Our Ships
Travel aboard one of our luxury vessels and enjoy comfort, ease, and exceptional access to “can’t miss” coastal destinations. Our small ships typically accommodate 28 to 380 guests (with just a few that are slightly larger), ensuring your voyage is a unique and personal experience. Whether spending the day at sea and enjoying the many amenities our ships offer, or relaxing in your cabin after a day of sightseeing during a shore excursion, you can be sure these distinctive vessels will enhance your trip.
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The elegance and romance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music were inspiration in the meticulous crafting of the deluxe&nbs...
The elegance and romance of native son Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music were inspiration in the meticulous crafting&n...
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This gracious ship with luxury cabins and suites offers the utmost in service, safety and comfort. Step into the elegant recept...
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The new, state-of-the-art Amadeus Silver II enjoys its debut season in 2015 as the flagship of the innovative Lüftner...
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The elegance and romance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s music were inspiration in the meticulous crafting of the delux...
Journey into the Amazon wilderness aboard the new custom-built Amazon Star, a riverboat featuring gracious, 21st-cent...
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With features never before seen on a Mississippi riverboat. The ship embodies a casual ambiance and relaxed atmosphere, wh...
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The 100-guest American Star was built in 2007 by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, MD. All staterooms have i...
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The Caledonian Sky, formerly the Hebridean Spirit, is a 114-passenger premier expedition ship newly refurbished in 2012. All ca...
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A modern cruise-ship style vessel holding some 2,000 passengers, the DFDS ferry traveling between Copenhagen and Oslo...
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The elegant Elbe Princesse exemplifies a new generation of ships sailing on the Elbe River. With a propulsion system fashioned ...
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The 100-guest Independence was built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury, Maryland. The over-sized staterooms hav...
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The highly acclaimed L'Austral, launched in 2011, represents the newest generation of five-star small ships, featuring...
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The exclusively chartered Le Boréal launched the newest generation of five-star small ships, featuring a sleek desi...
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Launched in 2015, the highly acclaimed Le Lyrial is a new generation small ship of the highest quality, featurin...
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Le Ponant is a sleek, three-masted sailing vessel measuring 290 feet long. Built in 1991 in France, Le Ponant 32 well-appo...
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The highly acclaimed, deluxe Le Soléal (launched in 2013) is a new generation small ship of the highest qualit...
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This extraordinary all-suite ship is specially designed for cruising the rivers of Southeast Asia. Cabins have twin beds conver...
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National Geographic Sea Bird and National Geographic Sea Lion
Our identical, 62-guest expedition ships offer the perfect platform for exploring Alaska. With a shallow draft, they can g...
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The five-star Paul Gauguin, rated in Top Ten Small Cruise Ships 2013 by Condé Nast Traveler readers, provides the ultima...
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The Queen of the Mississippi (formally the American Eagle) made its debut on the Mississippi River in summer 2015. The 150...
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The intimacy and personal service of a small cruise ship experience are the hallmarks of travel aboard the newly refitted, firs...
A tried and true expedition ship, the Sea Bird plies the waters in Alaska, as well as the Columbia and Snake Rivers. ...
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Step aboard Sea Cloud and be transported to the intoxicating golden age of sailing aboard a vessel as elegant and liv...
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Sailing aboard Sea Cloud II is seafaring at its finest. Modeled after the original Sea Cloud built for heiress M...
Sea Lion, like her twin ship Sea Bird, is a tried and true expedition ship. With a shallow draft and small size, she can easily...
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The award-winning, 382-passenger, luxurious Silver Whisper is one of the premier Silversea fleet, voted Travel + Leis...
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Rebuilt in 2016, this Arctic expedition ship features elegant, modern, comfortable public areas and cabins. The ship is environ...
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Sister ship to the Star Pride, the Star Breeze is an intimate cruising at its finest, this Five-Star ship can dock in ports ina...
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Intimate cruising at its finest, this Five-Star ship can dock in ports inaccessible to larger vessels and celebrates traditiona...
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Cabins have private bath with hairdryer, in-room safes, and panoramic windows. Shipboard facilities and amenities include open ...
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The exclusively chartered, intimate Variety Voyager is a fully air-conditioned, 36-cabin small ship. Launched in 2012, this sta...
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Exclusively chartered, the deluxe Volga Dream sets the standard for ships cruising the waterways of Russia. Its meticulous desi...
Each of the 73 deluxe, ocean-view Staterooms and the Owner’s Suite features one queen bed (convertible to two twin beds),...
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With the largest fleet to ply the Yangtze, Victoria Cruises is the leader in Yangtze River cruising. The premier ships used for...
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Sailing the Peruvian Amazon since October 2015, the Zafiro is a new, state-of-the-art luxury Amazon River vessel with...
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Stateroom Features The Zambezi Queen offers 13 tastefully furnished staterooms featuring magnificent views from floo...
