The city of Porto on the Douro River, Portugal

As Viking launches a fifth ship on the Douro River, we look at who’s who in Europe’s newest hot spot

River cruising in Portugal is booming. Viking has just announced the delivery of its newest custom-built ship on the Douro, Viking Gyda, bringing their Portuguese fleet to five.

Lucy Jones
Danube flooding

The future of River Cruising on the Rhine and Danube, in the wake of Storm Boris

As Eastern Europe begins to rebuild after Storm Boris, major river cruise lines, including AmaWaterways and Uniworld, are resuming operations on the Rhine and Danube rivers.

Peter Lynch
Two Feluccas at Luxor Egypt

A plea to Australians: come back to Egypt – the wonders’ are waiting

Egyptologist pleads with Australians to return to Egypt as Gaza troubles see cancellations and small numbers of foreign visitors

Peter Lynch