I've Cruised All 5 "Small Ship Luxury" Lines. No-One Warns You About This! (Podcast #566)

In the last few years, I've cruised on all five of the major Small Ship Luxury cruise lines — multiple times on each — and I discovered something most cruisers are never told. They may all be grouped together by the industry, but they deliver very different experiences. In this video I put the five head-to-head: Oceania Cruises, Viking Ocean Cruises, Explora Journeys, Windstar Cruises, and Azamara I reveal: ✔️ Where each one genuinely shines ✔️ The weaknesses most brochures don't highlight ✔️ What catches Premium cruisers out when they "upgrade" ✔️ How they compare to Ultra-Luxury lines ✔️ Who should — and absolutely should NOT — cruise on each Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: Offers: Get 10% any order of The Cruise Maps who you visit the site using this link: • • Get up to 30% off collectible tokens of place you've visited using the link:

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I've Cruised All 5 "Small Ship Luxury" Lines. No-One Warns You About This! (Podcast #566) is an episode from Tips For Travellers by Gary Bembridge.

This episode is 16:53 long.

This episode was published on Apr 13, 2026.

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