Top Croatia Small Ship Cruise Trips & Packages In 2025/2026

Our 64 most popular Croatia Small Ship Cruise Trips & Packages trips. Compare tour itineraries from 27 tour companies. 7 reviews.

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The Danube from Germany to Romania with 1 Night in Bucharest and 2 Nights in Transylvania
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy

Visits

Belgrade, Belogradchik, Brasov, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Croatia, Linz, Passau, Romania, Transylvania, Vienna

Highlights

  • Onboard welcome reception
  • Choice of guided walk or hike with your Adventure Host; Schlögen Oxbow scenic cruising
  • Guided sightseeing, see Hauptplatz and the Trinity Column
  • Cruise through the Wachau Valley; choice of guided walk or hike up to the castle ruins in Dürnstein OR guided visit of the Benedictine Abbey in Melk
  • Choice of guided sightseeingor bike with your Adventure Host
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Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"The Avalon was so wonderful and all staff were very helpful in many ways, we couldn't fault the ship or staff. Would recommend Avalon river cruises. The rooms are lovely with great views."

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From Romania to the North Sea
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Amsterdam, Bamberg, Belgrade, Belogradchik, Brasov, Bratislava, Bucharest, Budapest, Croatia, Linz, Nuremberg, Passau, Romania, Rudesheim, Vienna

Highlights

  • Onboard welcome reception
  • Choice of full-day excursion, visit to Tsarevets Fortress in Veliko Târnovo and to the Ethnographical Museum and Church of the Nativity in Arbanassi, or guided sightseeing in Rousse, or bike with your Adventure Host
  • Choice of guided sightseeing to Baba Vida fortress, see the rock formations in Belogradchik or bike with your Adventure Host
  • Scenic cruise through the Iron Gates gorge; choice of visit Lepenski Vir archaeological site or walk with your Adventure Host; visit to Golubač fortress
  • Choice of guided sightseeing or walk with your Adventure Host; onboard lecture
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Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"The Avalon was so wonderful and all staff were very helpful in many ways, we couldn't fault the ship or staff. Would recommend Avalon river cruises. The rooms are lovely with great views."

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Balkan Discovery
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
River Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Belgrade, Belogradchik, Bucharest, Budapest, Croatia, Romania

Highlights

  • Onboard welcome reception
  • Choice of beer experience or guided tour in Vukovar; choice of guided tour with wine tasting or guided bike tour in Ilok
  • Highlights of Novi Sad guided tour;choice of hike to Petrovaradin Fortress or honey and wine tasting; walk in Novi Sad with your Adventure Host
  • Choice of guided tour or walk with your Adventure Host; on board lecture
  • Visit to Golubač fortress and Lepenski Vir archaeological site; scenic cruise through the Iron Gates Gorge
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Themes

Cultural, 50 Plus, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"The Avalon was so wonderful and all staff were very helpful in many ways, we couldn't fault the ship or staff. Would recommend Avalon river cruises. The rooms are lovely with great views."

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Croatia Sailing Comfort Tour
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4.1/5 Great
69 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Explore Makarska
  • Explore the Mljet National Park
  • Enjoy the beautiful sights of Dubrovnik along the way towards “the heaven on earth”
  • Explore the city walls of Dubrovnik
  • Discover the beauty of history through numerous monuments, little streets and churches
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Themes

Nature & Wildlife, Sailing, National Parks, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Hilariously bad support from outsourced call centers. They flat out bs you making up answers. They did not actually book all the hotels stated in the tour so there were some last minute changes that were very disruptive. The bus was missing luggage liners in the shelf above the seats so stuff was falling out while driving and I was hit by a heavy laptop bag."

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Venice & the Dalmatian Coast 2025
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4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Dubrovnik, Split, Venice

Highlights

  • Beautiful
  • historic and richly resilient
  • Croatia's Dalmatian Coast has reemerged among Europe's hottest holiday destinations.... offering golden sand beaches
  • vineyards bucolic with lemon trees
  • olives and vines
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Themes

Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"My husband and I booked the Yellowstone tour with Tauck expecting so much more with the accommodations, food, and tour director based on the price point. We were sadly disappointed but still tried to enjoy the experience. Rooms were dirty, food were often buffets and other group dinners with some food inedible. We noticed other tours staying in our hotels and paying much less for their tours. One positive was we never touched our luggage which was nice but my small suitcase was damaged during one transfer. Word to the wise… read their emails thoroughly as the email we received a few weeks before our trip reads like a disclaimer for poor service and accommodations."

