Cruise news (River Cruises-tagged)
- Accidents
8 River Cruise Passengers Suffer Smoke Inhalation Due to Fire
According to Austrian emergency crews, a fire has broken out on the Arosa Riva ship cruising on Danube River, forcing the evacuation of around...
July 25, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Amawaterways Adds New 2018 Mekong Itineraries
AmaWaterways revealed its expanded list of exotic itineraries in Vietnam & Cambodia, providing vacationers with more options to...
June 22, 2017 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways Unveils Double Width Newbuild
The new vessel of AmaWaterways, AmaMagna, will be 22 meters (72 ft) wide - twice the width of a traditional European river boat, the company revealed...
May 12, 2017 - Accidents
Cruise Ship Responsible for Couple's Death
A year ago, on the first night of a long-planned cruise in Peruvian Amazon, Christy and Larry Hammer, retirees in their early 70s, were killed...
April 17, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Victoria Cruises Boasts World’s Largest Ship Elevator: VIDEO
Victoria Cruises (China) will introduce travellers to another technological miracle along Yangtze River in China with the inclusion of the world...
February 19, 2017 - Accidents
Teen Sues Cruise Company Over Alleged Rape
The Avalon Waterways company was sued by the mother of 17-year-old girl. The teenager was allegedly raped on the Avalon Myanmar ship by a...
December 30, 2016 - Accidents
Four Women Perish in Cruise Boat Fire
Police said an investigation was underway into Hartebeespoort Dam boat tragedy, which ended with at least 4 people dead. 3 women...
November 21, 2016 - Accidents
Person Found Dead on Victory I Cruise Ship
A dead person was found onboard MS Victory I that docked Tuesday, October 25th, at Clay County Port. According to the dockmaster, the passenger died...
October 27, 2016 - Accidents
Viking Freya Strikes Bridge, Two Officers Killed
In the middle of the night Viking River Cruises' ship Viking Freya crashed into a bridge in Erlangen Germany, killing 2 crew and destroying the boat...
September 11, 2016 - Cruise Industry
New Russian Cruise Ship Design
Recently at Lotus shipyard, Astrakhan, part of ASC (United Shipbuilding Company) the keel was laid for the 1st Russian passenger cruise ship in...
September 5, 2016 - Accidents
Viking Mani Hit by Cargo Vessel
Viking Mani, one of Viking Cruises' Longships, sustained minor damage after being hit by a cargo ship last week while sailing on Rhine River. The...
June 8, 2016 - Cruise Industry
Russia Builds First Cruise Liner in 60 Years
The president of United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC, Russia) announced plans to build the first cruise liner of the country since the 1950s...
May 20, 2016 - Cruise Industry
'Mighty' Mississippi Cruise Is This Year's Hit
A pair of unusually lengthy voyages from American Queen Steamboat Company are going to be the year's hottest river sailing. The new...
May 15, 2016