Small ships offer several advantages that mass cruiseliners cannot match.

Small ships can dock or anchor almost anywhere. We are not limited to large commercial ports, and can slip into small towns and tiny fishing villages far from the vacationing throngs. That means you will step off our ships into an authentic place, rather than a tourist trap.

While mega-liners appear to offer limitless variety, they are often highly impersonal. On our small craft, our staff is able to respond to your personal tastes and preferences to your complete satisfaction. With our convivial cocktail hours, and single, unassigned seating for all shipboard meals, you will be able to meet everyone on your cruise, and dine, chat and travel among friendly faces.

Our guests are often well-educated, successful in diverse fields and–most importantly–keenly interested in broadening the cultural, intellectual and physical horizons of their world. People who decide to cruise with us consider the elegance and luxury we provide to be a lovely complement to the travel experience, not its ultimate goal. Traveling with a small group of like-minded travelers creates an unmatched camaraderie and ambiance aboard ship. Our guests frequently strike up new friendships within minutes of embarking and reunite for future travel.

Of course! You are under absolutely no obligation to attend any lectures or go on any of the excursions that don’t interest you. We do, however, arrange each port of call on our itineraries, and carefully consider each excursion as a part of a larger whole. We feel that gaining a broader and richer understanding of the culture, history and environment of our destinations is far more rewarding, and pleasurable, than a typical pleasure cruise.

We are highly experienced in catering to the needs of elderly guests. Our walking tours are scheduled with your health, safety and comfort level in mind. Though the archaeological sites and medieval villages we visit are often on uneven ground involving climbing and descending stairs, there will always be places where you may sit down and rest. Our motorcoaches are comfortably air-conditioned, equipped with bathroom facilities and supplied with bottled water for your refreshment. If you are unsure whether your health will allow you to participate in our voyages, please contact us to further discuss.

This varies from program to program. Call us for details. In general, the program price includes any internal airfare, but excludes airfare to and from your hometown.

After you reserve your cruise, you will be sent forms to fill out and return to us, detailing your air-travel schedule. On the designated tour arrival date, we will be waiting for you outside the Luggage Claim area of the airport, holding a “Travel Dynamics” sign, for your transfer to the ship or hotel.

Country-club casual.

We offer a full buffet breakfast, a buffet lunch and a five-course a la carte dinner with Continental European cuisine, all served in our ships’ restaurants or al fresco on the sun deck if weather allows. There is open seating (table reservations are unnecessary), allowing you to dine with many of your fellow travelers. House wine and beer are complimentary with lunch and dinner. Room service is also available for your convenience.

Safety is our paramount concern, whether in Antarctica or the Mediterranean. Our ships comply with the latest international requirements for safety at sea, and the officers and crew we employ are seasoned mariners. Our first order of business as soon as you arrive on board is a lifejacket/lifeboat drill–though in our nearly 40 years of operating cruises no eventuality has occurred. If inclement weather ever affects our route, we are in full control of the ship and can alter its itinerary, choosing alternate ports and excursions as the situation dictates.

We ask that you take all necessary medications on board with you. Corinthian II has an infirmary with a licensed medical professional, and is stocked with a defibrillator, an emergency kit and basic medications. Callisto has no infirmary, but never cruises further than a few hours’ journey from ports with medical facilities.

When docked in ports, trained watchmen patrol the ship, and visitors are not allowed aboard without prior clearance. Hand luggage is searched, and other security procedures are followed.