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American Queen Voyages will call it quits in the Great Lakes after the 2023 season and refocus on its river cruises. The line will sell its two coastal ships, the [...]

Byline: Philip Lentz Time to dance the summer away! And where better than cruising down a river? AARP New York is hosting rousing dance-party cruises on the Hudson River this [...]

When the distinctive profile of a classic American steamboat sails into port, flags flying and calliope at top volume, it's hard to know who is more excited--the people onboard or [...]

Many types of cruises are available for travelers, ranging from river steamboats to large luxury liners. In addition, many destinations, services and options are also available.

Bales Worldwide is to recommence trips down the Nile from Cairo to Aswan. The 600-mile stretch of river has been partially closed for the past 15 years. Bales will use [...]

Sophie Griffiths US-based tour operator Tauck is branching into the UK with its European river cruise division, and aims to make the UK its number two market, one of the [...]

TC has learned that Ama Waterways' Amadagio will add cruises on the Seine in 2013, bringing Ama passengers directly to Paris via water for the first time (the company has [...]

Swan Hellenic's river cruise division has doubled its capacity in its 2012 programme, which also includes a new itinerary. The new voyage will take in the Moselle and Rhine Valley [...]

Virgin Holidays Cruises has moved into river cruising and expanded its Rockstar Service as part of a drive to broaden its product base. Managing director Richard Twynam, who joined in [...]

There is going to be a plethora of river cruise launches next year. So many, in fact, that it's hard to keep track. There will be new-builds big and small, [...]

Along with announcing a long-awaited expansion of its core ocean brand last week, I Crystal Cruises threw in several twists that will see a stable of new luxury travel products [...]

When Adventures by Disney entered the river cruise market through a partnership with AmaWaterways last week, the family-oriented tour brand upended the stereotype that river cruising is a product for [...]

Tired of boating to the same old places every weekend? Getting out of a cruising rut is easier than you think. Here's how to take the anxiety out of visiting […]

Shoot the rapids, float down a canyon, or sail from inlet to inlet. Sit back and appreciate the patterns of light and shadow on a far canyon wall or challenge [...]

LAS VEGAS -- Crystal Cruises' first two river cruise ships will be 70-suite vessels, Crystal President Edie Rodriguez said last week at the Virtuoso Travel Week show here. Crystal last [...]

The Port of Palm Beach is talking to several cruise lines about operating overnight cruises after a new slip and terminal are completed next year, the port's top executive said. [...]

TC has been bugging the major Europe-focused river cruise lines (the Vikings, Amas, Uniworlds and Avalons of the world) about whether they'd consider getting into the U.S. river market. But [...]

Avalon Waterways is promising to unveil some big news this week. The only hint TC could get out of them is that 'river cruising about to get a whole lot [...]

The Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is testing new waters with a cruise on Italy's Po River next year, a first for a U.S. river operator. The line is offering [...]

AFTER A LONG DROUGHT, 2012 will be a banner year for U.S. river cruising, as two companies launch paddlewheelers on the Mississippi and other great rivers. In addition to American [...]

AT A PRESS EVENT IN NEW YORK, Torstein Hagen, Viking chairman and CEO, discussed the hardships involved with the development of river cruising and river vessel construction, which is constrained [...]

In February 2011, reason will be sponsoring the first ever Reason Cruise. Speakers will include reason staffers Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Jacob Sullum, and Ronald Bailey, along with Rational Optimist [...]

THE WATERWAYS of Europe have always been unifying force and have always been used to transport both people and goods across the continent. For many decades travellers have enjoyed the [...]

NEW YORK -- Yangtze River cruise operator Victoria Cruises plans to sail again in August. Victoria Cruises, which was forced to cancel all of its sailings through mid-July when business […]

Delta Queen Steamboat Company--a subsidiary of Delaware North Companies, a global leader in hospitality, food service, and entertainment--recently announced the homecoming of the American Queen to the world of steamboatin' […]

Agents are asking, 'What can I sell to make more money and keep my clients coming back?' They should consider a product that offers guests an intimate, luxurious atmosphere, coupled [...]

NEW YORK - New York Apple Tours, an operator of double-decker sightseeing buses, said it will introduce catamaran cruises on the Hudson and East rivers next spring. The company is […]

2 Lines to Launch Cruises on the Elbe KD Announces Plans to Begin River Sailings In April 1991 WHITE PLAINS -- KD German Rhine Line announced plans to launch cruises […]