Ocean Cruises in Europe
Articles Index
Also see European Cruise Guide
ABOVE: Holland America Line's ms Rotterdam
arrives in Rotterdam, Netherlands after a rouidtrip cruise to Scandinavia..
Ocean Cruise Reviews
Holland America Line's ms Rotterdam
Read our 10-page
cruise review,
browse a 156-page
photo gallery, learn about
behind-the-scenes activities on a major cruise ship, and more.
MS Nordstjernen
Spitsbergen Adventure Cruise
Arctic scenery, shore landings, and wildlife are among the attractions of a
Hurtigruten expedition cruise on a 1950s-vintage Norwegian coastal steamer.
Wind Surf, Marseilles-Rome
Our in-depth review of the Windstar Cruises flagship includes illustrated
port descriptions and captioned Wind Surf
photos.
Oceania's Regatta
This "upper-premium" cruise line offers destination-oriented voyages in
Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, and points in between. In my Regatta
review, I describe a two-week cruise and nine ports of call from Dover to
Barcelona aboard one of Oceania's three midsize ships.
Silver
Whisper Mediterranean Cruise
Read an illustrated account of a 12-day voyage from Athens to Rome and view a
Silver Whisper photo gallery
with 61 pictures.
Silversea Cruises: "Scotland's
Tattoo"
This sequel to our Mediterranean cruise article takes the Silver Whisper
(and you) from Copenhagen to London Tilbury by way of Scotland, Northern
Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Belgium. It includes 65 new
Silversea
pictures.
Articles
Tour Europe by Ship
Tired of daily unpacking, repacking, and grueling bus rides? Skip the tour and
take a "port-intensive" cruise instead.
Hurtigruten
A fleet of 11 cruise ferries provide daily service year-round to 34 ports from
Bergen to Norway's northernmost reaches.
Hebridean Island
Cruises
Take your pick of two small luxury ships: The 49-berth Hebridean Princess,
which explores Scotland's islands and coastline, or the 80-passenger
Hebridean Spirit, which cruises from Norway and the Baltic to the
Mediterranean.
Book review: Insight Cruise Guides
Or illustrated review covers Insight's Great River Cruises: Europe and
the Nile and Mediterranean Cruises.
Oceania Cruises
The Regatta and Insignia are the first two ships of a new
Miami-based cruise line with port-intensive European itineraries. (Archived
article.) | 
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