Luxury boutique river line Uniworld has unveiled a flash Leap Year sale offering 50 per cent off on some popular European itineraries – but hurry you have to book before 29 February.

The 15-day flash sale with savings of up to 50 per cent is to celebrate Leap Year. It starts tomorrow, 14 February and bookings have to be made by Leap Day, 29 February.    

SS Beatrice
SS Beatrice

Why Leap Year sale?

“Leap Year is returning to our calendars for the first time in four years and to celebrate this rare occurrence, we’re offering an equally rare savings opportunity to our guests,” says Ellen Bettridge, President and CEO of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises.

“We want to encourage travellers to seize the (extra) day and book these bucket-list trips for spring and summer. The sale gives guests, both brand new and repeat, the opportunity to experience a quintessential Uniworld sailing, at a price point that only comes around every few years.”

Win a $15,000 river cruise through France with Avalon Waterways
Provence, France

Each week, Uniworld will release 10 cruises where travellers pay a discounted price of 2-for-1, another 10 itineraries will be released on February 20 and 26. The last-minute European sailings in France on three rivers onboard SS Bon Voyage features French vineyards; Burgundy & Provence sailings in southern France will explore the local cuisine onboard SS Catherine and the classic Danube River cruise from Budapest to Bucharest sailing on 13 July is onboard SS Beatrice.

Highlights of sailings

Sail three French rivers on the eight-day Brilliant Bordeaux itinerary. The  will sail three rivers, the Garonne, Dordogne and Gironde discovering French wines and cultural treasures across Bordeaux, Fort Medoc, Cadillac, Blaye and Libourne. Prices start from $3099pp – down from $5199pp.

Avignon to Lyon route
Lyon at night

Follow in the footsteps of Van Gogh, Cezanne and Gauguin on this exciting 8-day Burgundy & Provence itinerary onboard SS Catherine as you cruise the Rhone and Saone rivers tasting the region’s incomparable wine and cuisine. You can stroll down the streets of Arles made famous by Van Gogh, visit the majestic Palace of the Popes at Avignon and pedal through Lyon, a city designed for bike riders. Prices start from $4599pp – down from $5599pp.

For those wanting to experience Eastern Europe, this 10-days Budapest to Bucharest cruise aboard SS Beatrice will take you on a journey where you can gaze in wonder at the spires of Hungary’s Parliament Building, sit down for a meal with farmers in Croatia and step back in time to take in the history of the Danube. Prices start from $2999pp – down $4499pp.

No Single supplement for Solo travellers

solo traveller

Uniworld is also waiving the Single Supplement for solo travellers on sailings in Venice onboard SS La Venezia – the only cruise line sailing in the Venetian lagoon. Sailings include the 8-day Venice & the Jewels of Veneto where you will explore the waterfront shops and colourful facades of the canals in Burano, Mazzorbo and Torcello. Prices start from $5099 for solo occupancy.

There’s also the classic 8-day river cruise Castles Along the Rhine onboard SS Victoria where you will sail down the Rhine with Germany on one side and France on the other bank to explore Alsace with its amazing food and winemaking tradition dating back to the Romans. You will visit historic towns such as ancient Cologne, picturesque Strasbourg and the fairytale town of Rudesheim.

Save up to $4000pp

The river line is also offering savings up to $4000 pp on its 2024 Cruise Savings Event on sailings to India, Peru, Vietnam and Europe.

Jaipur, India
Jaipur, India

Uniworld’s 2024 Solo Traveller Savings and 2024 Cruise Savings Event are available for new bookings, made before 29 February.

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