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Avalon Waterways was the recipient of two prestigious Cruise Critic awards last month. Celebrating its ninth anniversary, the UK Editors’ Picks Awards are part of the world’s largest cruise reviews site and online cruise community. The winners were announced at a ceremony in December 2018, amongst a number of influential cruise media, cruise experts, industry […]
River cruisers looking to sail in 2020 will be interested to know they could have the chance to experience a once-in-a-decade event – the Oberammergau Passion Play. What is the Oberammergau Passion Play? The history of the play began in 1633 when the people of Oberammergau – a town in the Bavarian Alps of Germany […]
Award-winning author, Elizabeth Gilbert, has been announced as the godmother of the new Avalon Envision, set to sail along the Danube River in 2019. The 166-passenger ship is set to join the cruise line’s fleet of Suite Ships and grace the waters of the Danube River throughout 2019. Following this, it will be the first […]
The Suite Ship, Avalon Saigon, has joined Avalon Waterways’ fleet and will start setting sail along the Mekong River it has been revealed. A Suite Ship for the Asian market The new ship boasts 18 suites, each measuring nearly 250-square-foot of living space. Balconies are framed with floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall panoramic windows, measuring almost 15-feet-wide and […]
The Avalon Waterways expansion of its Active Discovery programme is going that step further – now allowing travellers to choose their own adventure. A revamp on the Avalon Choice program, there are now three excursion styles for river cruisers to choose from: Classic: A local expert guides travellers through the history and heritage of destinations […]
River cruises are tranquil and serene: treating passengers to a laidback atmosphere and fascinating itineraries. But a new breed of river cruise holiday is on the horizon… Avalon Waterways is looking to expand its ‘Active Discovery’ series of voyages for 2018, crafting new itineraries that will make the most of the spectacular Rhine. Immersive excursions […]
Just as it did last spring, river cruise line Avalon Waterways is set to introduce more new vessels to the rivers of Europe in 2015, one of which will be the Avalon Tapestry II. The line will continue its tradition of naming godmothers for each of its new vessels and has recently announced that author […]
It’s hard to keep up with all the new river cruise ships that are being launched, as it seems like there’s a new one every week. Avalon Waterways has three new ships lined up for the Spring season of next year, and they’ve just announced the godmother for one of the ships – Katherine Grainger. […]