We chose Tauck small ship cruises due to reputation. We had a good experience last year on two river cruises.
We would not recommend small ship cruises with Tauck. I had written a 5 page letter describing both the good and the bad on two small ship back to back cruises and I received back a one page letter addressing one item. Most group dinners consisted of chicken. Very little choice of local foods since we visited 5 different countries.
We drove around after lunch to kill time before going to hotel. VERY boring!. We should have been given a choice of shopping since we were close or go to hotel to wait.
Cabin layout and space was smaller than expected. We had to rearrange the twin beds so we could use the desk and get to the the outside balcony. Cabin staff was excellent.