Would like to travel along coastline of Italy and Greece, looking for recommendations for a small cruise line 10 days, not floating cities. Thanks for any suggestions
Posted by
Puyallup, WA
136 posts
Depends on what you mean by small. Please be aware that smaller in the cruise world usually means higher cost and, as you seem to understand, a better experience.
Oceania and Azamara have ships of 680 passengers that regularly cruise these waters. Viking Ocean ships are around a 1000+, Oceania also has two 1250 passenger ships. Star Clippers (sailing ships) have 170 and 220 passenger ships. There are some luxury cruise ship with 40 or so passengers that are very expensive. Google away! You might look at vacationstogo.com and do a search there.
Good luck
Posted by
Twin Cities of MN
6365 posts
might be splitting hairs, but Viking Ocean ships are 930
Posted by
winston salem, nc, usa
1078 posts
Check out Variety Cruises. Max is 20 cabins with 40 guests. We had a great time on a motor yacht that had 10 Americans on board touring the coast and islands of Greece.
For the Adriatic, again, 44 guests(8 Americans) on the Kleopatra, with a "K" not a "C" (Croatian registry). Cruise was Splitt to Dubrovnik and return. Variety has several different cruises on their website while the Kleopatra just does the Croatian Coast. I think the prices were under €2000 double occupancy but can't really remember.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17343 posts
Peter Sommer Travel does small ship cruise tours of Italy, Greece, the Dalmatians Coast, and others.
https://www.petersommer.com/escorted-tours
We saw the Sea Cloud II moored in Venice once, and decided if we ever wanted a cruise, it would be on this windjammer. Both she and her sister ship Sea Cloud I have Mediterranean cruises on their schedule for 2018 and 2019.
Posted by
OP
22 posts
Thanks everyone for excellent suggestions!
Posted by
Reno, NV, USA
2546 posts
Lindblad Nat Geo Expeditions. Very small ship and expensive.
Posted by
Wyckoff, NJ, USA
7848 posts
We've been on several Windstar cruises, they have wind and power vessels, from about 160 persons to 350 persons. They are sometimes discounted to their mailing list. They do have some locations where they can dock or anchor and bigger ships cannot. But there are busy locations (like Dubrovnik, for example) where no cruise ship of any kind can moor right in the port, but must go out of sight of the city and moor in the cruiseport, a city bus ride away. Just FYI. We like their product. I would describe them as cheaper than Nat'l Geo, but shore excursions are additional at Windstar.