and often stay longer into the night, allowing you to venture deeper into the destination to learn more about its culture and history.
Smaller ships also provide an onboard atmosphere of connection. With fewer guests on board, anywhere from 350 to as few as 22, a sense of community arises. You recognize more faces and collect new friends, making it easy to share a meal or have late-night cocktails with other travelers.
While our travel agency partners with many small-ship cruise lines, including both deep-ocean and river cruises, one that provides the most experiential travel experience is UnCruise Adventures.
Not only are they experts at small-group travel — helping you experience the wild places up close, in small communities, guided by nature’s rhythms — but they also know first-hand the impact their adventures have on sustaining local communities. It’s their company’s mission to actively promote environmental protection through education, actions and initiatives around responsible travel.
Each itinerary takes you deep into the heart of its destination; you won’t just view them from a crowded deck. Instead, you’ll head ashore by skiff and bushwhack up a mountain, kayak alongside whales, meet and learn about native cultures and indulge in farm-to-table meals.
Contact our travel agency to discuss UnCruise or to find a small-ship experience that’s right for you.
Flamingo spotting during a skiff tour in the Galapagos.
Indigenous culture presentation in Hawaii.
