Stories and tales of the Romanovs and the decadence and opulence of the architecture have immortalised Russia in books and movies like Anna Karenina. And now, it is immortalised as one of the fastest growing river cruise destinations. The popularity of Russia’s rivers has increased exponentially especially over the last five years, and more especially … Read more
In a bid to attract regular cruisers back to classic routes like Amsterdam to Basel, river lines are including new ports of call and offering shorter cruises in 2021. Lines like Viking and APT have changed the routes of their classic ‘Romantic Danube’ and ‘Magnificent Europe’ itineraries. For example, APT in 2021 will visit the … Read more
Viking, the kings of European river cruising with more ships and dockside facilities than anyone else, is set to turn its sights on American rivers in a move which will revolutionise destinations. Viking’s owner Torstein Hagen, who has already taken his line’s name into ocean cruising with great success, is reportedly planning to announce the … Read more
Uniworld is running two unique itineraries in Venice for 2021 – including a brand new super ship matched with luxury train journeys. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Line President and CEO, Ellen Bettridge announced the itineraries will go on sale this later this month with the brand new super ship S.S. La Venezia, ready for cruising … Read more
Luxury cruise operator Heritage Line has announced the first new luxury boat that will ply the upper-Mekong river. Due to launch in September this year, the ten berth ship Anouvong will ply the section of the Mekong between the Lao capital Vientiane, the royal city of Luang Prabang and the Thailand/Laos border in the famous Golden … Read more
River cruise companies in Europe are now reassessing their ships and itineraries, and some are banning boarding by passengers who have travelled through China, Hong Kong and Macau. In Asia, river cruise lines have already stopped or postponed some sailings until March. See below for what the lines are now doing across Europe. Cruise Lines … Read more
Ultra-luxury barge cruise line Belmond has launched a gastronomic six-night French voyage that will take guests to six different Michelin-starred restaurants, one for every night. The ‘Epicurean Burgundy’ itinerary sails on the exclusive Belmond Napoleon from St- Jean-de-Losne to Lyon. The ship is Belmond’s largest in their fleet and has only six cabins carrying up … Read more
Move over baby boomers, river cruising has found a new wave of younger, more active travellers. Eighty per cent of travel agents are saying river cruising is the perfect gateway to attract first time cruisers… and more than a third of those now daring to sail the slow way are Generation Y’s and Millennials. According to … Read more
Australian-owned river cruise line Scenic is back in court this week, facing a lawsuit in the High Court by passengers on at least 14 cruises in 2018 who allegedly suffered ‘distress and disappointment’. The passengers claim that due to low water levels and the way Scenic altered their holiday experience, they didn’t get what they … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
