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Small Ship & Expedition Cruises Tour & Trip Ratings
Tour Reviews
Richard Duncan
Mar 2025
Eliminate Evora, Portugal and add Porto, Portugal. Walls in the hotels ar...
Robert Wilson
Feb 2025
I gave you my whole complementary report when you sent the request the first time.
Trusted Customer
Feb 2025
It was a good overview of Spain and Portugal
Juan De Leon
Jan 2025
The itinerary highlighted the visits and viewing of the mos...
Shandra Murphy
Jan 2025
I'm used to being a solo traveler but knew this adventure was more than I could do on my own. The hotels were comfortable, clean and well situated. The coach was com...
Timothy Sinclair
Jan 2025
Excellent itinerary
Martín López
Jan 2025
Our 14-day trip through Spain and Portugal through Trafalgar was an experience of a lifetime. I enjoyed it so much that my spouse and I plan to consider traveling in...
Trusted Customer
Jan 2025
Tour director was very knowledgeable about all of the locations, and the lo...
Mary Awdey
Dec 2024
Well curated tour. There isn't any way I would have been able to see as much as I did on my own. We had an excellent tour director (Lydia) and wonderful bus driver (...
Trusted Customer
Dec 2024
The itinerary was great and Alberto was awesome!
Katherine Kerr
Dec 2024
This itinerary is a good mix of history, architecture, and fun - ideal for a new visitor to Spain and Portugal. It’s a bit arduous for the older traveller but that’s...
Trusted Customer
Dec 2024
We had a great time. Good selection of activities and meals. It was an adventure...
Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
The itinerary was busy but you got to see everything and it didn't feel that there was any wasted time. The local tour guides had really knowledge and made places t...
Trusted Customer
Nov 2024
First of all it is a great tour, you get to see a lot of the country. I enjoyed it a lot but the tour is vigorous, be prepared to do a lot of walking. Be sure to br...
Leslie & Dean Rice
Nov 2024
Absolutely loved this trip! It was a very busy schedule but having said that all of the pre-selected highlights were amazing! Out travel director Pascal was fabulou...
Editor’s Take
Most trip reviews tend to focus on some or all of these 5 key areas, not all of which may be relevant to you: the tour guide, travel company, service level, country or countries traveled in, and the trip itinerary.
Remember, just because you see a 1 star review doesn’t necessarily mean that person disliked the country.
When researching your small-ship cruise destination and operator, read as many reviews as you can, but keep in mind that some of the reviews may not impact your own satisfaction. Given that small ships can access more remote destinations and offer more specific interest-driven activities, it is more important to get a good match than with the ocean-going mega-ships that can seem so similar.
Travelers who did not take the time to educate themselves fully on the small-ship trip they took may leave less favorable reviews. To make a good match and find the right small-ship cruise for you, pay attention to the number of guests, ratio of staff to guest, destinations visited, how much time is spent in each port, whether the itinerary is flexible, how you get ashore for excursions, what wildlife you can hope to see, what experts are onboard with you, what the best time of year for your destination is, etc.
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