Avalon Waterways

Avalon Luminary River Cruise, Part 4: Holding Back the Sea

Our trip to Delta Park at Veere, home of one of the engineering wonders of the world that I had seen on the popular TV show Megastructures, was inspiring.

Avalon Luminary River Cruise, Part 3: Tulip Gardens

After visiting the windmills of Kinderdijk we returned to Avalon Luminary for lunch.

Avalon Luminary river cruise, Part 2

On boarding Avalon Luminary we were welcomed by the captain and crew then offered cocktails.

Avalon Panorama – Part 2

I am writing this from a cool but still gorgeous Amsterdam, the disembarkation point for our short media jaunt on Avalon Waterway's new Panorama............

Avalon Panorama Part 1

I am sitting here in my Panorama Suite on a rather chilly and gloomy day as we approach one of the locks west of Klobenz on the Mosel River.......

Tales from the river bank: Why I’m a river cruise convert

I am not speaking of the cute British kids’ television series from the 1960’s in which Hammy Hamster, Roderick Rat and GP the guinea pig had amazing adventures, but the increase in the popularity of river cruising......

Avalon Waterways

Avalon Waterways has more than 80 years travel experience and its fleet averages two years in age. Launching in May 2011, Avalon Panorama is a unique 'Suite Ship'- two full decks of suites and wall-to-wall panoramic windows transform the space into a large open-air balcony