taking in the sights onboard an Avalon cruise

What should I pack for a river cruise?

While there are myriad pleasures of cruising, including unpacking once, the question remains just what to pack.

The Elbe is a great alternative river destination

New alternative river destinations attract cruisers

The Rhine and Danube are river-cruising highways, but we have found great river alternatives to plan your next cruise holiday.

Viking Cruises

Best European river cruises for 2024

European river cruises continue to rank among the most popular cruise options for travellers and cruise enthusiasts.

Princess Cruises opens 2024 European cruise sales

Princess Cruises opens 2024 European cruise sales

Princess has opened sales for their 2024 European season. Particularly exciting is the chance to sail on Princess’s newest and biggest ship, Sun Princess. After ...

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Full steam ahead – 9 of the world’s most opulent train journeys

The glamour of high-end train travel has never faded, with a constant queue of travellers eager to be transported back to the 1920s on ...

18 cruises worthy of your 2022 bucket list

18 cruises worthy of your 2022 bucket list

After waiting two years to cruise, Australians can at last fly around the globe to join cruise ships in some of the world’s most ...

Italy finally bans cruise ships from the Venice Canal

Italy finally bans cruise ships from the Venice Canal

The Italian government has banned cruise ships for entering the Venice lagoon in what seems to finally be a definitive end to a long ...

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European ports open giving hope for some sailings later this year

As countries in Europe tentatively ease the toughest of lockdowns and thoughts turn to salvaging at least the back end of the summer season, ...

A glimpse to a river cruise around the city

2020 season – the latest predictions on who will be sailing Europe’s rivers

There were 1.79 million European river cruise passengers last year – 134,250 of whom were fly-cruisers from Australia and New Zealand, new figures reveal. ...

CroisiEurope expands its fleet with new ships and technology

CroisiEurope expands its fleet with new ships and technology

European river cruise line CroisiEurope announced it’s adding three vessels to its growing fleet. Its ships the Van Gogh and Renoir are two completely ...

New Manfredi restaurant on Viking River

New Manfredi restaurant on Viking River

Viking River Cruises is changing up its dining options by introducing a new restaurant onboard its fleet of river Longships. Manfredi’s will be a ...

Inside the new Regent Seven Seas Splendor

Inside the new Regent Seven Seas Splendor

Upmarket line Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled details of its six-star new build, Seven Seas Splendour which has all the bells and whistles ...

Sneak peek in Uniworld's new S.S Beatrice

Sneak peek in Uniworld’s new S.S Beatrice

Luxury river cruise line Uniworld has revealed a sneak peek of their newest ship, the S.S Beatrice. The ship is the fifth vessel from ...

Crystal River Cruises launches brochure for its fleet of five new ships

Crystal River Cruises launches brochure for its fleet of five new ships

Crystal River Cruises has revealed its 2018/19 offerings with the brochure showcasing every part of the Crystal River Experience. The ultra-luxury line is offering ...

Are you a European river cruiser?

Calling All Euro Explorers: European River Cruising Guide

The interest in river cruising is growing exponentially as more travellers embrace traversing the waterways.

Viking River Cruises orders 24 more ships

Viking River Cruises orders 24 more ships

At a special event last week, Viking’s chairman Torstein Hagen revealed the company had plans to build another 24 river cruise ships. The ships ...

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