River Boats – The Class of 2011

River Beatrice Suite - Courtesy Uniworld

A Condé Nast Traveller Reader's Choice of the Best River Boats: Cruising is a huge industry.  If you've ever wondered how many people choose cruising holidays, it seems that  some 13 million travellers boarded cruise ships last year, 70 percent of whom are Americans - think Caribbean cruises. Each year Condé Nast Traveller magazine conducts a readers' poll to vote for the best passenger ships.  This is the eleventh year of the magazine's annual Readers' Choice Survey and for the … [Read more...]

Ms Amabella – APT’s Concerto Class River Boat

Ms Amacello - Photo by AMA Waterways

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...]

River Antoinette – A New Uniworld Rhine Riverboat

River Antoinette - Courtesy Uniworld

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...]