product update CroisiEurope goes big on expansion
FRENCH river cruise operator CroisiEurope has inaugurated three new vessels in recent months: the 84-passenger river ship MS Lafayette and two 24-passenger barges, the Madeleine – which will cruise the canals of Alsace – and the Anne-Marie, which is bound for the region of Provence. MS Lafayette
itinerary between Amsterdam and Basel which takes it almost the entire length of the
Rhine and encompasses Lake
Constance, the Isle of Mainau and the Rhine Valley, with calls at Strasbourg, Aachen, Mainz and Cologne. Further CroisiEurope expansion plans include a third new barge - the Raymonde - which will be launched in Paris later this year for operation on the French capital’s Saint-Martin Canal. Further afield, CroisiEurope has bought the Mekong River Cruise Company, owner of four colonial-style
vessels (RVs
Indochine, Lan Diep, Tioum Tou I and II ) which range in capacity from 20 to 48 passengers and cruise between Vietnam
is now operating a new
Fred Olsen targets river cruise clients
SUCH is the current popularity of river cruising that even ocean-going cruise line Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has weighed into the market with its own `little and large’ river packages for 2014 and 2015. Olsen’s Fred.\
issued year, its first
stand-alone river cruise brochure earlier this
Seine, Douro and Volga featuring 11
itineraries along the Danube, Rhine, Moselle,
and Cambodia from August to April. Next year, CroisiEurope will continue its
development drive with new six- and eight-day cruises along the River Loire aboard its new 48-cabin paddleboat, MS Loire Princess. Loire Princess – which enters service in
April 2015 - will be the first river vessel with cabins to operate on the Loire and will be based in Nantes for round-trip cruises taking in Saint-Nazaire, Ancenis, Angers, The Castle of the Loire, Saumur and Bouchemaine.
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rivers operated by the five-star river vessel MS Mozart. Prices lead-in at £1,065pp for a seven-night flight- inclusive Rhine trip. Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines also plans a series of six river cruises in 2015 aboard the 930-passenger cruise ship Braemar, after achieving strong sales for the ship’s August 24 French cruise. Braemar’s limited size and shallow
draft allows her to access river-based cities like Seville, Hamburg and Bordeaux for 2015.
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All Viking river cruises include:
• Return flights from the UK – plus fly from selected local airports at no extra cost • Deluxe ensuite stateroom with river view • All on board meals • Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner on board • 24-hour complimentary tea, coffee, hot chocolate and water • Exciting excursion programme led by expert, English-speaking guides
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