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Have you “been there, done that” with big-ship cruises in the Caribbean, Alaska and the Mediterranean? Maybe it’s time to try one of the most exotic cruises on Earth, with Zegrahm Expeditions aboard the intimate Clipper Odyssey, from New Guinea to Vanuatu across the southwest Pacific Ocean.

This is the South Pacific at its finest, with gorgeous coral atolls, visits to tiny, isolated villages little changed since the time of Captain Cook, lots of World War II history, and great snorkeling, diving, natural history and bird-watching.

My wife, Susan, and I participated in the “...

by Deanna Palic

As travel companies look for new ways to expand business, they’re increasingly courting solo travelers. Roughly one in 10 leisure travelers hits the road alone, according to the most recent data from the Travel Industry Association. More travel companies, from specialty tour operators to individual resorts, are creating packages that cater to those customers. Here are two.

• Singles Travel International (Boca Raton, FL; 877/765-6874, www.singlestravelintl.com) provides worry-free travel that meets the unique needs of solo travelers to a variety of Latin...

by Lew Toulmin

Fancy a romantic transatlantic cruise with your sweetheart? How about a nice, relaxing voyage where you row 16 hours a day for 60 days, eat lukewarm freeze-dried food, roll your vessel upside down four times and fend off the amorous advances of a 60-foot whale?

Meet Liz O’Keeffe and Richard Mayon-White, two British adventurers who have done all that and much, much more. I interviewed them at Nelson’s Dockyard in Antigua, West Indies.

Q: Tell me about the voyage.

Richard: Just a few days ago, on January 30th, 2006, we completed our 2,900-mile row...