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 [...]

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 [...]

"River Victoria" on the Imperial Waterways of Russia

"River Victoria" Courtesy Uniworld

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 [...]

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. [...]

River Boat – Latest Developments

Riverboats

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 [...]