Welcome to Maratime Knitting Cruises

We travel the world to exciting destinations with yarn enthusiasts, knitters, crocheters, weavers, quilters, and fiber arts enthusiasts. We bring designers, instructors, store owners, and manufacturers together to craft the ultimate cruise experience for our clients.

About Us

KNITopia®

  • Rhine River Cruise Exclusive Charter

    May 2-9, 2027

    Sailing aboard the AmaStella

    Instructors: Melissa Leapman, Casapinka, and Franklin Habit

Friends and Fiberworks

  • Eastern Mediterranean

    September 18 - 28, 2026 | Celebrity Eclipse

    Athens (Piraeus) to Ravenna

    Celebrity Eclipse

    Instructor: Casapinka

  • Scandanavia

    August 20 - September 1, 2027

    Celebrity Eclipse

    Departs from Amsterdam

    Instructor: Barry Klein of Trendsetter Group

Great Yarns at Sea

  • Canada, Greenland, and Iceland

    June 21, 2026 - July 4, 2026 | Celebrity Silhouette

    Cape Liberty to Reykjavik

    Instructor: Barry Klein of Trendsetter Group

  • British Isles

    August 8-20, 2027

    Celebrity Eclipse

    Departs from Amsterdam

    Instructor: Barry Klein of Trendsetter Group

A Little Knitty Adventures Crochet Cruise

  • Alaska

    August 14-21, 2026

    Sailing on the Celebrity Edge

GE Quilting Escapes

  • 11-Night Southern Caribbean

    January 4-15, 2027

    11 Night Southern Caribbean from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

    Sailing on the Celebrity Ascent

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  • 10-Night Southern Caribbean

    January 15-25, 2027

    Sailing on the Celebrity Ascent

    Departs from Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Get to know Mara!

Mara Hargarther, a travel industry veteran with more than 34 years of experience, is the owner of Maritime Journeys, a Dream Vacations franchise based in Ponte Vedra, Florida.

As a Group and Luxury Cruise Expert, she began coordinating knitting groups in 2008. Over this time, Mara has developed a niche encompassing all Fiber Arts, including weaving, crocheting, needlepoint, spinning, quilting, and more. With world-famous instructors and sought-after designers, and partnerships with manufacturers, yarn store owners, and Cruise Line partners, the proprietary formula Mara has developed continues to prove itself cruise after cruise.

With hundreds of knitters, this proven formula keeps her clients coming back year after year on cruises worldwide.

Interested in Joining Knitting Opportunities?

Are you a Yarn or craft store owner with a broad customer base? Do you enjoy hosting events, retreats, trips for your clients? Would you like to offer something to your client base that your local competition isn’t doing?

If you would like to engage your fiber arts network with a fun and interesting vacation where they will see the world, knit, craft, buy yarn and other notions, then your ship has come in!

Contact us to learn more about how you can travel for little or no cost and increase your business and expand your reach. Our successful formula is proven and we are happy to offer you a free consultation to see if you are a good fit for our program.