- Savoring the tropical breezes and snorkeling opportunities while on a sailing cruise through the Caribbean or South Pacific.
- Stopping at a quiet bay for a lobster bake while cruising the Maine coast on an historic windjammer.
- Watching whales in Alaska for hours simply because you can
- Sailing to Antarctica, following the route of the first explorers
- Exploring the Turkish coast on a traditional gulet, the Kenyan coast on a traditional dhow, or the Vietnamese coast on a traditional junk
- Sliding in and out of hard-to-reach cruise ports, like Split, Croatia, and Kotor, Montenegro
- Taking an expedition-style cruise from Norway to Greenland via Iceland.
- Indulging in the personalized, friendly service of a staff that gets to know you
- Spreading out in more spacious rooms and a less formal atmosphere than some mega-ships
- Following the path of Charles Darwin on a small ship cruise through the Galapagos Islands or the Beagle Channel in Patagonia.
- <Kayaking and sailing along the coastline right from a small cruise ship’s watersports platform
- Taking advantage of small cruise ships’ shallow draft to get closer to the cruise line for wildlife viewing