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  • 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

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