All posts by Mark

  • Viking Ocean Cruises Viking Star
    Viking Ocean Cruises Christens Its Star

    Viking Ocean Cruises Christened Its First Cruise Ship You’ve been living under a pineapple under the sea if you haven’t been following the launch of Viking Ocean Cruises. Having conquered river cruises, Viking River Cruises expanded to...

    • Posted May 20, 2015
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  • Adventures by Disney River Cruise
    Adventures by Disney Adds River Cruises

    Adventures by Disney Adds More River Cruises Well well well, isn’t Disney popular. Just one month after the introduction of its first-ever river cruising itineraries, Adventures by Disney, along with AmaWaterways, announced additional sailings have been added to...

    • Posted May 17, 2015
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  • High water River Cruise Europe
    High Water Disrupts European River Cruises

    The Bad of River Cruising – High Water I’ve seen several reports about recent high water levels forcing changes to river cruise itineraries. Cruise lines are canceling ports, delaying cruises, and busing passengers to the next stop. Almost...

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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  • Avalon_Waterways
    Avalon Waterways 2016 Exotic Cruises

    Avalon Waterways Heading to Exotic Rivers in 2016 Avalon Waterways’ 2016 cruise season is shaping up to be a big one, with new ships and a robust offerings of diverse river landscapes. On the heels of announcing...

    • Posted April 25, 2015
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  • Viking Star
    Viking Ocean Cruises’ Star Sets Sail

    Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Star Makes Maiden Voyage The biggest cruise news this year is the launch of Viking Ocean Cruises. Viking decided to expand from just sailing rivers to plying the ocean waters. And Viking Ocean Cruises...

    • Posted April 16, 2015
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  • Disney River Cruise Danube
    Disney River Cruise a Reality

    Disney River Cruise Begins in 2016 Holy chocolate Mickeys. Disney is entering the river cruise business. Oh my gosh, this is big news. Adventures by Disney today announced the introduction of its first-ever river cruising itineraries. Disney is...

    • Posted April 14, 2015
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  • Tauck River Cruise
    Tauck Slashes Cruise Fares

    Tauck Cutting Fares on European River Cruises Tauck is slashing prices up to $1,200 per couple for all 2016 European river cruises. Because of favorable gains made by the U.S. dollar against the euro, Tauck is passing on the...

    • Posted April 9, 2015
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  • Scenic Tours
    Scenic Tours Class Action Suit

    Class Action Suit Against Scenic Tours Here’s some interesting river cruise news. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a couple has filed a class action suit against Australian travel company Scenic Tours. David Moore and Janette Howell...

    • Posted April 7, 2015
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  • CroisiEurope Berlin Prague
    CroisiEurope’s Year Round Berlin to Prague

    CroisiEurope Sailing from Berlin to Prague Year Round Good news for Berlin and Prague fans. Starting in spring 2016, CroisiEurope will cruise year round from Berlin to Prague. CroisiEurope’s MS Elbe Princesse will sail the Elbe and Moldau (Vltava)...

    • Posted April 6, 2015
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  • Viking Star
    Viking Ocean Cruises’ Viking Star

    Viking Ocean Cruises Set to Sail I know it’s not river cruise news but Viking Ocean Cruises just took delivery of their ocean liner, the Viking Star. The ocean cruiser marks the company’s official arrival into the ocean...

    • Posted April 2, 2015
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