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Go Beyond Cruising on a Small Ship

Go Where The Big Ships Cannot

Retractable pilot houses. Bow ramps. A shallow draft, that allows the ship to sail in less than seven feet of water. They're all innovations you'll find onboard our ships.

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Feel Like A Local

In many ways, the size of the ship is the most obvious feature of a small cruise adventure. But what does cruising on a small ship really mean for your vacation? In a word, it means freedom.

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Like Cruising On Your Friend's Yacht

“Curious. Casual. Adventurous.” A casual cruising environment, our welcoming atmosphere and some of the friendliest staff and crew in the business. We are, like a family at sea.

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Featured Small Ship Cruises

Belize & Guatemala

Islands of New England

Great American Waterways

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Small Ships. Big Adventures.

Bristol, RI Historic Fourth of July Celebration

New England sure knows how to celebrate America! And Bristol's Fourth of July Celebration is just down the street from Blount Small Ship Adventures! There will be music, food trucks, fireworks over...

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Bird watching along the marshes of North Carolina

Greeted with song and dance from the city of Cleveland, OH.

Inside The Breakers Mansion, Newport, RI.

Quaint cottages on Martha's Vineyard, MA.

Getting an up close view of the Statue of Liberty. New York City, NY.

Captain David speaking to passengers in the dining room.

Docked on our Great American Waterways itinerary

Grilling some delicious shrimp for passengers on the top deck.

Carriage rides in Charleston, South Carolina.

The Grande Mariner cruising the Hudson River.

Crew taking in the sunset on Compass Cay, Bahamas.

Fresh lobster every day on the Islands of New England tour.

Group photo on a secluded sand bar in the Bahamian Out Islands.

4th of July Fireworks on the top deck. Mackinac Island, MI.

Entertainment from local musicians in Belize

Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium, Beaufort, North Carolina

Homemade bread in the galley, baked fresh daily.

Anchored for kayaking and snorkeling in the Caribbean.

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Luther’s Story

In the 1960’s, Luther Blount began offering cabins on his family's cruising vacations to friends, and when he had to start a waiting list he realized he might be on to something. In 1965, he decided to offer his friends and family a chance to travel to the incredible destinations he’d been exploring, so he began building unique passenger boats and by 1966 Blount Small Ship Adventures was born.

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