Cruise news (river cruises-tagged)
- 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 - 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 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines’ fleet expands to 15 small ships in 2022
The USA's largest river cruise company ACL-American Cruise Lines announced that the renaming of their riverboat fleet was complete and the company...
November 11, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Viking Cruises' summer 2023 season of expedition voyages
Viking Cruises announced the line's summer 2023 season of expedition voyages, including a new 2-week itinerary in the Great Lakes along with...
November 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
River cruise operator Pandaw goes out of business
Pandaw Expeditions announced that due to the continuing COVID crisis impacting international travel, the company was closing its operations in Asia...
October 26, 2021 - Accidents
MSC compensates Uniworld River Cruises EUR 2,4 million for 2019 Venice accident
On June 2, 2019, a huge runaway MSC Cruises ship ran into a smaller boat in Venice Italy, injuring people on the dockside. The 66...
October 23, 2021