Crystal Mozart in Budapest

Worst European flooding in 30 years threatens river cruising

Many European river cruises were under threat today after Storm Boris unleashed the worst flooding in the region for 30 years. The area around Vienna was declared a disaster area, while the Czech Republic and Hungary were struggling to cope with the extreme rainfall. Hungary. A state of national disaster has also been declared in

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Budapest with Riviera Travel

Riviera Travel freezes 2026 departures at 2025 prices until December

Riviera Travel is offering its largest-ever river cruise programme for 2026, with 428 sailings on 13 river ships to destinations across Europe and further afield. The season features 31 dedicated solo departures. The company has also frozen 2026 departures at 2025 prices until 15 December this year. As well as traditional destination favourites such as

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MSC Cruises makes an early wave with £500 onboard credit offer

MSC Cruises’ latest promotion offers passengers onboard credit of up to £500 per cabin to spend when booking selected summer 2025 sailings including on the UK’s favourite MSC ship, Virtuosa, pictured. The promotion is available until November on selected cruise and fly & cruise sailings in the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Northern Europe, with credit to

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Star Seeker rendering

Windstar gives us first look at new ships Star Seeker and Explorer, arriving in 2026

Windstar Cruises has provided a first glimpse of how their new ships Star Seeker and Star Explorer will look when they debut in January 2026. The 224-guest ships will have 112 spacious suites, all but ten featuring a full private veranda or floor-to-ceiling infinity window. There will also be Five dining options, all of them

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American Liberty christening

Another Eagle has landed as Liberty joins the American Cruise Lines fleet

American Liberty, the third new Coastal Cat in American Cruise Lines’ groundbreaking series of 100-passenger Eagle-class ships, has been christened in Newport, Rhode Island. The celebration took place at Fort Adams State Park, where all American’s small ships dock when visiting Newport. Musical trio The Victory Belles entertained guests with patriotic music as everyone gathered

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Celestyal Journey

Team GB’s 65 medallists offered free cruise on Greek line Celestyal – and a lesson on the Olympic Games

Celestyal is celebrating Team GB’s success in the Paris 2024 Olympics by offering all of its medallists a free cruise. Great Britain achieved its third highest tally in Paris, collecting 65 medals – 14 golds, 22 silvers and 29 bronzes – to match its medal haul from London 2012. All Team GB’s medal winners can

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Pandaw on the Mekong

Pandaw steers clear of holiday crowds with two new and exclusive Mekong stops

Asian river cruise specialist Pandaw has introduced two new and exclusive stops in Cambodia which will be offered on all Mekong expeditions from September. These new stops, unique to Pandaw, will not only provide more authentic experiences for its guests but also ensure that they are benefitting the communities in a sustainable way by spreading

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Eyeconic on P&O Cruises

Eye Eye Captain! P&O Cruises introduces unique keepsake experience

P&O Cruises has launched a unique method of photography that captures the beauty of eyes through high-definition iris imagery. Eyeconic captures highly sophisticated pictures of the iris, the coloured part of the eye, to create a detailed and unique piece of artwork. To create the image, a light is continuously shone into the eye while

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Queen Anne in Iceland

Why my bucket list cruise on Cunard’s new Queen Anne left me underwhelmed

The top two items on my bucket list were to cruise with Cunard and to visit Reykjavik. So when the new Queen Anne was launched this year offering a 14-day itinerary taking in Iceland and the British Isles, it was an opportunity too good to miss, writes SeaView editor David Simpson. Over a 40-year career

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TV stars Darren Day and Shaun Wallace to perform on four MSC Virtuosa summer sailings

MSC Cruises has added actor and TV presenter Darren Day and Chasers star Shaun Wallace, better know as the Dark Destroyer, to its summer entertainment programme on MSC Virtuosa. Day will be performing well-loved songs from his roles in West End musicals,  such as Greece and Joseph and His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, during four 14-night

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