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Crystal River Cruises sails its first voyage this July.
River Cruising:
What's Hot Now
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Going into 2016, river cruising is a trend
that's still very much top of mind for both
travel sellers and consumers, with more and
more options coming into the marketplace,
including more ships in both Europe and
Southeast Asia, as well as India, and more
options in terms of itineraries, and even
more of an emphasis on family-focused
river cruises. For instance, USTOA's
member survey, released last month during
the organization's annual conference and
marketplace, shows that 41 percent of
members are now selling river cruising. Take
Avanti Destinations, which has sold FIT
tours for more than 30 years, and in this
new year has partnered with CroisiEurope
to add more than a dozen European river
cruises to its portfolio, while Adventures by
Disney has partnered with AmaWaterways
to create a new itinerary that sails along the
Danube River and which is ideal for mom,
dad and the kids. Mayflower Tours, too,
has added some options to its River Cruising
& Small Ship Adventures portfolio, including
the new 17-day Enchanting India with a
Ganges River Cruise, which includes a 7-day
sailing along this magical river aboard the
brand-new Ganges Voyager II.
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River cruise companies themselves are
not resting on their laurels either, with many
expanding their fleet and upping the ante
when it comes to spruced-up itineraries.
Scenic announced late last year that its
new purpose-built ship, the 34-suite Scenic
Spirit, will offer eight brand-new itineraries
that explore the Mekong River's destinations
of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
Itineraries, which range from eight to 27
days and start at $2,445 pp dbl, include the
8-day Luxury Mekong River Cruise, sailing
from Siem Reap, Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam, as well as the 17-day Gems
of Southeast Asia and the 27-day Grand
Indochina and Luxury Mekong River Cruise.
This corner of the world is also highlighted
in Pandaw River Adventures' array of
itineraries. Starting next month, the line will
begin sailing a new 4-country river journey
that's priced from $2,800 pp and cruises
the remote Upper Mekong from the Golden
Triangle region to Myanmar, Laos and then
crossing the border into China sailing to
Jinghong in China's Yunnan Province; weekly
departure dates for the 7-night Mekong to
China cruise run from Feb. 29 to April 18.
If that booking window is too tight, another
new journey for the line is the 7-night
Chindwin: A Voyage to Nagaland (starting at
$2,975 pp with departures in September),
exploring the Chindwin River beyond
Homalin and into Nagaland, a region of
Myanmar close to the Indian border.
Heritage Line has a new ship, the luxury
paddlewheeler Anawrahta, set to sail, as of
press time, early this year on the Irrawaddy
and accommodating 46 passengers.
The line says that the new paddlewheeler
offers the largest cabin space on this river in
Myanmar and the highest crew to passenger
ratio (there are 46 crew members). Sailing
options include the 5-day Golden Land
Voyage; the 12-day Exotic Chindwin;
and the 12-day Ayeyarwady Explorer,
among others.
Over in Europe, where the river cruise
craze began, so to speak, Crystal River
Cruises has opened its European river
cruise itineraries for bookings. The newly
acquired and redesigned Crystal Mozart will
begin sailing in just a few months, July, and
the four newly built vessels, Crystal Bach,
Crystal Debussy, Crystal Mahler, and Crystal
Ravel, will start their voyages in June and
August 2017. The 160-passenger Crystal
Mozart will sail the Danube River on two 10and 11-night cruises, plus a 10- to 13-night
Christmas and New Year's Eve voyage. The
84-guest Crystal Debussy will depart on
her maiden voyage along the Seine in June
2017 offering 5-, 7- and 10-night voyages
that explore the City of Light with multiple
overnights, and the Crystal Bach's maiden
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Hotel Desk: On Your 2016 Radar
Tour Talk: Travel Impressions
River Cruising: What’s Hot Now
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