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APT announces deals including free international flights

APT have announced new deals this week with offers including free international flights for 2021 departures. This comes as competitive early bird specials and big discounts are currently being released across the board by river […]

Crystal River Cruises reveal new 2022 itinearies

Crystal River Cruises has announced a number of new European itineraries for its 2022 river sailings. Onboard the Crystal Bach, Crystal Debussy, Crystal Mahler and Crystal Ravel, guests will have the option between seven to […]

Short and suite: A luxury river cruise for just $947

The introduction of short sampler cruises has proved such a big hit in persuading younger people to try rivers that Avalon is ramping up the experiment for 2020. The luxury river line experienced a 37 […]

Weak spring sales forces U River Cruises to postpone itineraries

Uniworld’s U River Cruises had to cancel their April 2020 voyages due to weak demand for early spring itineraries. The line said they will resume in May. “With strong demand skewing towards the summer and […]

Dams threaten Asia’s most successful river cruise destination

Four years ago in the beautiful world heritage town of Luang Prabang, Laos, I stood at the top of a hill and looked down at the mighty Mekong. It was a trickle.

The last remaining river cruise deals for 2020 – save over $6000 per couple

The European river cruise season is just two months away – but some last-minute deals for 2020 are still available.

Who’s sailing the Nile in 2020

The banks of the Nile are now filled with river ships. Egypt’s temples and historic sites are busy and there’s a buzz on the Nile again. The new confidence on the Nile will see Avalon […]

Evergreen Cruises releases 2021 Europe itineraries with early bird offer

Evergreen has released its 2021 Europe itineraries with deals for the early birds – from free flights to discounted fares. The 2021 European season features the line’s most popular river cruises as well as their […]

Amsterdam increases tourist tax – and other cities to follow in 2020

As of the January 1, 2020, visitors to Amsterdam will be hit with a new tourist tax in addition to the city’s current rates. The tourist tax will apply to tourists staying overnight in hotels, […]

All the lines offering free flights this season

Free or heavily discounted flights, business class upgrades, bonus stop-over accommodation and even free travel-partner incentives are some of the new tactics being used by river cruise lines to lure potential guests. For Aussies wanting […]

Pandaw’s Indian river mishap – founder says “the tour guide panicked”

The found of Pandaw, the SE Asian river cruise company, has responded to an article on River Cruise Passenger in which European Editor Sue Bryant told how her ship collided with a bridge. In a […]

River cruising 2020 – all the new ships

The new year heralds in big changes for river cruising. We’ll see lines heading to new destinations like Egypt and the Americas, but we will see some chic and sophisticated options sailing down well-known rivers […]