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Viking Invasion on the Rivers of Europe

March 24, 2013 by
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Viking Launches Ten New River Boats: With the race to be the most dominant river cruising company in Europe, Viking has just christened, not one or two, but ten of its new "Longships". At the christening ceremony at the Amsterdam's cruise terminal, Viking Aegir, Viking Embla, Viking Bragi, Viking Skadi, Viking Atla, Viking Forseti, Viking Jarl, Viking Rinda, Viking Tor and Viking Var were christened by their respective godmothers. Whilst only four of the river boats - Viking Aegir, … [Read more...]

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Ms Amabella – APT’s Concerto Class River Boat

February 2, 2011 by
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Ms Amabella - APT's New Concerto Class River Boats are Designed to be Bigger: Having introduced the Aria Class River Boats between 2006 and 2009, APT has now launched its Concerto Class River Ships with the first of two vessels commissioned in May 2010.  APT's newly inaugurated 162-passenger Ms Amabella is already a hit with the cruising community. At the Australian Cruise Passenger Readers Choice Awards in December 2010, Ms Amabella took the Best River Cruise Ship award. The Concerto … [Read more...]

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"River Victoria" on the Imperial Waterways of Russia

July 10, 2010 by

River Victoria is the Latest of Uniworld’s Russian river cruise boat: River boats operating on the Russian rivers are generally not as grand as those plying the Rhine or the Danube.  As we understand from the tour manager of a company we travelled with, river cruise operators are somewhat restricted on what boats they can employ on Russia's rivers. Whatever the politics, this hasn't stopped Uniworld from rolling out a refurbished boat for the 2011 river cruising season. In May 2011, the … [Read more...]

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River Antoinette – A New Uniworld Rhine Riverboat

June 13, 2010 by
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River Antoinette is the Latest of Uniworld's Luxury Floating Hotel : In March 2011, another stunning riverboat joins the fleet of Uniworld's European river cruises. The River Antoinette is the sister ship to the majestic River Beatrice and will cruise the Rhine River on Uniworld's popular "Castles Along the Rhine" and "Rhine Holiday Markets" cruises. The River Antoinette will be Uniworld's largest ship and according to Uniworld, it will have the largest staterooms of any of the … [Read more...]

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A World of Boutique River Cruising

April 13, 2010 by

Uniworld - a Boutique Hotel-Style Cruise Company: On the European river cruises that I've been on, I found our  river boats' interior design and our staterooms to be sufficiently comfortable, but I wouldn't described them as  plush. Of course river boat designs are continually being enhanced and what caught my attention is Uniworld's latest remodeled cruise ships.  I must say that I've not seen any small cruise ship interior as luxurious as the River Queen and River Empress. Both of these … [Read more...]

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Europe River Cruising for Wheelchair Travellers

February 5, 2010 by

European River Boats with Wheelchair-accessible Cabins: From the queries we see and from our own personal experience, it's clear that finding information on European river cruises that cater to travellers with mobility problems was not an easy task in the past.  In 2005 when we took my 89 year-old mother-in-law (Barbara) on the Amsterdam to Budapest river cruise, none of the river boats (including the fairly new ones at that time) had elevators and the only access from deck to deck was via … [Read more...]

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River Boat – Latest Developments

June 4, 2009 by
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River Cruising gets Better and Better: In his recent update on riverboats, Tony's assessment was that Scenic Tours had taken the lead over other river cruise operators with regard to the size and features of their new riverboat staterooms. Until recent times, a stateroom with a French balcony was the best you could get as far as a balcony was concerned.  Scenic Tours now  offer 3.85 metre long outside balconies on four of their vessels: the Scenic Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond, … [Read more...]

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