Travel + Leisure hand-selected 16 different types of on-the-water adventures to consider in the year ahead.

Courtesy of Windstar Cruises

Cruising is in the midst of anepic comeback.

The lines second ship,World Traveller,launched in November 2022.

Two Windstar Cruises vessels at sea (one with sails, one without)

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The lines outer loop also includes plenty of wildlife watching, plus a stop at the less-frequented Daphne Island.

The Viking Osiris ship on the Nile River off of Luxor, Egypt

Alastair Miller/Courtesy of Viking

Silversea Silver Cloud cruise ship in the Lemaire Channel

Adrian Wolodarczyk/Courtesy of Silversea

American Queen Voyages' Ocean Victory cruise ship in Misty Fjords, Alaska

Michel Verdure/Courtesy of American Queen Voyages

A guest cabin on board the Uniworld SS Antoinette river cruise ship

Courtesy of Uniworld

The living room of a Wintergreen Suite on board the Seabourn Venture cruise ship

Courtesy of Seabourn

The terrace of a Sky Suite on the Celebrity Flora cruise ship

Michel Verdure/Courtesy of Celebrity Cruises