If you're looking for something more luxurious than the usual rust buckets offered for cheap cruises, than a cruise on a traditional Turkish wooden gullet is probably the best option.
During the winter, the ferry boats in Millersburg, Pennsylvania are stored along the banks of the Susquehanna River.
Phi Phi Don is an island in Thailand that relies on longboats for everything. All are hand made.
On my way to Vaxholm in the swedish archipelago.
It can actually take up to 12 hours. Bring your sunscreen!!!
The oldest wooden paddle-boat ferry still in normal operation. It crosses the Susquehanna River at Millersburg, Pennsylvania.
Here in Porto Belo you can jump into a typical fishermen boat that will take for a tour around Porto Belo Island and to many white sand beaches scattered around the peninsula.
The boats themselves are visually appealing - a lot of colors and character. They were used in the past to hunt whales (baleias) hence the name "baleeiras".
Nyhavn boats and colorful buildings along a canal, Copenhagen, Denmark
I was lucky enought to ride with a boat racing team on the Mekong River in Laos near Vientiane. This team was practicing and I sat in the front with my cameras ready.
One of the best ways to see the islands off the West Coast of Scotland is by boat - indeed, most visitors access them by ferry. Even better than the ferries, however, is the chance to sail around the islands, gliding in and out of the all the rarely-visited inlets and channels, such as Balfour Bay.