Variety Cruises

From: European Cruise Guide

ABOVE: The M/S Galileo accommodates 50 guests in 25 cabins. INSET BELOW: The "mega-yacht" Pegasus in Santorini, Greece.

Variety Cruises (formerly the Zeus Cruise Collection) offers a yachting experience in Greece, Turkey, the Black Sea, the Red Sea, and the rivers of West Africa. It claims to be the largest small-ship cruise line in the world, with eight vessels that offer 25 to 36 cabins each. (The company's newest ship, Variety Voyager, is scheduled to join the fleet in July, 2012.)

European itineraries are mostly 7 nights in length. A company subsidiary, Variety Yachting, offers luxury boat charters.

Cruise line's Web site:

Variety Cruises

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