I used to think cruising wasn’t for me. The thought of towering mega-ships and endless crowds made me hesitant to give it a try. But all that changed with one life-altering trip around the Adriatic.

In a travel landscape dominated by mega-ships, a rising countertrend is charting its own course. Small-ship cruising is the luxury travel trend to watch, led by a growing fleet of boutique vessels ...

As interest in small-ship expedition cruise travel continues to grow—particularly in polar and warmer weather destinations—AdventureSmith Explorations reports there are new ships, trips and ...