Cruise news (River Cruises-tagged)

CroisiEurope’s MS Mistral to sail in France autumn 2020
In autumn 2020, CroisiEurope's riverboat MS Mistral will be cruising in two of France's most beautiful regions - Provence and Burgundy. On her...
August 14, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking cancels all cruises for the rest of 2020
Viking canceled its voyages (ocean and river cruises) through the end of 2020, citing the ongoing uncertainty due to the pandemic. In a letter...
August 13, 2020
Cruise Industry
U by Uniworld introduces new 2021 itineraries
In 2021, the new brand U by Uniworld will provide "completely new, first-of-its-kind experiences." The river cruise company is reimaging the...
August 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crystal River Cruises launches Crystal Clean+ 2.0 health and safety protocols
Crystal Cruises announced the expansion of its Crystal Clean+ (safety and health protocols) to the sisterships of Crystal River Cruises. Crystal...
August 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
AQSC-American Queen Steamboat Company may lay off 250 employees
The pandemic continues to create challenges for the tourism and hospitality industry, which also includes the USA's riverboat cruise ships...
August 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
UnCruise Adventures resumes voyages in Alaska
One of the smallest cruise brands in the USA - UnCruise Adventures, restarts operations in Alaska on Saturday, August 1, with one boat only. There...
August 1, 2020
Cruise Industry
Emerald Waterways opens bookings for 2021 Russian River Cruises
The premium brand Emerald Waterways opened bookings for its 2021 Russian river cruise season. Voyages will feature a newly chartered...
July 27, 2020
Cruise Industry
MS Douro Serenity joins Nicko Cruises in 2021
Nicko Cruises (German river cruise brand owned by Mystic Cruises) announced that MS Duoro Serenity is joining its fleet in 2021. Deployed on Douro...
July 24, 2020
Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways resumes river cruises in Europe with AmaKristina
The luxury river cruise brand AmaWaterways announced it had resumed passenger shipping operations in Europe via charter cruises on AmaKristina with...
July 22, 2020
Cruise Industry
Alton Illinois plans vote on revised American Cruise Lines pact
Alton Illinois aldermen will meet at 6 PM on Monday (July 20) as a committee of the whole for a teleconference to consider an ordinance authorizing...
July 20, 2020
Cruise Industry
UK's FCO updates travel advice to allow river cruises
It has been a week since the UK Government hindered the passenger shipping industry, with the FCO (UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office) advising...
July 17, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises launches new ship for Mekong River
Viking announced it will launch a new ship in summer 2021 for its "Magnificent Mekong" cruisetour. Currently under construction, the 80-passenger...
July 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
CroisiEurope resumes river cruises on July 13
CroisiEurope - One of the world's largest river cruise companies - confirmed its restart dates for this year, following months of suspension due to...
July 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
Viking extends cruise suspension fleetwide through September 30
Viking Cruises will not start back up again until the fall of 2020, the company announced on Wednesday, July 8. In a letter published on the...
July 10, 2020
Cruise Industry
Phoenix Reisen names new river ship MS Andrea
As part of an intimate ceremony, on June 30, Phoenix Reisen officially christened a new riverboat in Bonn Germany. Like almost all fleetmates...
July 7, 2020
Cruise Industry