Uniworld

Budapest parliament house lit up at night

River lines split over night sailings in Budapest

The ban on sailing past Budapest’s iconic illuminated Parliament House by night, has been lifted. But not all river cruise lines are rushing to get back on the water. The government ban was imposed after […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jul 23 2019
U River Cruises new itineraries

New U River Cruises itineraries for 2020

Next year will be a big year for U River Cruises – formerly U by Uniworld. And the brand has detailed three new itineraries for 2020 on The B after its 2019 Seine River program […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jul 9 2019
New Zealand couple were injured during River Countess collision

Revealed: how New Zealand couple were injured during River Countess collision

Joy and Colin Milmine were on a two month holiday, travelling around Europe and seeing the sights. The spectacular trip included a cruise aboard Uniworld’s luxurious River Countess. And that’s when fate took a hand. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 19 2019
Uniworld ship hit by MSC Opera during docking in Venice

Uniworld ship hit by MSC Opera during docking in Venice

Uniworld’s River Countess was hit by the MSC Opera, which lost control while coming into the San Basilio Cruise Terminal in Venice on Sunday morning. According to Uniworld, four guests sustained minor injuries on board, […]

WORDS BY Vanessa Wu . Jun 3 2019
Uniworld expands fleet and targets kids

Uniworld expands fleet and targets kids

Boutique river cruise company Uniworld has unveiled plans to launch four luxurious new ships to cruise the rivers of Vietnam, Egypt, Portugal and Italy by 2020. The ships will include a major renovation and transformation […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 22 2019
Are there too many river ships for Europe's rivers?

Are there too many river ships for Europe’s rivers?

It’s a question as old as river cruising itself: are there too many ships sailing European waterways? It has again become a talking point as lines unveil their latest gleaming tech-filled vessels for the start […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 24 2019
Drag queens Uniworld

Drag queens rule on U by Uniworld’s bizarre themed cruises

They said it was going to be different. U by Uniworld, billed as the first line for millennials, has announced new itineraries featuring drag queens and a tattoo artist. In move which appears to be […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 5 2019