Cruise news (River Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises names 8 new river ships in Paris (France) and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Along the Seine River in Paris City, Viking Cruises named 4 new riverboats (another 4 were christened in Amsterdam) in a special christening ceremony...
March 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Mississippi floated out at Edison Chouest shipyard in Houma (Louisiana)
The new riverboat being constructed for Viking River Cruises USA was floated out on Monday, March 7, at Edison Chouest Offshore's LaShip...
March 8, 2022 - Accidents
Viking Cruises cancels 2022 Black Sea and Kiev (Ukraine) sailings, Scenic Group cancels all 2022...
Viking Cruises cancelled all 2022 departures on its Kiev (Kyiv, Ukraine), Black Sea & Bucharest itinerary in response to Russia’s conflict...
February 26, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Saga’s new riverboats Spirit of the Danube & Spirit of the Rhine to have a joint naming ceremony on...
Saga Cruises' new sistership riverboats Spirit of the Danube and Spirit of the Rhine are set to welcome Captain George Dudunica and Captain Marinus...
February 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking's newest Nile River cruise ship - Viking Osiris, floated out
Viking River Cruises announced its newest ship for the Nile. The 82-passenger Viking Osiris was floated out marking a construction milestone and the...
February 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIVA Cruises becomes the only river line operating with no winter break
VIVA Cruises/fleet (travel brand owned by Scylla) started its 2022 season with two Rhine River voyages, which returned to homeport Dusseldorf...
January 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Uniworld River Cruises introduces new stateroom upgrade program
Uniworld River Cruises announced its new Category+ program, which allows guests to bid on potential cabin upgrades ahead of departure. Powered by...
January 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines to build up to 12 catamaran-design ships
The options for small-ship cruising in the USA are about to expand thanks to ACL-American Cruise Lines. The company, which offers riverboat and...
January 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Passenger Terminal Amsterdam adds riverboat cruises under new name Cruise Port Amsterdam
Port Amsterdam (Netherlands) transfers the handling of river cruises to Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, which is expected to carry out all cruise...
January 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
TUI River Cruises restart on March 28 aboard the newly-launched TUI Skyla
TUI River Cruises' sailings will restart at the end of March 2022 after winter trips were suspended during the emergence of the COVID Omicron variant...
January 10, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pandaw to restart operations on Asian waterways in September 2022
Pandaw River Cruises announced they had secured funding to see them through to September next year when the line anticipates restarting operations on...
December 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association launches 4-week trade river cruise program
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association launched a 4-week program that aims to enhance river cruise knowledge and expertise of travel agents...
December 6, 2021 - Accidents
River cruise lines cancel European sailings after Austria locks down borders
After Austria temporarily locked down its borders and banned entry for international visitors through at least December 13, 2021, the unexpected...
November 27, 2021 - Cruise Industry
TUI River Cruises’ newest boat TUI Skyla departs on inaugural voyage
TUI Skyla - the second riverboat in the TUI River Cruises fleet, was officially christened before embarking on her inaugural voyage. The festive...
November 24, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MS Amadeus Cara enters Amadeus River Cruises' fleet in 2022
Amadeus River Cruises’ newest ship, ms Amadeus Cara, is scheduled to enter service in 2022. The 163-passenger ship will sail on the Danube...
November 18, 2021