Europe River Cruising

Avalon Waterways will introduce new on- and off-ship evening experiences for guests in 2026. The new Avalon After Dark series is a collection of “after hours” adventures. The program was announced in the United States overnight.

Viking has unveiled its 2025-2027 River Brochure featuring destination-focused and culturally immersive journeys that explore the rivers of Europe, Egypt, Southeast Asia and the USA.

Scenic has rolled out its 2026 Early Access for its ultra-luxury Europe river cruises and land journeys. This collection includes new destinations, enhanced itineraries, special airfare offers and 2026 river cruises, at 2025 pricing for a limited time.

Riviera Travel River Cruises has named Steven Taylor as its new International Sales Manager. Based in the UK, Taylor will be dedicated to driving expansion and growing brand awareness in Australia, further reinforcing the river cruise line’s commitment to the Australian market.

AmaWaterways’ establishment of an Australian beachhead and alignment with Virtuoso in this region has been a pipedream of the business for years, says Gary Murphy, Co-Owner and SVP of Sales for the river cruise operator.

AmaWaterways has released details on a series of new combination cruises in Europe debuting in 2025 in response to guests seeking longer trips. The new “Grand” series of 14-night itineraries, including Grand Seine & Bordeaux, Grand Seine & Rhône and Grand Rhine & Dutch Canals, are attractively priced and include convenient transfers between rivers where applicable.

Avalon Waterways has introduced new departures in Europe for the 2023 and 2024 seasons following its strongest first-quarter sales result ever.

Emerald Cruises has responded to the growing trend for extended itineraries in its newly released 2024 European river cruise collection, dovetailing some of its existing voyages to create longer sailings, including a 23-day voyage encompassing the Rhine, Main and Danube, and two other 15-day voyages.

Scenic has introduced five new cruise and land combination itineraries as part of the line-up for its full release 2022 European River Cruises Collection.

Australian luxury cruise operator Scenic has unveiled its 2022 Preview Europe River Cruising brochure, offering Super Earlybird offers on a collection of itineraries.

APT is introducing a new range of premium wines to be served on board its Europe River Cruises. The range showcases the varietals of the Rhône, Rhine, Danube and more, just as much as exploring the culturally rich settings in which they are produced.