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Deilman Ships Sold

The German river cruise specialist Nicko Tours who bought two ships of Deilmann last year, the MS KÖNIGSTEIN and the MS PRINCESSE DE PROVENCE. Have also bought these MS HEIDELBERG MS CASANOVA MS FREDERIC CHOPIN MS KATHARINA VON BORA MS CEZANNE This is leaving only the MS MOZART and MS DRESDEN which haven´t been sold yet. Continue

Added by Mike Davies on November 3, 2009 at 4:13pm — No Comments

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises was honored by Cruise Critic

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises was honored by Cruise Critic, the popular independent cruise reviews and news site, with their 2009 Cruise Critic Editors' Picks Awards. Uniworld was awarded as the "Best River Cruise Company" and with the "Best New River Cruise Ship, River Beatrice." The awards honor the world's top cruise lines and highlight the best of the best in cruising. Cruise Critic's editors base their choices on the wide range of cruises and ships available to travelers. The Cruise Crit… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on November 2, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

River Cruising India review

Now both the upstream and downstream voyages are over, I am taking stock and trying to work out if they were a success or not. My own feelings are mixed, as are the evaluations and reports we receive from the intrepid who came with us. Some say it was brilliant and others are asking for their money back. Where do I begin? Read The entire review Continue

Added by Mike Davies on October 28, 2009 at 9:50am — No Comments

River Cruise lines chase UK Clients

American River Cruise Operators Chase the British Pound Two American river cruise operators relatively unknown to the U.K. market have this week launched their first British brochures, complete with prices in Sterling. Rivals Avalon and AMAWATERWAYS, two of the biggest names in European river cruising for North Americans and Australians, have both announced… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on October 26, 2009 at 12:29pm — No Comments

Free Air Plus Early Booking Discounts

Make 2010 the year for your clients to visit Europe. Your clients will fly from New York to Europe for FREE with all airline fuel surcharges, and government fees and taxes included.* They'll discover some of Europe's most enchanting old world towns such as Nuremberg, Rudesheim, Heidelberg, and Trier, and some of Europe's grandest capitals Paris, Vienna, Budapest, and Bucharest. To take advantage of Uniworld's limited-time Free Air offer, simply pay-in-full at time of booking by October 31, 2009… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on October 21, 2009 at 7:57am — No Comments

The world's first diesel-electric main propulsion on river cruise vessel

The global AC drives manufacturer Vacon has delivered AC drives to MV Viking Legend, the world's first river cruise vessel featuring a diesel-electric propulsion system. The diesel-electric propulsion system of the vessel makes the maneuverability of the 135-meter-vessel easy on narrow rivers. It is estimated that the vessel achieves a 20% boost in fuel efficiency in comparison to any other river cruising vessel in the region. The ship also provides a quieter ride for guests by using four small… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on October 9, 2009 at 7:24am — No Comments

AMA Waterways Launches River Cruise Sale in October

AMA Waterways will hold a “World’s Largest River Cruise Sale” in October that features savings up to $3,000 per stateroom on select cruise departures in 2009 and 2010. With the savings, all-inclusive cruise vacations now start as low as $949 per person. The river cruise sale is designed to support CLIA’s “World’s Largest Cruise Night” initiative on Oct. 14 and its National Cruise Vacation Month in October. In addition, AMA Waterways has renewed its membership renewal in CLIA. The cruise sale is… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on October 3, 2009 at 8:25am — No Comments

New River Cruise on the Ganges

KOLKATA: A new cruise on the river Ganga from Kolkata to Varanasi which will enable tourists, both from home and abroad, to revisit the country's colonial past will be launched here from Monday by the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Limite… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 29, 2009 at 9:14am — No Comments

New Mekong and Ha Long Bay Cruise

Brendan Vacations introduced cruise offerings for Mekong River and Ha Long Bay. The luxury Mekong River cruise on the Jayavarman is an eight-day/seven-night program priced from $1,385 per person, cruise/land only. The Jayavarman is a boutique-style river cruise liner with 27 staterooms and junior suites with floor to ceiling panoramic sl… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 28, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Cumberland River Cruise

I have seen a cruise advertised by USA River Cruises, on the Cumberland River, between St Louis-Nashville or Cincinnati-Nashville. The transport is by R/B River Explorer, which has, I believe, around 30 cabins. I like the sound of this and have found a review on your cruise reviews for something similar, but not for this one on the Cumberland River. Can anyone help me out? I an brand new to this site, but it looks interesting and I am hoping someone will be able to come up with a little more inf… Continue

