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Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc.
  These education-oriented cruises to exotic locations on small expedition ships are geared towards adventurous cruisers.  

African Safari Club - Indian Ocean Cruises
Sail the idyllic and beautiful islands of the Indian Ocean aboard the yacht-like M.S. Royal Star.

Amazon Travel
Cruise the Amazon River on a small ship.

American Caribbean Cruise Line (ACCL)
ACCL is the world's largest small ship cruise line.  It offers year-round cruises from the Northern waters of Labrador and Newfoundland, to the southerly tropics of the Caribbean and Central America.  They will even meet you in Chicago for a seven-day cruise on Lake Michigan.

American Safari Cruises
Small ship cruises to Sea of Cortes, Belize, Costa Rica, California Wine Country and Alaska.

Ancient Adventures Travel
Tour operator specializing in organized cruise tours to the Middle East, Nile River, and Aegean Sea areas.

Annemarie Victory Organization, Inc.
Luxury cruise tours with a focus on culture and cuisine aboard the tall-ship Sea Cloud II and the River Cloud.

Antarctic Shipping Corp. - Antarctic Dream Expedition Ship
Cruise Antarctica or Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego on the expedition ship Antarctic Dream.

Aranui - Freighter Travel in French Polynesia
The freighter Aranui is operated by Compagnie Polynesienne de Transporte Maritime and offers cruises among the islands of French Polynesia. The 16-day trip includes stopovers in the Marquesas and Tuamotu islands.

Baja Expeditions, Inc.
Offer a variety of cruise tours in Baja California, including sea kayaking, whale watching and diving.

BC Ferries
British Columbia, Canada, coastal cruises and ferries.

Canadian Sailing Expeditions
Caledonia is a 245-foot, square-rigged barquentine, and is the largest traditional sailing ship built in Canada in the last 100 years. The Caledonia offers coastal cruising adventures in North America and the Caribbean.

Canodros, S.A. - Galapagos Explorer
Sail the Galapagos Islands near Ecuador on the all-suite luxury ship the Galapagos Explorer II. The ship has 3, 4 and 7 night soft adventure trips through the Galapagos.

Captain Cook Cruises
Cruise the Great Barrier Reef, the Murray River or the Fiji Islands with this Australian adventure line.

Classic Barges of Thailand
Not all barges handle cargo. Classic Barges offers you the opportunity to travel on one of the world's most fascinating rivers, the Chao Phraya or "River of Kings" in Thailand.

Clipper Cruise Line
  This line operates small ships (less than 150 passengers) that are specifically designed to bring you up close to places of natural beauty and cultural interest.

Cruceros Australis Expedition Cruises
Cruise Patagonia, Cape Horn, and Tierra del Fuego in South America on the small expedition ships Mare Australis and Via Australis.

Cruise West
Cruise West offers casual, light adventure cruises with emphasis on scenery and wildlife in a close-up setting. 

Discovery World Cruises
The Discovery is a new mid-sized ship carrying 650 passengers that sails to exotic locations around the world.

Eighth Sea
Specializes in upscale, adventurous, unique voyages around the world.

Freighter Travel
A forum for freighter travel enthusiasts. The site also contains a booking service and voyage profiles of passenger freighter cruises.

Freighter World Cruises
Agency dedicated to freighter travel around the world. Freighter travel is for those who love the sea and don't want anything scheduled except meals!

French Country Waterways, Ltd.
The pictures on this site make me want to take a barge cruise. Good information, and map of routes is interesting for trip planning.

Galapagos Islands Tours and Holidays
Galapagos Holidays specializes in cruises to the Galapagos Islands and offers a wide range of yachts and cruise ships of all classes available in the Galapagos.

Goddess of the Sea Cruises - Maine Sailing Adventures
Goddess of the Sea Cruises provides private, custom sailing adventures departing from Tenants Harbor, Maine. Activities include sighting whales, dolphins & seals, dining on lobster and/or steak, and sleeping aboard a sailing yacht.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd is a German cruise line that markets some of its cruises to English-speaking passengers. Hapag-Lloyd operates the Europa, Hanseatic, Bremen, and Columbus cruise ships.

