brand in the UK next year by
chartering two vessels to sail a 15-day European Gems cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. It is also offering a new 11-day Jewels of the Rhône Travelmarvel cruise from Chalon-sur-Sôane to Arles.
Further afi eld Numbers of river cruisers going long haul are still small but growing, according to the Cruise Lines International Association UK and Ireland, with 6,900 Britons choosing a cruise in the Far East and China in 2012, a big increase on the 5,000 in 2011. By comparison, 28,300 took a Nile river cruise, way down on the 58,000 recorded in 2010 but still a remarkable result given the general uncertainty since the Arab Spring. There is certainly plenty of choice
for river cruise clients looking for something a bit different, with voyages on the Yangtze in China, the
“There is a great variety of river cruise vessels. Encourage your clients to book early so you can confirm the dates, flights and cabin grade that suit them best”
GARY ANSLOW, SALES DIRECTOR, MONARCH TRAVEL GROUP
lower Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers in Vietnam and Cambodia, and the upper Mekong in Laos. The Ayeyarwady in Myanmar is opening up following that country’s move towards democracy, with AmaWaterways, Viking River Cruises and Amadeus by Lüftner Cruises all launching there in 2014. Orient- Express Hotels, which has operated the Road to Mandalay on the Ayeyarwady for around 18 years, is launching a new vessel, the Orcaella,
NOT YOUR ORDINARY EUROPEAN CRUISE...
A taste of the royal life at an Imperial Evening in Vienna... breaking bread with gardians on a Camargue ranch... private dinners in a French château and a castle on the Rhine. On a Tauck river cruise, expect to experience Europe a little differently; our uncommon access to local culture on included shore excursions ensures exclusive experiences as memorable as the places you’ll visit.
Our custom-designed riverboats cruise the Danube, Rhine, Rhône and Seine with more suites and more space per guest than ships of comparable size... welcoming you aboard and treating you like family with personalized cruising in an intimate, club-like atmosphere. You’re traveling in good company... and never settling for ordinary. Because how you see the world matters.
Contact Tauck at 0800-961-834 or
tauckrez@tauck.com, Your Preferred Agent, or The Cruise Portfolio, 020 73997673
www.cruiseportfolio.co.uk www.tauck.co.uk/river-cruises
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