Cruise news (River Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Godmother announced for Emerald Cruises' newest ship Emerald Luna
Travel industry advocate and educator Vanessa McGovern was named godmother of Emerald Cruises’ 9th Star-Ship, Emerald Luna. The christening...
March 19, 2022 - Cruise Industry
ACL's cruise ship American Symphony launched at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Salisbury MD
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that American Symphony had been successfully launched last week at Chesapeake Shipbuilding (Salisbury MD). ...
March 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Saga Cruises' riverboats Spirit of the Danube & Spirit of the Rhine to be named in Arnhem...
On Saturday, March 19, the two newest riverboats of Saga Cruises UK - the sisterships Spirit of the Danube and Spirit of the Rhine, will be...
March 17, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises names 8 new river ships in Paris (France) and Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Along the Seine River in Paris City, the company Viking River Cruises named 4 new boats (another 4 were christened in Amsterdam) in a special...
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 cancelled all 2022 departures on its Kiev (Kyiv, Ukraine), Black Sea & Bucharest itinerary in response to Russia’s conflict with...
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 announced its newest ship for the Nile. The 82-passenger Viking Osiris was floated out marking a construction milestone and the first time 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