Small Ship Cruising
Our Small Ship Destination cruises are comprehensive and in the main concentrate on a particular area or theme with the focus of the voyage being the itinerary and experience to be had. Our small vessels can dock in ports which larger vessels cannot access and can often moor in the centre of town which allows for more time spent exploring the destination as opposed to travelling from and to the vessel by coach. Destinations covered by our ‘small ship destination cruising’ include the Baltic, Black Sea, Japan, Mediterranean and Adriatic. Itineraries are based upon cultural themes including Art, Music and politics of the region. Onboard you will be joined by specialist guest speakers who accompany the passengers ashore with the expert local guides and also deliver talks onboard. The advantages of exploring by small ship are numerous and include small group sizes when exploring ashore, ability to access some of the world's most pristine and untouched ports, no queuing to embark or disembark the vessel and a relaxed and informal atmosphere onboard which is conducive to becoming acquainted with fellow travellers and onboard staff and learning whether it be about the wonders of nature, the culture or ancient civilisations you are visiting.
Melanesian Odyssey
An island hopping adventure from Papua New Guinea to Fiji including the Solomon Islands & Vanuatu aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Singapore / Rabaul / Marovo Lagoon / Tetepare Island / Honiara / Santa Ana / Nembao Village / Espiritu Santo Island / Port Havannah / Tanna Island / Lautoka
Costa Rica to the Caribbean
An island hopping voyage across the Caribbean Sea aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- San Jose / Puerto Limon / San Andres / Isla de Providencia / Port Antonio / Santiago de Los Caballeros / Samana / British Virgin Islands / Sint Eustatius / Iles des Saintes / Montserrat / Antigua
Wildlife & Wonders of Western Australia
An expedition exploring the islands, reefs & remote coastline of Western Australia aboard the Coral Adventurer
Itinerary at a glance
- Perth / Fremantle / Abrolhos Islands / Shark Bay / Ningaloo Coast / Exmouth / Cape Range National Park / Muiron Islands / Serrurier Island / Montebello Islands / Dampier Archipelago / Broome
Across the Top of Australia
Discover the remarkable Kimberley region aboard the Coral Adventurer
Itinerary at a glance
- Perth / Broome / Lacepede Islands / Horizontal Falls / Buccaneer Archipelago / Doubtful Bay / Montgomery Reef / Prince Regent River / Careening Bay / Prince Frederick Harbour / Bigge Island / Mitchell Falls / Wollaston Bay / Vansittart Bay / King George River & Falls / Darwin
Treasures of Japan & South Korea
A voyage from Kanazawa to Kobe aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Tokyo / Kanazawa / Matsue / Ulsan / Haeinsa / Yeosu / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Uno-Ko / Takamatsu / Kobe
Spring in the Isles
Discover the Isles of Scilly & Channel Islands aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Portsmouth / Tresco/ St Martin’s / St Agnes / St Mary’s / Bryher / Alderney / Guernsey / Herm / Sark / Portsmouth
Bird Quest
A discovery of Britain’s seabird islands aboard the Ocean Nova
Itinerary at a glance
- Poole / Alderney / Isles of Scilly / Skomer Island / Grassholm Island / Isle of man / Ailsa Craig / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Lunga / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Shiant Islands / Isle of Lewis / Oban
Circumnavigation of the United Kingdom
An exploration of the castles, gardens & historic houses of the United Kingdom aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Portsmouth / Fowey / Isles of Scilly / Holyhead / Barrow in Furness / Belfast / Armadale / Inverie / Inverewe / Isle Martin / Scrabster / Port of Tyne / Great Yarmouth / Dover / Cowes / Portsmouth
Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands
A voyage between Athens & Istanbul aboard the 50-passenger MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
Bird Quest
A discovery of Britain’s seabird islands aboard the Ocean Nova
Itinerary at a glance
- Poole / Alderney / Isles of Scilly / Skomer Island / Grassholm Island / Isle of man / Ailsa Craig / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Lunga / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Shiant Islands / Isle of Lewis / Oban
Timeless Japan - 2027
Discover the cultural treasures & ancient wonders of Japan including a call in South Korea aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Tokyo / Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Hagi / Ulsan / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Koraku-en / Kurashiki / Takamatsu / Kumano / Mount Fuji / Yokohama/ Tokyo
Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands
A voyage between Athens & Istanbul aboard the 50-passenger MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
Enchanted Islands
An island hopping voyage from Portsmouth to Aberdeen aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Portsmouth / Guernsey / Isles of Scilly / Lundy Island / Skomer Island / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Iona / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
Island Hopping in the Aegean
Discover some of the most beautiful Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
Timeless Japan - 2027
Discover the cultural treasures & ancient wonders of Japan including a call in South Korea aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Tokyo / Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Hagi / Ulsan / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Koraku-en / Kurashiki / Takamatsu / Kumano / Mount Fuji / Yokohama/ Tokyo
Atlantic Island Odyssey
An island hopping expedition through the Shetland, Faroe & Hebridean Islands aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Aberdeen / Orkney Islands / Shetland Islands / Lerwick / Unst / Faroe Islands / Elduvik / Vagur / Isle of Lewis / Shiant Islands / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Canna / Loch Scavaig / Staffa / Iona / Oban
