Tauck Small Ship Cruises
Go beyond the ordinary on our cruise ship tours around the globe...17 Tauck small ship itineraries aboard our hand-picked small luxury cruise ships, including some of the world's finest yachts and expeditionary vessels!
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Our new 11-day People-to-People cruise journey throughout Cuba features a memorable seven-night Cuba cruise aboard the three-masted yacht Le Ponant, calling on Cuba’s coastal gems between Havana and Santiago de Cuba… including immersive experiences in the Cuban culture through People-to-People activities in Habana Vieja, Hemingway's Finca Vigia & Cojimar, Isla de la Juventud, Cienfuegos, Playa Giron on the Bay of Pigs, Trinidad, Santiago de Cuba and more!
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Cruising Cuba: A Cultural Gem - Westbound
- Tour Length: 11 Days / 10 Nights
- Begins: Miami, Florida
- Ends: Miami, Florida
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 3
- Group Size: 10-20
New! Cuba Small Ship Cruise
Land / Cruise Price includes all private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff, and airfare between Miami and Cuba. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available throughout the day aboard ship, including house wines & spirits; premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost.
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From the Parthenon to the Greek Isles, see classical antiquities and UNESCO World Heritage Sites on a land journey and Greek island cruise in the Aegean Sea aboard Wind Star, featuring a two-night hotel stay in Athens.
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Treasures of the Aegean
- Tour Length: 10 Days / 9 Nights
- Begins: Athens, Greece
- Ends: Athens, Greece
- Activity Level: Level 3
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Land / Cruise Price includes private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, daily cocktail hour, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests.
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Spend fourteen days discovering the "land of the rising sun" on the ultimate Japan cruise – with eight nights aboard our elegant yacht L'Austral and five nights at premier hotels in the heart of Kyoto and Tokyo; explore Osaka, Uno Ko, Uwajima, Kagoshima, Nagasaki and more.
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Cruising the Land of the Rising Sun - Northbound
- Tour Length: 14 Days / 13 Nights
- Begins: Osaka
- Ends: Tokyo
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 3
- Group Size: > 40
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Cruise Price includes private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff.
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Set sail for a 13-day Barcelona to Lisbon cruise aboard your Windstar yacht as you chart a course for a treasure trove of discoveries along the trade routes of the first Portuguese and Spanish explorers. Two-night stays in Barcelona and Lisbon bookend this Iberian adventure, which visits Palma de Mallorca, Granada, Seville, Gibraltar, Málaga, Portimão and more.
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Treasures of Spain and Portugal - Westbound
- Tour Length: 13 Days / 12 Nights
- Begins: Barcelona, Spain
- Ends: Lisbon, Portugal
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 3
- Group Size: 30-40
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Land / Cruise Price includes all private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests.
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Cruise Italy and Sicily aboard the yacht Le Ponant, on a 7-night voyage complemented by land stays in Malta and Rome, and featuring a Tauck Exclusive – an after-hours visit to the Vatican Museums! Visit Sicily's historic treasures, the Amalfi Coast, Naples, Malta, eternal Rome and the remote Aeolian Isles on this 11-day journey.
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Sicily, the Amalfi Coast & Rome - Southbound
- Tour Length: 11 Days / 10 Nights
- Begins: Rome, Italy
- Ends: Valletta, Malta
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Your land and cruise price includes all Tauck shore excursions (all private), cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment, and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests.
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Our enchanting Adriatic odyssey cruises from Venice to Greece aboard a Wind Star yacht, calling on islands along Croatia's Dalmatian Coast and in Montenegro and the Greek Isles, steeped in legend and antiquity, accessible only by small ships..
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Ancient Mariners: Venice, Croatia & Greece - Southbound
- Tour Length: 14 Days / 13 Nights
- Begins: Venice, Italy
- Ends: Athens, Greece
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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all private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, daily cocktail hour, all-day soft drinks, and wine and beer with dinner, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests.
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Sail aboard Le Ponant on a memorable Mediterranean cruise that's one of our most popular small ship cruises – a weeklong voyage to Corsica, Sicily, Malta and the Amalfi Coast, plus the islands of Lipari, Ponza, and Stromboli – and take in the Côte d'Azur, Provence and Monte-Carlo on a two-night land stay.
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Treasures of the Mediterranean - Northbound
- Tour Length: 11 Days / 10 Nights
- Begins: Valletta, Malta
- Ends: Nice, France
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: > 40
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Land / Cruise Price all Tauck shore excursions (all private), cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests.
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Our popular 10-day Dalmatian Coast cruises explore incredible Venice and Croatia's Adriatic coast with a 7-night voyage aboard the luxury yacht Le Lyrial. Discover centuries worth of castles, palaces, and cultural treasures from Venice to UNESCO World Heritage Sites like Dubrovnik, Kotor, Diocletian's Palace, Sibenik, Split and more.
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Venice & the Dalmatian Coast
- Tour Length: 10 Days / 9 Nights
- Begins: Venice, Italy
- Ends: Venice, Italy
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Land / Cruise Price includes private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for every 39 Tauck guests.
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Explore spectacular fjord country and Norwegian culture past and present on a seven-night Norway cruise aboard Le Boréal – sailing between Bergen and Oslo – stay one night at a downtown hotel in both historic cities, and spend a day in Göteborg, Sweden.
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Norwegian Fjords & Coastal Treasures - Eastbound
- Tour Length: 10 Days / 9 Nights
- Begins: Bergen, Norway
- Ends: Oslo, Norway
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Land / Cruise Price includes all private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests.
