Tale of Two Small Cruises: Luxury Barges & Rustic Windjammers with Tamara Gruber

About this episode

The episode explores the differences and similarities between luxury barge cruises in France and rustic windjammer cruises in Maine with travel expert Tamara Gruber.

Come along to delve further into a “tale of two cruises” as we chat with travel expert and small-ship cruise enthusiast Tamara Gruber about her barge cruises through France’s small waterways and a Maine Windjammer cruise aboard schooner Heritage, sailing along the coast of Maine. We compare how these intimate experiences are similar and how they’re completely different, from daily life onboard to who the ideal passenger is for each. We also dive into the food: from gourmet French cheeses and ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Dan Woodruff, Mikkel Woodruff

Guest: Tamara Gruber

Topics covered

• small ship cruises
• luxury travel
• rustic experiences
• food on cruises
• travel expert insights

Keywords

• small cruises
• barge cruises
• windjammer
• Maine
• France
• travel expert
• gourmet food

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Heritage

Places: France, Maine

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