Cruise & Rail
Every major cruise line. And the ships most people never hear about.
The service
Booked properly, down to the cabin.
Seamless reservations on world-class trains and small-ship cruises, complete with exclusive shore excursions — all major cruise lines, plus bespoke ships and Antarctica.
A cruise looks simple from the outside: pick a ship, pick a date. The difference shows up in the cabin you end up in, the excursions that were already full by the time you looked, and the flights and hotel nights either side of the sailing that nobody mentions until late.
Rail is the same story. The routes worth taking sell their good compartments early, and the timetable is only half the trip.
At a glance
The essentials
- Planning fee
- None
- Cruise lines
- All major lines
- Ships
- Small-ship and bespoke
- Antarctica
- Yes
- Rail
- World-class routes
- Shore excursions
- Exclusive access
- Either side
- Flights, transfers, hotel nights
- Support
- While you travel
How it works
Four steps, and the first one is just a conversation.
No forms, no automated funnel. You email me and I start asking questions.
You tell me where, when, and what kind of ship
Region and rough dates, how many of you, the budget you have in mind, and the sort of vessel you actually want — a large ship with everything on board, a small expedition vessel, or a train instead.
Then the question that decides most of it: how much of the time ashore do you want planned, and how much do you want to leave open?
No charge for this stage and no obligation after it.
I come back with lines, ships and routes side by side
Not one sailing. Options across the major lines and the smaller operators, with what each one costs and what it trades off — itinerary against ship, cabin grade against date, a sea day against another port.
Including the ones that do not turn up on the first page of a search.
Cabins go early and the good ones go earliest.
Cabin, excursions, and everything either side
The cabin gets booked, the shore excursions get held before they sell out, and the parts nobody thinks about — the flights to the port, the transfer, the hotel night before you sail — get booked with it.
One booking rather than four that have to line up by luck.
One booking not four that have to line up by luck.
And I am still here once you are aboard
You keep my number. A missed connection on the way to the port, a change of plan mid-trip, a question about the next port — you contact one person, and it is the person who booked it.
One point of contact from the first email to the last port.
The detail
What I can book for you.
I book
- All major cruise lines
- Small-ship and expedition vessels
- Antarctica sailings
- Luxury and scenic rail
- Shore excursions
- Pre- and post-cruise hotel nights
- Flights and transfers to the port
You decide
- Cabin grade and budget
- How much of the shore time is planned
- Whether to add days either side
- Large ship, small ship, or train
- How early we lock it in
What it costs
The part people ask about first.
Planning fee. There isn’t one.
- My compensation comes from the vendors I book with, not from you.
- You pay for the trip. The planning comes with it.
- I can access rates, perks and amenities that are not always offered when you book direct.
- So the time, the options and the on-the-ground knowledge cost you nothing extra.
The range
From the biggest ships to the smallest.
All the major cruise lines, plus bespoke and small-ship operators — including Antarctica. On the rail side, the world-class routes, with the compartments worth having.
Where I’ve been
Fifty countries, and counting.
Questions
Before you email.
What does this cost me?
Nothing beyond the trip itself. I am paid by the vendors I book with, so there is no planning fee on top of what you would be paying anyway — and I can often access rates, perks and amenities that are not offered when you book direct.
Which cruise lines do you work with?
All the major lines, plus bespoke and small-ship operators.
Do you book Antarctica?
Yes. Antarctica sailings are part of what I book.
What about rail?
World-class train routes, booked the same way as a sailing — the route, the compartment, and the nights either side.
When should I book?
Earlier than feels necessary. Cabins and the better rail compartments go first, and once a sailing fills, the only thing left to choose is a different date.
Do you handle the flights and hotels around it?
Yes. Flights to the port, transfers, and hotel nights before and after are booked as part of the same trip.
Start here
Tell me where you want to sail.
A region and a rough month is enough to start. Whether it should be a ship or a train is a fair question to bring me too.