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Witness historic legacies from the Vikings to the czars on this Baltic cruise aboard one of Tauck's state-of-the-art small ships, exploring Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg and Tallinn.
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St. Petersburg & the Baltic Sea - Northbound
- Tour Length: 12 Days / 11 Nights
- Begins: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Ends: Stockholm, Sweden
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Land / Cruise Price includes private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests.
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This 12-day British Isles cruise aboard a luxury small ship takes you to major cities in Britain and Ireland, as well as captivating islands off the beaten path; the cruise runs both east and west. On the eastbound version, begin with two nights at the Conrad Hotel in the heart of Dublin, then sail to the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, where you’ll discover its unique cultural mix of Celtic, Norse and British influences.
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Treasures of the British / Irish Isles - Eastbound
- Tour Length: 12 Days / 11 Nights
- Begins: Dublin, Ireland
- Ends: London, England
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Land / Cruise Price includes all private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available throughout the day aboard ship, including house wines & spirits; premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost. Departures will be hosted by one Tauck Director for approximately every 40 Tauck guests; travel West or East.
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Our Antarctica cruise takes you to the mystical Antarctic archipelago and the continent of Antarctica, with two nights in Buenos Aires. Explorers throughout the centuries have been mesmerized and captivated by the ice – today, you are that Antarctic explorer.
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Antarctica
- Tour Length: 13 Days / 12 Nights
- Begins: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ends: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Activity Level: Level 3
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
Earth Journeys – Small Ship Cruise
Land / Cruise Price includes shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available throughout the day aboard ship including house wines and spirits; premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost.
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New for 2018 Join us on our newest Galápagos Islands holiday, a journey of cultural exploration and expeditionary discovery from Incan citadels in the cloud forests of the Andes to the remote volcanic islands of the Galápagos, home to bird and animal species that exist nowhere else in the world.
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Hidden Galápagos & Peru
- Tour Length: 16 Days / 15 Nights
- Begins: Lima, Peru
- Ends: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Activity Level: Level 3
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
Earth Journey – Small Ship Cruise
Land / Cruise Price includes Galápagos National Park entrance fee; cruise fare; port charges; applicable fuel surcharges; private Tauck shore excursions with naturalists; aboard ship – select wines, premium spirits and soft drinks are available throughout the day; airport transfers; all gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff.
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Get up-close to amazing wildlife such as blue-footed boobies, sea lions, iguanas, penguins and more as you explore the remote Galápagos Islands with expert naturalists on a 9-day trip featuring a 6-night Galápagos cruise aboard the expeditionary-style yacht Isabela II.
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Cruising the Galápagos Islands
- Tour Length: 9 Days / 8 Nights
- Begins: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Ends: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Activity Level: Level 3
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Earth Journey – Small Ship Cruise
Land / Cruise Price includes Galápagos National Park entrance fee; cruise fare; port charges; applicable fuel surcharges; private Tauck shore excursions with naturalists; aboard ship – daily cocktail hour; all day soft drinks; wine and beer with dinner; airport transfers; all gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff.
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Explore Peru on travels that include the "Lost City" of Machu Picchu – and take a 6-night Galápagos cruise aboard an expeditionary ship to discover the unique wildlife of the Galápagos Archipelago.
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Peru and the Galápagos Islands
- Tour Length: 15 Days / 14 Nights
- Begins: Lima, Peru
- Ends: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Activity Level: Level 3
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
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Earth Journey – Small Ship Cruise
Land / Cruise Price includes Galápagos National Park entrance fee; cruise fare; port charges; applicable fuel surcharges; private Tauck shore excursions with naturalists; aboard ship – daily cocktail hour; all day soft drinks; wine and beer with dinner; airport transfers; all gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff.
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Discover wildlife found nowhere else in the world on one of our most popular Galápagos cruises, designed for families, featuring a four-night cruise aboard our expeditionary yacht Santa Cruz II.
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Galápagos: Wildlife Wonderland
- Tour Length: 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Begins: Quito, Ecuador
- Ends: Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Activity Level: Level 3
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 20-30
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Earth Journeys – Tauck Bridges Family Travel
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Sold out year after year, this popular 7-night Iceland cruise aboard your yacht-like Tauck small ship explores cosmopolitan Reykjavik, picturesque fishing villages, remote island farmland and the incomparable natural wonders of Iceland. See fjords ringed by mountains; stroll atop black lava landscapes; view sulphur fields, glaciers, spouting geysers and towering waterfalls; and soak in a thermally heated lagoon.
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Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
- Tour Length: 8 Days / 7 Nights
- Begins: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Ends: Reykjavik, Iceland
- Activity Level: Level 2
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
Earth Journeys – Created by Tauck and BBC Earth
Land / Cruise Price includes all private Tauck shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges, entertainment and gratuities to Tauck Director and ship staff. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available throughout the day aboard ship, including house wines & spirits; premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost.
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An 11-day journey includes a 7-night Panama and Costa Rica cruise aboard one of Windstar's new all-suite Pride Class power yachts and a full transit of the Panama Canal – plus explore ecological diversity and pristine islands in the Pacific and Caribbean.
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The Panama Canal & Costa Rica - Eastbound
- Tour Length: 11 Days / 10 Nights
- Begins: San José, Costa Rica
- Ends: Panama City, Panama
- Activity Level: Level 3
- Pace: Level 2
- Group Size: 30-40
Earth Journeys Small Ship Cruise
Land / Cruise Price includes all shore excursions, cruise fare, port charges, applicable fuel surcharges; and gratuities to Tauck Directors and ship staff; cruise runs east and west. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available throughout the day aboard ship including house wines and spirits; premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost.
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