Victoria Mekong

Riviera Travel to introduce new ship and itinerary on the Mekong in 2026

Riviera Travel will be operating a new ship on a new Mekong itinerary in 2026, it revealed this week. The 70-guest Victoria Mekong features 33 staterooms and two suites, all with private balconies. It also has a restaurant, bar, infinity pool, gym, library and games room, movie room and a spa. The ship, which was

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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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William Shakespeare

Riviera Travel returns to Ireland

Riviera Travel has re-opened its European river cruise and select touring product to the Irish market. The 2024 and recently-launched 2025 river cruise programmes are now on sale to Irish holidaymakers, covering Europe’s main waterways including the Seine, Rhone, Rhine, Douro and Danube. Dedicated departures for solo travellers are available, along with newly-introduced themed cruises

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Sail away with summer savings of up to £2,000 on Riviera Travel river cruises

Riviera Travel is offering reduced-price river cruise sailings this summer, with up to £2,000 off per cabin, on two of its most popular 15-day European itineraries. The savings apply to a total of six departures from August to October this year. The offer applies to four Budapest to the Black Sea cruises, setting sail on

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Adriatic Sun

Riviera Travel launches four Croatian yacht cruises for 2024

Riviera Travel has launched four Croatian yacht cruise itineraries for 2024 with a total of 68 sailings from early May to October. The seven-night itineraries sail on exclusively-chartered luxury yachts, each with a maximum of 38 to 40 guests. Daily tours and visits combine the historic towns and cities of Croatia with the unspoilt beauty

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Star Clipper

Riviera Travel unveils new Italy cruise on Star Clipper

Riviera Travel has launched a new one-off Star Clipper cruise for September 2022, sailing across the Italian Mediterranean coast. The 16-sail Star Clipper is a reconstruction of a 19th century, four-masted vessel which combines age-old design with luxury on-board facilities. The round-trip cruise, departing Rome 30 September, will feature eight tours and visits, all in

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Riviera Travel launches new Dalmatian Coast yacht cruise

Riviera Travel is launching a new Dalmatian Coast yacht cruise in 2022, with 10 seven-night sailings taking place in June and from late August to early October. Cruises will be on a twin-masted yacht, the MS Mendula, pictured, which accommodates up to 30 guests and includes 15 cabins, a sun deck with loungers, swim platform,

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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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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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Seaventure

Riviera Travel focuses on Scotland for its British Isles cruises in July

Riviera Travel’s four British Isles cruises in July will now have a mainly Scottish flavour. The Cruising Scotland’s Highlands & Islands itinerary, which marks Riviera’s entry into UK-based voyages, was previously a combination of Scotland and Ireland voyages. The eight-day itinerary departs from either Edinburgh or Greenock and has a port stop and excursion included

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