Island Hopping in the Aegean
Discover some of the most beautiful Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
Passage through the East China Sea
A voyage from Kanazawa to Hong Kong aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Tokyo to Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Ulsan / Nagasaki / Yakushima Island / Amami Oshima / Ishigaki Island / Taipei / Taichung / Hong Kong
Island Hopping in the Hebrides
An expedition cruise of the remote Scottish Isles aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Oban / Staffa / Iona / Loch Scavaig / Inverie / Canna / Carbost / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Stornoway / Shiant Islands / Inverewe / Isle Martin / Ulva / Tobermory / Oban
Aegean Secrets
Island Hopping in the Greek Isles aboard the MS Monet
Itinerary at a glance
- Athens / Naxos / Syros / Fourni / Patmos / Nisyros / Symi / Halki / Folegandros / Sifnos / Athens
Midsummer in the Scottish Islands
Island hopping around Scotland aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Oban / Iona / Ulva / Staffa / Tobermory / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Foula / Papa Stour / Unst / Fetlar / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
Island Hopping through the Philippines
A voyage from Hong Kong to Malaysia aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Hong Kong / Tainan / Batanes Islands / Vigan / Hundred Islands / Manila / Marinduque / Coron Island / Palawan / Sandakan / Kuala Lumpur
In the Realm of the Polar Bear
An Expedition exploring the Svalbard Archipelago aboard the Hanseatic Nature
Itinerary at a glance
- Longyearbyen / Spitsbergen / Tromso
Wildlife & Wonders of Borneo & Sumatra
A journey from Kuala Lumpur to Penang aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Kuala Lumpur / Sandakan / Kota Kinabalu / Brunei / Kuching / Singapore / Malacca /Lake Toba / Belwan / Penang
Secrets of Sumatra
An in-depth exploration of Sumatra aboard the MS Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Penang / Lake Toba / Belawan / Pulau Weh / Banda Aceh / Simeulue Islands / Pulau Nias / Siberut / Pulau Karangmajat / Bukittinggi / Bengkulu / Pulau Krakatoa / Belitung Islands / Singapore
Treasures of the Baltic
A voyage from Helsinki to Stockholm aboard the MS Hebridean Sky with Guest Speaker Martin Sixsmith
Itinerary at a glance
- Helsinki / Kotka / Tallin / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm
Baltic Renaissance
A voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Stockholm / Mariehamn / Helsinki / Tallinn / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Ronne / Nyborg / Kiel Canal / The Hague / Portsmouth
Northwest Passage - 2027
An expedition in the wake of legendary explorers aboard the Hanseatic Spirit
Itinerary at a glance
- Seattle / Seward / Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Islands / St Paul Island / Nome / Chukchi & Beaufort Seas / Northwest Passage / Lancaster Sound / West Greenland / Kangerlussuaq
Tours at a glance
| Tour Name | Departure Date | Ship | Tour Type | Itinerary |
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| Melanesian Odyssey | 808 MarchMar 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Singapore / Rabaul / Marovo Lagoon / Tetepare Island / Honiara / Santa Ana / Nembao Village / Espiritu Santo Island / Port Havannah / Tanna Island / Lautoka
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| Costa Rica to the Caribbean | 1414 MarchMar 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
San Jose / Puerto Limon / San Andres / Isla de Providencia / Port Antonio / Santiago de Los Caballeros / Samana / British Virgin Islands / Sint Eustatius / Iles des Saintes / Montserrat / Antigua
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| Wildlife & Wonders of Western Australia | 1919 MarchMar 2027 | Coral Adventurer | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Perth / Fremantle / Abrolhos Islands / Shark Bay / Ningaloo Coast / Exmouth / Cape Range National Park / Muiron Islands / Serrurier Island / Montebello Islands / Dampier Archipelago / Broome
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| Across the Top of Australia | 3131 MarchMar 2027 | Coral Adventurer | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Perth / Broome / Lacepede Islands / Horizontal Falls / Buccaneer Archipelago / Doubtful Bay / Montgomery Reef / Prince Regent River / Careening Bay / Prince Frederick Harbour / Bigge Island / Mitchell Falls / Wollaston Bay / Vansittart Bay / King George River & Falls / Darwin
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| Treasures of Japan & South Korea | 2727 AprilApr 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Tokyo / Kanazawa / Matsue / Ulsan / Haeinsa / Yeosu / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Uno-Ko / Takamatsu / Kobe
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| Spring in the Isles | 2929 AprilApr 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Portsmouth / Tresco/ St Martin’s / St Agnes / St Mary’s / Bryher / Alderney / Guernsey / Herm / Sark / Portsmouth
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| Bird Quest | 505 MayMay 2027 | Ocean Nova | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Poole / Alderney / Isles of Scilly / Skomer Island / Grassholm Island / Isle of man / Ailsa Craig / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Lunga / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Shiant Islands / Isle of Lewis / Oban
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| Circumnavigation of the United Kingdom | 606 MayMay 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Portsmouth / Fowey / Isles of Scilly / Holyhead / Barrow in Furness / Belfast / Armadale / Inverie / Inverewe / Isle Martin / Scrabster / Port of Tyne / Great Yarmouth / Dover / Cowes / Portsmouth
