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River lines see boost in charter and incentive travel

River lines see boost in charter and incentive travelRiver cruise lines are reaping the rewards of a more aggressive focus on group business.

AmaWaterways hosts webinar series for advisorsTopics include "Secrets to Selling Groups with AmaWaterways" and "Growing Your River Cruise Sales Using Social Media."

A rendering of the American Countess, launching in April 2020.

American Queen opens sales for newest vesselThe American Countess will be the newest paddlewheeler on U.S. rivers when it debuts in April 2020.

With Abercrombie & Kent's polar cruises, the operator does a full-ship charter, and then it adds its own team of specialists.

Tour operators raising the bar on expedition and luxe cruisingDemand for luxury expedition and small ship cruising is on the rise.

A cruise ship in Venice.

Rerouting cruise ships in Venice is an ongoing discussionAccording to a report, the Italian transportation minister said plans are in place to start rerouting some of the larger ships...

American Cruise Lines names riverboat American MelodyThe American Melody is expected to begin cruising in late 2020, joining the American Song, American Harmony and American Jazz...

The La Belle des Oceans, the former Silver Discoverer.

CroisiEurope sets ocean cruises in Indian Ocean and Middle EastCroisiEurope this summer said it was acquiring the ship, La Belle des Oceans, which formerly was Silversea Cruises' Silver...

Despite heat waves, operators say Europe's water levels healthy

Despite heat waves, operators say Europe's water levels healthyA weekend of rain cooled off Europe, and eased concerns about a possible repeat of last summer's hot, dry weather that played...

The American Harmony will set sail on its inaugural cruise Aug. 17.

American Harmony ready for its debutAmerican Cruise Lines' second modern riverboat arrived in New Orleans well ahead of its Aug. 17 inaugural cruise.

Jeri Clausing, Travel Weekly’s river cruise editor, saddles up for a solo Vienna adventure after oversleeping and missing her guided bike tour.

In Vienna, an unexpected solo adventureJeri Clausing writes: "One of my favorite parts of river cruising is heading out on foot or bicycle to explore the city of the...

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