Added by Kathy Jones on September 25, 2009 at 2:53pm — 2 Comments

Victoria Cruises to Renovate Anna, Katarina Vessels

After launching its largest vessel to-date, the Victoria Jenna, Victoria Cruises announced plans to renovate the Victoria Anna and Victoria Katarina to include the same “Executive Suite Decks” offered on the Victoria Jenna. Featuring concierge service, suite accommodations, an exclusive lounge area and private, à la carte restaurant, the “Executive Suite Decks” create a competitive advantage for Victoria Cruises’ tour operator partners when packaging China vacations with a luxury cruise on the Y… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 22, 2009 at 5:37pm — No Comments

Luxury liner to be launched for cruise on the Brahmaputra

Guwahati, Sept. 21: A multi-cuisine restaurant, a well-stocked bar, a lounge bar, an AC conference hall, a sun deck for those who love a tan... a river cruise could not have been more exciting. A new luxury liner, MV Manashputra, will be launched on the Brahmaputra tomorrow to take both domestic and foreign tourists on short and long-distance tours to and from Guwahati. Tourism minister Rockybul Hussain will launch the cruise at Machkhowa as the Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) wil… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 22, 2009 at 9:11am — No Comments

Paddlewheelers returning to US Rivers?

Debt-saddled Ambassadors International, parent company of Windstar Cruises and the now-defunct Majestic America Line, has sold the 142-passenger paddle wheeler Queen of the West. The buyer is Blue Spruce LLC, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based small-ship operator American Cruise Lines. Timothy Beebe, vice presid… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 19, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

THE WORLD'S LARGEST RIVER CRUISE SHIP

NEW YORK, NY (Sept. 14, 2009) – On Sunday, Sept. 6, Victoria Cruises launched the Victoria Jenna the world's largest and most technologically advanced luxury river cruise ship. One week after its inaugural journey along China's mist-shrouded, temple-lined Yangtze River, the Victoria Jenna shattered expect… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 15, 2009 at 10:39am — No Comments

Peter Deilman blames the economy

As the deadline nears for Peter Deilmann Cruises' parent company to submit an insolvency plan to creditors, the company asserts that the global economic crisis, not growing competition, pushed its river cruise operation into bankruptcy. "We did not lose group and charter business to our competitors," Gisa and Hedda Deilmann said in a statement. "Group bookings and charters were not realized due to the worldwide financial crisis. Operators of luxury niche products were the first to suffer from t… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 15, 2009 at 8:51am — No Comments

River Cruise lines Info

Viking River Cruises Fleet size: 19 company-owned ships Charters (2010): Two vessels in Egypt; one in China Newest ship: 189-passenger Viking Legend, July 2009 Oldest ship: 210-passenger Viking Surkov, 1984 (refurbished 2008) Grand Circle Travel Fleet size:15 company-owned ships Charters (2010): N/A Newest ship: 164-passenger River Adagio, 2003 Oldest ship: 140-passenger River Symphony, 1998 Uniworld River Cruises Fleet size: 10 when the River Tosca launches on the Nile th… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 15, 2009 at 8:30am — 3 Comments

Travel & Leisure top 10 small ships 2010

SMALL SHIPS 1. Yachts of Seabourn (Swapped spots with Silversea) 2. Avalon (First time on the list) 3. Silversea 4. Tauck 5. Lindblad Expeditions 6. Viking 7. Windstar 8. Sea Dream (Down from No. 2) 9. Uniworld 10. Grand Circle Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 13, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Uniworld Adds Nile Cruise on New River Tosca in 2010

In 2010, Uniworld is offering three Egypt river cruises and tours, including the new “Classic Egypt & the Nile,” a nine-day trip with four nights cruising on the new all-suite River Tosca and three nights in a Cairo hotel. Prices start from $2,249 per person, cruise and land only, with $300-per-person savings if paid in full by Nov. 30. The trip includes visits to Cairo, Aswan, Thebes/Luxor and Karnak. The cruise-tours include deluxe hotel accommodations in Cairo with rooms overlooking the N… Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 11, 2009 at 9:27am — No Comments

Cruise reservaions

Is the best place to book a river cruise through the company or are there discounters for cruises? We are interested in a Viking cruise in 2010. Continue

Added by Toni Callen on September 10, 2009 at 1:00am — 1 Comment

You can now River Cruise "Chat"

We have just added a "Chat Feature to Rivercruising. Just click on the "Chat" Feature on the menu bar it will show you if any one else is on line. I will heep it open when I am on line if any one has any River Cruise Questions? Continue

Added by Mike Davies on September 7, 2009 at 11:36am — No Comments