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| Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands | 707 MayMay 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
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| Bird Quest | 1414 MayMay 2027 | Ocean Nova | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Poole / Alderney / Isles of Scilly / Skomer Island / Grassholm Island / Isle of man / Ailsa Craig / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Lunga / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Shiant Islands / Isle of Lewis / Oban
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| Timeless Japan - 2027 | 1616 MayMay 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Tokyo / Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Hagi / Ulsan / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Koraku-en / Kurashiki / Takamatsu / Kumano / Mount Fuji / Yokohama/ Tokyo
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| Halcyon Days on Aegean Islands | 1717 MayMay 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Naxos / Chios / Skopelos / Meteora / Thessaloniki / Samothrace / Thassos / Limnos / Cannakale / Istanbul
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| Enchanted Islands | 2020 MayMay 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Portsmouth / Guernsey / Isles of Scilly / Lundy Island / Skomer Island / Rathlin Island / Staffa / Iona / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
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| Island Hopping in the Aegean | 2727 MayMay 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
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| Timeless Japan - 2027 | 2828 MayMay 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Tokyo / Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Hagi / Ulsan / Kitakyushu / Hiroshima / Miyajima / Koraku-en / Kurashiki / Takamatsu / Kumano / Mount Fuji / Yokohama/ Tokyo
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| Atlantic Island Odyssey | 101 JuneJun 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Aberdeen / Orkney Islands / Shetland Islands / Lerwick / Unst / Faroe Islands / Elduvik / Vagur / Isle of Lewis / Shiant Islands / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Canna / Loch Scavaig / Staffa / Iona / Oban
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| Island Hopping in the Aegean | 606 JuneJun 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Folegandros / Sifnos / Syros / Fourni / Samos / Kusadasi / Patmos / Lipsi / leros / Nisyros / Symi / Rhodes
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| Passage through the East China Sea | 909 JuneJun 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Tokyo to Kanazawa / Kyoto / Matsue / Ulsan / Nagasaki / Yakushima Island / Amami Oshima / Ishigaki Island / Taipei / Taichung / Hong Kong
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| Island Hopping in the Hebrides | 1313 JuneJun 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Oban / Staffa / Iona / Loch Scavaig / Inverie / Canna / Carbost / St Kilda / Stac Lee / Stornoway / Shiant Islands / Inverewe / Isle Martin / Ulva / Tobermory / Oban
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| Aegean Secrets | 1616 JuneJun 2027 | Monet | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Athens / Naxos / Syros / Fourni / Patmos / Nisyros / Symi / Halki / Folegandros / Sifnos / Athens
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| Midsummer in the Scottish Islands | 2121 JuneJun 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Oban / Iona / Ulva / Staffa / Tobermory / Canna / Loch Scavaig / St Kilda / Stac Lee / North Ronaldsay / Foula / Papa Stour / Unst / Fetlar / Lerwick / Fair Isle / Aberdeen
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| Island Hopping through the Philippines | 2323 JuneJun 2027 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Hong Kong / Tainan / Batanes Islands / Vigan / Hundred Islands / Manila / Marinduque / Coron Island / Palawan / Sandakan / Kuala Lumpur
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| In the Realm of the Polar Bear | 101 JulyJul 2027 | Hanseatic Inspiration / Spirit / Nature | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Longyearbyen / Spitsbergen / Tromso
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| Wildlife & Wonders of Borneo & Sumatra | 202 JulyJul 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Kuala Lumpur / Sandakan / Kota Kinabalu / Brunei / Kuching / Singapore / Malacca /Lake Toba / Belwan / Penang
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| Secrets of Sumatra | 1616 JulyJul 2027 | Island Sky | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Penang / Lake Toba / Belawan / Pulau Weh / Banda Aceh / Simeulue Islands / Pulau Nias / Siberut / Pulau Karangmajat / Bukittinggi / Bengkulu / Pulau Krakatoa / Belitung Islands / Singapore
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| Treasures of the Baltic | 2323 JulyJul 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Helsinki / Kotka / Tallin / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm
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| Baltic Renaissance | 202 AugustAug 2027 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Stockholm / Mariehamn / Helsinki / Tallinn / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Ronne / Nyborg / Kiel Canal / The Hague / Portsmouth
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| Northwest Passage - 2027 | 909 AugustAug 2027 | Hanseatic Inspiration / Spirit / Nature | Expedition Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Seattle / Seward / Alaska Peninsula / Aleutian Islands / St Paul Island / Nome / Chukchi & Beaufort Seas / Northwest Passage / Lancaster Sound / West Greenland / Kangerlussuaq
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