Small Ships & Tall Ships

Travel Dynamics International offers a full season of Great Lakes cruises in 2012

Alaskan Dream Cruises  (Small ship adventure cruising in Alaska, subsidiary of Sitka-based Allen Marine Tours. Opening in 2011 with the ADMIRALTY DREAM, BARANOF DREAM and ALASKAN DREAM). 

American Cruise Lines  (Small ship luxury cruising in New England, the coast of Maine, the Hudson River, Chesapeake Bay, the Historic South, the Mississippi River, Columbia and Snake Rivers and Alaska). 

Blount Small Ship Adventures  (Experts in small ship cruising in New England, the Erie Canal, the Great Lakes and the St Lawrence River since 1966, until this year the line was known as American Canadian Caribbean Line). 

Compagnie du Ponant  (French-flag line now operating the 90-berth LE LEVANT, 60-berth LE PONANT and 240-berth LE DIAMANT. Their two newest ships are the 264-berth LE BOREAL and L'AUSTRAL).  

Compagnie Polynésienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM)  (CPTM operates the 180-passenger ARANUI 3 from Tahiti to the Marquesas and Tuamotu Islands. A detailed account of a voyage in the ARANUI 3 can be found at the Romar Traveler Guides' article Freighter to Paradise ).  

Great Lakes Cruise Co.  (A specialist company booking all the ships that trade in the Great Lakes, including COLUMBUS, GRANDE CARIBE, GRANDE MARINER and CANADIAN EMPRESS).  

Hurtigruten  (The world's only line with a daily departure - from Bergen to 34 ports on the Norwegian coast all the way to Kirkenes, near the Russian border, and passing the North Cape en route. The traditional "Norwegian Coastal Voyage." Also seasonal sailings in Greenland and the Antarctic).  

InnerSea Discoveries  (Small ship adventure cruising in Alaska, sister company to yacht operator American Safari Cruises. Opening in 2011 with the WILDERNESS ADVENTURER and WILDERNESS DISCOVERER). 

Kristina Cruises  (Finnish company operating the 400-berth KRISTINA KATARINA on far-ranging itineraries across the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean and on local itineraries in Finland and Europe).  

Orion Expedition Cruises  (Orion Expeditions is Australian-based and concerntrates on the Ross Sea, the Kimberley, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Borneo and Southeast Asia. Their ORION and ORION II are very comfortable vessels that accommodate just 100 guests).  

Paul Gauguin Cruises  (Operating the luxurious 320-berth PAUL GAUGUIN from Papéeté to the islands around Tahiti and to the Marquesas and Tuamotus).  

Pearl Seas Cruises  (The offshore division of American Cruise Line is building a 210-berth all-suite PEARL MIST to cruise to offshore areas and the Great Lakes of North America. Introduction of this ship delayed).  

Travel Dynamics International  (Luxury cultural and educational programs on small ships and tachts are the specialty of Travel Dynamics, operating three smalle ships in the Mediterranean, the Antarctic and the Great Lakes and coasts of America).  

Variety Cruises  (Local Greek mega yachts cruising the Greek Islands, the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the Gambia River, offering a choice of modern and traditional vessels).  

Tall Ships

Sea Cloud Cruises  (The ultimate in sail ships, the private yacht SEA CLOUD, the SEA CLOUD II and the new SEA CLOUD HUSSAR, now building in Vigo).  

Star Clippers  (Operating the 228-berth square rigger ROYAL CLIPPER and the 170-berth tall ships STAR CLIPPER and STAR FLYER on itineraries in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and in the Far East).  

Windstar Cruises  (Operating three luxury sail-assisted motorships, the 148-berth sisters WIND SPIRIT and WIND STAR, and the 308-berth WIND SURF in the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and the Far East).  

River Cruises  

AMA Waterways  (One of the world's best selections of river cruises, the former Amadeus Waterways offers quality river cruises on the Rhine, the Danube, in Russia and on the Douro).  

CroisiEurope River Cruises  (The world's best selection of river cruises and operator of the largest fleet, has been expanding into coastal cruises as well with the BELLE DE L'ADRIATIQUE).  

Great American Steamboat Company  (Operating the 436-berth traditional American sternwheeler AMERICAN QUEEN on the Mississippi River and its tributaries).  

River Cloud Cruises  (The river division of Sea Cloud Cruises offers top service and luxury in the RIVER CLOUD and RIVER CLOUD II).  

St Lawrence Cruise Lines  (Operating the 66-berth CANADIAN EMPRESS from Kingston, Ontario on itineraries that cover the Thousand Island, the St Lawrence Seaway, Montreal, Quebec City and Ottawa).  

Tauck River Cruises  (A selection of river cruises in France and on the Rhine and Danube in Tauck's modern fleet of four high quality Swiss-registered 118-berth river cruisers).  

Viking River Cruises  (A worldwide selection of river cruises in Europe, Russia, China in a fleet of 21 well-managed and high quality river cruisers).  

Our many suppliers of excellent small ship cruises and tall ship and sailing voyages include:

Abercrombie & Kent, AMA Waterways, Alaskan Dream Cruises, American Cruise Lines, Arcalia Shipping Company, Blount Small Ship Adventure, Captain Cook Cruises, Classic International Cruises, Compagnie des Iles du Ponant, Compagnie Polynésienne de Transport Maritime (CPTM), CroisiEurope, Peter Deilmann Ocean Cruises, Discovery Cruises, European Waterways, Galapagos Inc, Galileo Cruises, Go Barging, Great American Steamboat Co, Great Lakes Cruise Co, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, Harmony Cruises, Hebridean Island Cruises, InnerSea Discoveries, Kristina Cruises, Lindblad Expeditions, Metropolitan Touring, Noble Caledonia, Hurtigruten, Orion Expeditions, Pearl Seas Cruises, Phoenix Reisen, Polar Quest Ltd, Paul Gauguin Cruises,  Pearl Seas Cruises, Ponant Cruises, Quark Expeditions, River Cloud Cruises, St Lawrence Cruise Lines, Seabourn, Sea Cloud Cruises, SeaDream Yacht Club, Silversea Cruises, Star Clippers, Star Cruises, Swan Hellenic, Tauck River Cruises, Travel Dynamics International, Variety Cruises, Viking River Cruises, Windstar Cruises, Zeus Cruises.