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Small Ship & Expedition Cruises Tour & Trip Reviews

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William Maehl

Apr 2023

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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona

Just the right about of sites visited per day.

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Catherine Hall

Apr 2023

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Treasures of Spain and Portugal End Barcelona

It was a great mix of larger cities, small towns, varied sites and w...

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Anita Hinkel

Oct 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

I thought there were way too many people on the tour - 44. I'm used to no more than 25 when on other tours I've taken. The pace was rather exhausting. It was great t...

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Scott Ritter

Oct 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

All our meals and hotels were very good, clean and good quality.

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David Gonzalez

Oct 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

Itinerary was awesome. Many places we stayed were for 2 nights which gave us time to explore.

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Harriet Fong

Oct 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

Hectic, but worth the early morning start times! Spot on on the cities chosen!

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Daniel Dean

Oct 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

See previous comments. A couple of hotels were disappointing. Total cost to include optional tours was expensive. Tour Director, Bus driver and restaurants were grea...

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Phillip Gruber

Sep 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

Good price, excellent service.

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Mary Hosmar

Sep 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

Of course, the Oberammergua experience won't be available again for another 8 ye...

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Maria Estrella Veloso

Sep 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

A good experience and the opportunity to see The Passion Play ...

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Dinah Wallace

Sep 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

We enjoyed each town we travelled to and the hotels were as we expected them to be.

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Kleah Nelson

Sep 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

Beautiful scenery, wonderful Hotels! Best tour ever!

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Emiluz Reyes

Aug 2022

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Imperial Europe Oberammergau Cat 1

The itinerary was great. We chose it specifically for the cities in the itinerary.

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Laura Smith

Dec 2022

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Best of South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA IS BEAUTIFUL. Siboni, travel director, and Ricky, Driver, were great. BUT THIS IS NOT UP TO TRAFALGAR STANDARDS THAT MANY OF US WHO HAD TRAVELED MANY TI...

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Monica Edmonds

Oct 2022

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Best of South Africa

The second week we spent too much time on the bus. We spent 3 days, of the second week, traveling 6 or more hours per day which is too much time sitting. The time sp...

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Erlinda Saladino

Nov 2023

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Highlights of Spain and Portugal

Over all , excellent . Great driver and director. Clean bus . Itineraries was followed accordingly.

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Edna Ancheta

Nov 2023

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Highlights of Spain and Portugal

Customer service was helpful

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Trusted Customer

Oct 2023

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Highlights of Spain and Portugal

Tight, very pushy, intense daily itinerary. Most mornings started breakfast at 7 and departed hotel at 8, returned to the hotel after 9 pm. For us we basically start...

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Trusted Customer

Sep 2023

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Highlights of Spain and Portugal

This was a Good tour for the price.

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April Miller

Jul 2023

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Highlights of Spain and Portugal

Took us to all the places I wanted to go.

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What to Look for in Small-Ship Cruising Reviews

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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