Riviera River Cruises to Offer Longer, Back-to-Back Itineraries in 2025

When I was a young adult, I had the opportunity to sail to the Caribbean with friends on a last-minute three-night cruise.

I took my first-ever cruise in February and spent a week sailing around the Eastern Caribbean on the Royal Caribbean Wonder of the Seas.

Cruising can be expensive. On Royal Caribbean, one of the biggest cruise lines in the world, a seven-night cruise in the eastern Caribbean starts from $3,137 per person.

The American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) announced that its 2025 River Cruise Expo in Vienna, Austria next March has sold out.The news comes just two days after ASTA announced Vienna as the host city for the fourth annual event on March 12-15, 2025. A total of 1,500 attendees registered for next year's River Cruise Expo.ASTA is currently working to secure additional ships to participate in next year's expo to meet the demand. If successful and inventory is expanded, the organization plans to open spaces to individuals registered for the wait list in the order their name was added.Advisors can add their names to the list here."We are thrilled by the response to this unique event. We are even more excited to see advisors experiencing immediate ROI from attending," said Sarah Little, VP of Business Development at ASTA."Many of them have secured client bookings because of their social media posts while onsite. We are committed to creating more events that boost knowledge, relationships, and profitability."

Starting this fall, HX (formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions) will begin offering all-inclusive expedition cruises, the company announced today.

River cruising is becoming an increasingly popular way to travel—and travel advisors are capitalizing on the industry’s success.

If you've stepped aboard a large cruise ship, odds are you've been hit by hidden fees and surcharges.

Forget concerts — Live Nation wants music fans to start going on yacht vacations.

Demand for river cruising in the U.S. is rising and not expected to soften despite the sudden shutdown of American Queen Voyages, travel advisors say.

Visiting Greece means endless opportunities beyond the gorgeous ocean vistas of islands in sparkling Aegean waters. Here, Celestyal has exciting and unique cultural encounters that truly bring visitors inside the real Greece, experiencing authentic cultural encounters. The company’s experiences scratch deeper beneath the surface to take travelers closer to the heart of Greece, where they can immerse themselves in excursions featuring local people, homegrown flavors, and stories passed down through the generations.  

In recent days, escalated strife in Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince has garnered attention from around the world. Given the rampant gang violence and a mass prison break on March 3, the U.S. State Department reiterated its Level 4 Travel Advisory (“Do Not Travel”), while the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince issued a security alert advising all U.S. citizens to depart the country as soon as they could.

After spending three weeks in dry dock, Norwegian Joy is back on the water with new spaces and expanded offerings for travelers to enjoy.