My friends at SewTravelry create wonderful quilting cruises! I sometimes partner with them to create an add-on fiber tour of a big city like London! Psst – we’re doing this for 2024 – read more about it here!

 These are my top ten reasons to take a quilting cruise!

  1. All you have to do is show up! No planning meals, no researching itineraries – just board and be taken care of!
  2. Quilting cruises allow you dedicated time to just SEW, without the interruptions of day-to-day life!
  3. Quilting cruises have wonderful teachers from across the world! You get to take classes with some cool Sew-lebrities!
  4. Quilting cruises supply sewing machines so you don’t need to schlep yours!
  5. Beautiful port cities: cruising is an easy (and economical) way to visit a variety of places in one trip
  6. New cities = new adventures! We enrich our lives when we experience new cultures and their histories
  7. The hotel moves with you! You travel from place to place without needing to re-pack constantly – so much more relaxing!
  8. NO COOKING! Just head for one of the many dining rooms when you’re hungry
  9. NO HOUSEKEEPING! Your room is tidied for you while you sew!
  10. New quilting friends! Quilters are the friendliest bunch you’ll ever meet, and you’ll make fun new friends while you sew!

Love to travel but are you new to cruising? Sam talks about the top ten reasons to take a quilting cruise!