With just 100 guests and 76 crew, the Emerald Sakara is part of the larger trend in cruising: smaller ships with the amenities of a larger one.

Windstar Cruises is a fleet of small luxury cruise ships that are known for their intimate yacht-style experience combined with voyages to some of the world's best small ports and harbors. The fleet ...

A small group of tourists are shown wandering around the vessel, with some sitting in the sand and staring up at the stranded ...