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Uniworld launches its new river ship bound for the Nile

Uniworld has launched its newest super ship, the S.S. Sphinx on the Nile River in Egypt. Launching on September 23, she has been designed to showcase the best of Egyptian design, cuisine and culture. The […]

APT and Travelmarvel opens bookings for its 2023 European season

APT and its sister brand Travelmarvel have launched its 2023 European program. Its new season offers cruisers 29 cruises through Europe and Russia and includes best-selling itineraries such as European Gems, Balkan Gems, Douro Discovery […]

Crystal River Cruises reveals vaccination requirements for guests to extend into 2022

Crystal River Cruises announced that they will require proof of vaccination prior to sailing on any cruise throughout 2022. The luxury river cruise line said passengers on any cruise with a departure date up until […]

Scenic reveals new itineraries for the Mekong River for 2022/23

Scenic has released its 2022/2023 South East Asia river cruising collection with a wealth of exciting new activities and itineraries from private Angkor Wat experiences to a 17-day ‘Treasures of the Mekong Meandering Cruise’ and […]

German river cruises on the Danube and Rhine first to start

The first 110 passengers on board Nicko Cruises who sailed on the Danube on 1 June in Germany heralds the return of river cruising on European waterways. After a three-month halt to global cruising because […]

Avalon Waterways pauses sailings until end of August

Avalon Waterways will suspend all sailings for an additional two months until 31 August this year. However, passengers can reschedule their travel plans in 2020, 2021 or 2022 without incurring any cancellation fees. Avalon will […]

Viking introduces virtual Q&As and bookings discounts of up to $400 pp

Viking has moved to meet the demand for more information around the 2021 and 2022 European seasons, offering guests the chance to chat to the company about new itineraries and activities. And those who book […]

Uniworld introduces guest screening as part of new health protocols

Boutique river company, Uniworld has introduced stringent health and safety procedures across its fleet in preparation for when its safe to cruise the world’s waterways again. “The world has changed and as we start to […]

Viking reveals new river itineraries in Europe and South America

Viking has revealed a number of new itineraries, for the 2022 river cruise season including new European and South American voyages. The line, which earlier this year, announced it would be starting sailings on the […]

Crystal Cruises new 2021 river itineraries revealed

Luxury line Crystal River Cruises has unveiled its 2021 river itineraries  onboard its four sister ships, Crystal Bach, Crystal Debussy, Crystal Mahler and Crystal Ravel. The 145, all-inclusive voyages will offer four to 16 nights […]

How to satisfy your cruise craving right here in Australia – and save 10%

Cruisers itching to go on their first river journey can experience a six-night cruise on Australia’s only paddlesteamer, PS Emmylou on Victoria’s Murray River. The unique Australian river cruise will depart from the historic Port […]

How the Scenic class action changes river cruising for passengers

River cruise passengers will now be able to take action for ‘disappointment’ after some 1,500 passengers who filed a class action lawsuit against Scenic won a High Court ruling that they were entitled to compensation […]