100 passengers are more easily assimilated into even the smallest port. Small ships tend to be more casual than the larger vessels, although all cruise ships, in all sizes and shapes today, range from casual to formal, simple to ultra-deluxe. Some small ships have sails. That's an option you won't find on a 3,000-passenger ship. All cruises include all of your meals and in-between snacks, onboard daytime activities, and nighttime parties or entertainment.
All cruises provide relaxing voyages to some of the most exciting and exotic places in the world.
Small ships just carry you there with less baggage, so to speak. The following small ship cruises have transported me in distinctive style to unforgettable locales where large cruise ships are unable to travel. A tall ship's billowing sails, lit by a full moon, are keeping time with the rhythm of the lapping sea against the ship's wooden hull. Savoring the rarity of this experience from the deck of the Mandalay, sailing beneath a bright nighttime sky, the salt air and Caribbean breeze can lull one into considering just what sets this Windjammer cruise apart from the mammoth floating hotel experience on a 2,000-plus passenger cruise ship. Aboard this tall ship, 248-feet of unvarnished oaken decking is occupied by several of the ship's 72 passengers.