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.

Debbie Fiorino

AmaWaterways names travel veteran Debbie Fiorino as godmother of new ship AmaSiena

Cruise industry expert Debbie Fiorino has been named as godmother of AmaWaterways’ newest ship AmaSiena, set to cruise the Rhine, Moselle and Main rivers of Germany in July, 2020. Fiorino, as COO of Owned Brands for World Travel Holdings, the world’s largest cruise agency and leisure travel company, oversees the efforts of its Dream Vacations,

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Darcey Bussell

Strictly Go Cruising on the Danube with Dame Darcey Bussell

Dame Darcey Bussell, former star of the Royal Ballet and Strictly Come Dancing judge, is to host a dance-themed luxury Scenic river cruise down the Danube in April 2020. Starting out in the fascinating Bavarian city of Nuremberg, the itinerary takes guests through Regensburg, Linz and Passau with the chance to visit the medieval Czech

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AmaMagna in Bratislava

AmaMagna soars from dream ship to one of the ‘World’s Greatest Places’

She may have started out as a dream, but AmaMagna, AmaWaterways’ most innovative ship to date, has just been voted one of the “World’s Greatest Places” by TIME Magazine. Its 2019 list showcases 100 global destinations that are breaking new ground, leading industry trends and offering visitors an extraordinary experience. And AmaMagna is doing just that. At

emerald radiance

Is Cruising with Jane McDonald becoming too much of a good thing?

Having just caught up with the first in Channel 5’s new series of Cruising with Jane McDonald, I do hope I am wrong in thinking she might be heading for her sail-by date. The singing celebrity extolled the virtues of her voyage on Portugal’s Douro River on the 112-guest Emerald Radiance in her usual exuberant

queen of the mississippi

Sweet dreams are made of this … rolling on the Mississippi River with Annie Lennox’s in-laws

Wide and awesome it certainly is. Picturesque and chocolate box it certainly isn’t. So if you like your river cruising to be full of picture postcard scenery and hillside castles found on the waterways of Europe, then the mighty Mississippi probably isn’t going to be your thing, writes SeaView editor David Simpson. On the other

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mary berry

Emerald Waterways cook up something special with Mary Berry and Strictly stars Anton and Erin

Ever fancy cooking up a storm with Mary Berry … or tripping the light fantastic with Strictly Come Dancing stars Anton Du Beke and Erin Boag? Well now you can this summer, courtesy of Emerald Waterways. The Emerald Radiance Star-Ship sets sail on the eight-day Delights of the Douro cruise with national treasure Mary Berry,

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river vessel Katha Pandaw

Katha Pandaw finally gets green light to launch Ganges cruising in March

Pandaw, the Southeast Asia river expeditions specialist, are proceeding with plans for a full launch on the Ganges of the Orient Pandaw for September 2019. The Ganges programme, originally due to launch with new ship Katha Pandaw in January, had to be postponed due to issues with exporting the vessel from Myanmar. The Katha Pandaw is now expected to

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river cruise vessel AmaDante

Two new itineraries and more land extensions from AmaWaterways in 2020

Two new itineraries, more land extensions and an expanded programme for new ship AmaMagna feature in AmaWaterways’ 2020 programme. Only a year after her launch, AmaMagna will cruise new waters, heading to the lower Danube for four selected departures. The innovative ship’s seven-night Gems of Southeast Europe itinerary passes through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania with stops at

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AmaMagna river vessel of AmaWaterways

AmaWaterways gets all luvved up with its Renewal of Vows package on new ship AmaMagna

Couples looking for the perfect way to reaffirm their vows and reignite their spark may find the answer on AmaWaterways’ newest ship, AmaMagna, with its “Renewal of Vows” package. The luvved up offer is available exclusively on board the 196-guest AmaMagna, which arrives in May 2019 boasting a variety of ultra-spacious suites and common areas

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UK cruisers take to the rivers in record numbers in 2017

The popularity of river cruising with UK cruisers continues to surge with record growth in 2017, according to new figures from CLIA UK & Ireland. Its UK River Cruise review 2017 reveals that passenger numbers soared by 21 per cent on the previous year, and total bed nights were up a whopping 24 per cent.