Heritage Expeditions
Heritage Expeditions has been offering travelers the opportunity to discover previously inaccessible wilderness areas and islands in New Zealand and the southern ocean since 1985.  Small vessel accommodates 38 passengers.

International Expeditions
Enjoy small ship cruising to many of the world's great adventure destinations, including Antarctica, the Amazon River, the Galapagos Islands, Greenland, Africa, the Chilean fjords, and more with International Expeditions.

Intrav
A wide variety of adventure cruises and private jet travel is offered by this company.

KD River Cruises of Europe
Cruise Europe on the Rhine, Danube, Main, Elbe, and Moselle rivers. A good way to see central Europe and still be cruising.

Lindblad Expeditions
Small ship exploring and cruising are Lindblad's forte. They have a "daily expeditions" page at this site where photos and travelogues of current expeditions are sent in via satellite each day. Really interesting reading.

Maine Classic Schooners
Take a 3, 4, or 6 day cruise along the Maine coast on the schooner Ellida.  Enjoy the spectacular views along this rugged coast on a classic ship with only ten other passengers.

Maine Windjammer Association
The 13 ships in the Maine Windjammer Association operate out of Camden, Rockport and Rockland, located in mid-coast Maine.  These ships were most built around the turn of the twentieth century.

Maine Windjammer Cruises
Weekend, 3, 4, or 5 day cruises along the Maine coast.  This windjammer line has three ships and has been sailing since 1936.

Majestic America Line
You can explore the rivers of the heartland of America on a riverboat or cruise the coastal waterways with this line.

Maris Freighter Cruises
Maris offers freighter cruises to worldwide destinations and sells a newsletter on freighter cruising.

Mountain Travel Sobek
This site has some spectacular pictures of its Antarctica expeditions. The slide show of Zodiac boats exploring this last continent is wonderful.

Norwegian Coastal Voyage
Norwegian Coastal Voyage will give you the opportunity to see the fjords of Norway.

Norwegian Coastal Voyage, Inc.
This line has cruised the fjords of Norway for over a century. Currently the ships stop at 34 ports along the coast, and itineraries are designed for the seasoned cruiser.

Pacific Catalyst Expeditions - Alaska and the Pacific Northwest
Small group cruises aboard two historic yachts, bringing passengers far from the everyday world and into the hidden and diverse regions of Southeast Alaska, the Inside Passage, and the Pacific Northwest. Eight to twelve guests on private charters or in individual cabins on scheduled trips.

Peregrine Adventures
Adventure cruises and tours around the world.

Peter Deilmann River Cruises
Cruise the great rivers of Europe with this German-owned line.

Peter Sommer Travels - Turkish Gulet the Almira
Sail the Mediterranean on a Turkish gulet operated by Peter Sommer Travels. This tour company specializes in archaeological cruises and tours around Turkey.

Quasar Expeditions - Galapagos Cruises
Specializes in Galapagos cruises and Ecuadorean land tours. Company has been providing small ship cruises to the Galapagos for over 20 years.

River Barge Excursions
Cruise the Ohio, Missouri, or Mississippi Rivers on a river barge.  Trips vary in length from four to ten days.

SeaEscape Cruises
Day trip sailings from South Florida featuring Las Vegas style casino action, buffet, and other shipboard activities.

Star Clippers
True sailing cruises in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, or Orient, along with ocean crossings. Star Clippers owns the Royal Clipper, the world's largest sailing ship.

Tauck World Discovery
Tauck offers educational adventure cruises to exotic destinations, including Papua New Guinea, Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands and Alaska.

The Barge Lady
Tour operator offering all kinds of European barge cruises from discount to luxury. They promise to help match your needs and desires to the right barge vacation.

TravLtips - Cruise & Freighter Travel Association
Excellent information on freighter or "non-traditional" cruise travel.

Tui Tai Adventure Cruises
Tui Tai Adventure Cruises offers adventure travel in Fiji, taking guests off the beaten path for diving, kayaking, mountain biking and hiking during a 4-night adventure cruise.

Viking River Cruises
Cruise European waterways on first class 100-250 passenger vessels.  Dutch and Scandinavian consortium operate this line with over 20 ships.