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Croatia Bike & Boat
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4.8/5 Excellent
62 reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Split

Highlights

  • Cycling in the Southern Dalmatian islands with dramatic scenery
  • Exploring the small towns and villages en route
  • Korcula with its beautiful old township
  • Enjoying the stunning views after each rewarding cycle

Themes

Cycling & Biking, Sailing, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"A really difficult company to communicate with, slow to respond and not able to accept accountability for poor service. Used Tee Travel in Spain which was even worse. Not able to organize support or assistance and harassed me about luggage that wasn't mine. There were other walkers who appeared to have more support and assistance from their travel providers. Definitely avoid this company as overpriced and no actual service."

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Adriatic Cruise
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Private Guided
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Relax onboard your 5-star floating hotel as you sail the stunning Adriatic Sea
  • Explore some of the beautiful Southern Dalmatian islands, including Hvar, Brac and Korcula
  • Visit the “Pearl of the Adriatic”, the UNESCO listed city of Dubrovnik
  • Walk around the Great Lake and Small lake of beautiful Mljet National Park
  • Spend an evening in the beautiful Croatian city of Spilt

Themes

Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"BUYER BEWARE!!! This company has a policy that if THEY cancel your trip…THEY get to keep your money and you get a credit the company. They cancelled my first trip..found out the hard way about their policy. Booked a trip…then had left over money so booked another…which they cancelled…again. Surprisingly…this time they offered a refund, but only gave me back the money I had put down…not what was left of “my credit”. So now I am forced to do business with a company I no longer wish to, that picks and chooses when to follow their own policy!! There are plenty of other travel agencies with similar tours…don’t give these guys your hard earned money for them to keep."

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Croatia Coastal Cruising: Dubrovnik to Split (Peregrine Dalmatia)
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

  • Board a traditional vessel and sail up along the spectacular neretva river, inland from opuzen.
  • The trip includes an excursion to krka national park, where you’ll get a chance to swim in secluded pools and beneath waterfalls.
  • If you’re worried about long cruise days, this itinerary is a good choice. there are plenty of excursions, short walks and port stops, and the distance between islands is short.
  • While large cruise liners have to moor out at sea and commute into shore via tender, we drop anchor in the middle of port towns like hvar or korcula. you can hop on or off the boat as you please.
  • There’s nothing like diving into the aquamarine waters of the dalmatian coast. weather permitting, our captain will be stopping the ship for regular swim breaks during the trip.
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Themes

Cultural, Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"they are 'fair weather friends' I did not receive so much as an email advising of changes in the cancellation policy, discovered when I contacted them to cancel. I now receive automated emails/msgs as I attempt to work through this. The email states I may contact them on 31 July to discuss the matter!....4 months away. I'm absolutely stunned by how shoddy this outfit is....who knew?! Out of pocket $4000. Expect I'm not the only one."

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Croatia Small Ship Cruise Trips & Packages Reviews

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Trevor

Oct 2015

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Mato was just the skipper, handling the

Mato was just the skipper, handling the boat was only a small part of his expertise. He knew everyone, got the best restaurants, food, wine, marina spots. He added e...

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Leah

Sep 2015

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Very well organized trip. Was able

Very well organized trip. Was able to see a large part of Croatia in a ...

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Marjorie

Sep 2015

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The trip was excellent the Captain was

The trip was excellent the Captain was terrific the only drawback was having 9 passengers instead of 8. This prevented the Captain from havin his own space and made...

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Rodney

Sep 2015

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Could not have asked for a better

Could not have asked for a better skipper he would give details of the local history, the best places to eat, drink and excursions etc. A very well organised and run...

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Alison

Sep 2015

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I had a fantastic time. We got

I had a fantastic time. We got to see lots of the islands and the skipper took us to some amazing local restaurants. I would definitely recommend it to most people e...

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