Barge cruising is a small segment of the overall cruise industry,

“If We Build Them, They Will Come.”

When I look at the dazzling array of vessels described as “expedition ships,”

Though some industry experts say that oversupply has hurt bookings

I love fall foliage cruises for a number of reasons.

Slow cruising, aka hotel barging,

For clients who want to dip a toe into the Mediterranean,

With each new bumper crop of ships there are innovations, usually in shipboard attractions,