Cruise news (River Cruises-tagged)
- Accidents
Viking Gymir river cruise ship evacuated due to possible battery explosion
Dutch officials are currently investigating an explosion onboard a Viking longship docked in Amsterdam as a likely malfunction of the boat’s...
July 29, 2022 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines launches first-ever California voyage (ship American Jazz)
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced it is expanding cruise offerings to California with a brand new 8-day itinerary from San Francisco beginning in...
July 25, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises’ newest riverboat Emerald Luna christened in Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Emerald Cruises’ newest Star-ship Emerald Luna, was christened on Thursday, July 21, during a ceremony in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The...
July 22, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Riviera River Cruises UK launches new France itinerary in 2023
Riviera Travel River Cruises UK (fleet) announced it will debut a new 11-day itinerary on the Saone and Rhone rivers in France in 2023. Marilyn...
July 6, 2022 - Accidents
Viking Cruises again cancels Octantis cruise ship call in Houghton (Michigan)
Due to a fog advisory and high winds forecasted for June 29th, Viking Cruises canceled its scheduled visit to Houghton (Michigan USA) Wednesday...
July 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways launches 2nd river cruise ship in Egypt - AmaLilia
AmaWaterways announced it will launch a 2nd river cruise ship to sail in Egypt. AmaLilia is scheduled to debut on the Nile River in 2024...
June 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
A-ROSA SENA departs from Cologne (Koln, Germany) on maiden voyage
On June 18, 2022, the A-ROSA SENA departed from Cologne/Koln (Germany) for her maiden voyage with her first passengers onboard. Prior to this, the...
June 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pandaw River Cruises to launch newbuild RV Song Hong in mid-2023
Launching in mid-2023, Pandaw's RV Song Hong ("Red River") will join the fleetmate RV Angkor on her routing through the Red and Black River...
June 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pandaw River Cruises announces new 2023 dates for its 10-night Laos Mekong expedition
Pandaw announced that from January 2023 the company would activate a 3rd boat - RV Sabaidee Pandaw, on their 10-night Laos expedition from...
May 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines launches 2022 Columbia & Snake River cruise season
ACL-American Cruise Lines announced the beginning of the 2022 river cruise season on the Columbia & Snake Rivers. In April, the line celebrated...
May 21, 2022 - Accidents
11 injured after Viking Aegir strikes railway bridge in Slovakia
11 people were slightly injured in a night accident of the river cruise ship Viking Aegir on the Danube, which crashed into the pillar of a railway...
May 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways launches 2022 European cruise season
AmaWaterways welcomed the arrival of its 2022 European cruise season with strong bookings and easing of entry requirements signaling the rebound of...
May 8, 2022 - Cruise Industry
VIVA Cruises' first new build ship VIVA ONE begins Rhine and Moselle sailings
After her May christening, VIVA Cruises’ first newbuild riverboat - MS VIVA ONE, started itineraries on the Moselle and Rhine rivers. To...
May 8, 2022 - Accidents
Inaugural cruise of A-ROSA SENA riverboat pushed back to May 28
Due to delays related to COVID during the final commissioning phase, the inaugural voyage of Arosa's newbuild A-ROSA SENA will be pushed back...
May 6, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Emerald Cruises’ newest river ship Emerald Luna departs on maiden voyage
Emerald Cruises’ newest riverboat - Emerald Luna, joined the fleet on April 8th when she set sail from Amsterdam (Netherlands) on an 8-day...
April 20, 2022