Cruise news (Budapest Hungary-tagged)

Riviera River Cruises offers special Blue Danube itinerary 2021
The UK-based river cruise company Riviera Travel offers a special departure of its Blue Danube itinerary for 2021 hosted by cruise expert Ralph...
October 16, 2020
Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises opens up European River Cruise Collection for 2022
Scenic Cruises & Tours opened up booking for the company's 2022 European river cruise season. The all-inclusive river cruise brand introduced a...
October 12, 2020
Cruise Industry
VIVA Cruises expands cruise offerings for 2021
Following a successful restart of its European itineraries after the COVID lockdown, the river cruise company VIVA Cruises announced it is expanding...
September 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
TUI River Cruises announces Christmas Markets and New Year itineraries
TUI Cruises began a 100-day countdown to the launch of its brand TUI River Cruises. The riverboats will set sail from November 26 with Christmas and...
August 23, 2020
Cruise Industry
Budapest’s "Whale" complex to be turned into cruise passenger terminal
Budapest City’s Balna (Whale) complex might be turned into a cruise passenger terminal for Danube riverboat passengers, head of the Hungarian...
July 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises announces 2021 European River Cruises
Scenic Cruises released its 2021 European luxury river cruises. New features include visits to WWI sites in Passchendaele and Ypres, as well as a...
June 30, 2020
Cruise Industry
A-Rosa River Cruises successfully restarted voyages
Following the successful restart of the brand's Douro River cruises (in Portugal), A-ROSA Cruises recently announced the restart of Rhine River...
June 25, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crystal River Cruises announces 2021 itineraries
Crystal River Cruises launched its 2021 itinerary collection (2021 River Atlas) for the riverboats (sisterships) Crystal Bach, Crystal Debussy...
May 3, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crystal River Cruises Unveils 2022 Itineraries
Crystal River Cruises announced its collection of 2022 itineraries. Its 4 river ships - Crystal Bach, Crystal Debussy, Crystal Mahler, and Crystal...
January 19, 2020
Cruise Industry
Crystal International Asia Introduces Asian-Friendly River Cruise Experience
Crystal International Asia, via collaboration with Crystal River Cruises, introduced its new river experience onboard Crystal Mozart specifically for...
November 8, 2019
Cruise Industry
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rules: Cruise Ship Captain’s Bail Release Unlawful
The decision by lower courts to release on bail the Ukrainian captain of a Viking Cruises riverboat that collided with a sightseeing boat in central...
July 30, 2019
Accidents
River Cruise Lines Change Itineraries Due to Low Water Levels
The heatwave in Europe hit record-breaking highs, with temperatures up to 41C (Lyon), 33C (Budapest, Hungary) and 33C (in parts of Germany). ...
July 24, 2019
Cruise Industry
Viking Var Hits Danube River Lock in Germany
On June 5, 2019, the Viking longship Var hit a Danube River lock in Germany. The accident resulted in shutting down to all shipping traffic a section...
June 13, 2019
Accidents
Police Take Ukrainian Cruise Ship Captain into Custody
Hungarian police late Thursday announced it had taken into custody the captain of a Viking cruise ship involved in an accident on the Danube River in...
May 31, 2019
Accidents
7 Dead, 21 Missing After Danube Cruise Collision
A ship owned by Viking River Cruises crashed into and sank a small tour boat during a storm in Budapest, Hungary last night, May 29...
May 30, 2019
Accidents