River Cruise travel tips

Luxury hotel barge cruise company European Waterways has just introduced some new special itineraries visiting Christmas Markets Cruises in Alsace-Lorraine, France.

Tauck will have a busy year in 2025, with several new itineraries set to make their debut. The line is also boosting its capacity on the Seine River and unveiling the new Tauck River Academy for travel advisors.

Viking, an operator of river and ocean cruises, and a group of shareholders were set to raise more than $1 billion in an initial public offering on Wednesday.

In honor of Global Travel Advisor Day, coming up on May 1, Riviera River Cruises is rolling out a series of booking incentives throughout the entire month of May.

WHY IT RATES: AmaWaterways is putting its sustainability front and center as we celebrate another Earth Day. — Lacey Pfalz, Associate Writer, TravelPulse

Riverside Luxury Cruises has unveiled its line-up of 2025 European river cruises.

Viking has unveiled more details about its initial public offering.

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Uniworld Boutique River Cruises, the all-inclusive river cruise line with sailings for just 120 guests on average, is offering its first wave of a summer flash sale today, April 16, with select itineraries offering savings of 50 percent. 

AmaWaterways is delaying the launch of its new river cruises in Colombia.

The American Cruise Lines fleet is growing again: Less than a week after announcing it had purchased four former American Queen Voyages ships, American Cruise Lines has revealed that it’s building two additional ships.

Viking has officially filed for an initial purchase offering (IPO) with the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission. Finance and investment publication Barrons says the IPO could be valued at more than $US10 billion.

Riviera River Cruises will offer new, longer itineraries in 2025, with cruises ranging from 15 to 29 days long.

When they debut in 2025, Riviera River Cruises’ two newest ships will sail the Danube and Douro rivers in Europe.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is celebrating the extra calendar day in February with a special leap year flash sale. Travelers can save up to 50 percent off select European river cruises with two-for-one fares.

These days, you need only bring the bare essentials to enjoy a river cruise; there’s no need to over-pack. It’s always a good idea to start by making a list of things that you use on a daily basis. Once you have the base, cross off non-essentials and add in items you think you might need—or wouldn’t want to be stuck without. In other words, toiletries, medications, comfortable clothes, and your photo ID. 

AmaWaterways is offering a new selection of combination cruises in Europe for 2025, which connects two popular 7-night cruises along two different rivers to provide travelers with an extended cruise experience. 

Riviera River Cruises is offering a $500 per person discount on a selection of European river cruise departures in April and May of 2024 for those who book by October 31, 2023.

Rivers have long been the lifeblood of civilizations’ past and present, and today, travelers can visit some of the bastions of history and local heritage on a river cruise with AmaWaterways. 

WHY IT RATES: Pleasant Holidays and its luxury brand, Journese, has added new Egypt, Jordan and Nile river cruise itineraries that can be customized to include such iconic destinations as Cairo, Luxor, Amman, Petra and the Dead Sea. — Laurie Baratti, TravelPulse Associate Writer

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