Exploring French Polynesia onboard a 230-passenger cargo ship, gliding along Sweden’s Göta Canal in a 25-cabin, retro-inspired wooden boat — this year’s Cruise homes in on the top 26 small-ship adventures for 2026 and beyond. Elsewhere, we hear from three mariners about their life-changing experiences at sea; meet the locals safeguarding the wildlife of the Galápagos Islands; come face to face with the raw power of nature in Greenland; hop aboard a cargo-passenger ship in the Caribbean; float along the Mekong in Laos; and try a spot of island-hopping in the Canaries.