Fancy messing about on the river? Well, you are not alone owing to its increasing popularity, and here’s the place to find out what might whet your appetite.

Viking Osiris float out

Viking’s new ship for the Nile takes to the water for the first time

Viking’s newest ship for the Nile River, Viking Osiris, has been “floated out”, marking a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. Set to debut in August 2022, the 82-guest vessel will sail the best-selling 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary. The arrival of Viking Osiris later this year coincides with

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AMADEUS Imperial

Amadeus extends its early booking offer on all 2022 river cruises

Amadeus River Cruises has extended its early booking offer which means you can save up to 15% on all 2022 sailings if you book before 28 February. The offer is valid on all 2022 sailings on the Dutch and Belgian waterways; the Rhine, Main and Moselle; the Danube; and the Seine, Rhone and Saone, as

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American Cruise Lines American Eagle

Project Blue fleet expansion of 12 revolutionary new ships doubles American Cruise Lines capacity

Fast-expanding American Cruise Lines is building a brand new fleet of 12 identical sister ships that will more than double the company’s current capacity. The ships, which will feature an innovative hybrid catamaran design to enable both shallow draft access and stable sailing along lakes, rivers, bays, will sail exclusively in the United States on

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Riviera Travel Douro Valley

299 ways to cruise the rivers of Europe with Riviera Travel in 2023

Riviera Travel’s 2023 European river cruise programme features 299 cruises from March to November, including six sailings exclusively for solo travellers. A choice of 14 itineraries itineraries cover countries such as France, Germany, Portugal, Hungary and the Netherlands, and include: Douro, Porto and Salamanca. Eight-day sailing on the Douro, pictured, featuring eight guided tours and

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CrosieEurope barge Deborah

CroisiEurope offers something new in its 2023 calendar of charming French barge cruises

If you fancy something a little different and more intimate in the way of river cruising, then CroisiEurope’s French barge cruises may well be the answer. Its fleet of six charming hotel barges feature just 11 en-suite cabins, with six crew members providing a personalised service, operating a variety of seven-day cruses including for the

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AMADEUS Cara

New 5-star AMADEUS Cara to start sailing the Danube and Rhine in June

AMADEUS River Cruises’ new five-star ship, the AMADEUS Cara, will enter service in spring 2022 sailing on the Danube and Rhine. The name AMADEUS Cara originates from the Latin for “valuable” and “precious” and was chosen to underline the family business’s commitment to building and operating luxury river cruise ships. “The new ship will not

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Robin Shaw of Riviera Travel

Robin Shaw’s cruise saga continues as operations chief at Riviera Travel 

A familiar and popular name in cruising has cropped up again as news reaches us that Robin Shaw’s caretaker role as Chief Operating Officer of Riviera Travel has been made permanent. Robin, who has been working with Riviera, the river cruise and escorted tour specialists, in a consultancy capacity since August, will report to CEO

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Pannonia Golf and Country Club

FORE! Go golfing on the Danube, Seine and Rhine in 2022 with Amadeus River Cruises

Amadeus River Cruises is giving guests the opportunity to swing into action on golf courses along three of Europe’s most majestic rivers – the Rhine, the Danube and the Seine – in 2022. Ideal for hard core golfing enthusiasts as well as those for whom it is just a secondary interest, these cruises offer a

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ms elbe princesse ii

CroisiEurope introduces new castles and culture cruise along the Elbe and Vlata rivers

CroisiEurope has introduced a new Prague, Dresden & The Castles of Bohemia cruise along the Elbe and Vltava rivers which will operate from March to November 2022. This seven-day cruise, onboard the unique 77-guest paddlewheel ship MS Elbe Princesse II, is round trip from Prague and features calls in Stechovice, Slapy and Melnik. Highlights of

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A-ROSA Sena

First of A-ROSA’s ground-breaking four-deck river cruisers set to arrive in May 2022

A-ROSA River Cruises’ groundbreaking new ship, A-ROSA Sena, arriving in May 2022, is designed specifically to appeal to families and multi-generational guests, and will feature onboard technology to reduce the line’s environmental footprint. The first river cruise ship on the Rhine to feature four decks, onboard innovations include a range of family features including large

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