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Viking River Cruises, AMAWaterways,
Avalon Waterways, CroisiEurope, Swan RIVER CRUISE NEWS
Hellenic and Uniworld.
Orient-Express will relaunch its river cruise boat, The
Road to Mandalay, in Burma in August. The ship was
DOURO. damaged during cyclone Nagris last year. Refurbishment
Cruises along the Douro take travellers into
has included increasing cabin space and reducing
fice
the heart of the Portuguese and Spanish
capacity from 108 to 82 beds.
■ orient-express.com
countryside and away from the more com-
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mercialised coastal areas. This corner of the
APT Touring is offering savings of up to £2,490 per couple
Iberian Peninsula is famed for its beautiful on its 15-day Magnificent Europe Cruise from Amsterdam
tugal National T
scenery and port wine production, which Por
to Budapest for selected departures in May and June.
has helped to shape this region. Porto is one of the main stops during cruises along the Douro river
Prices start from £1,225 per person including full-board
accommodation, sightseeing tours and airport transfers
Countries and cities: The river crosses the
but not flights. Bookings must be made by May 31.
Portuguese/Spanish border, enabling cruisers Sample packages
■ aptouring.co.uk
to visit both countries. Cosmos Tourama is offering a five-night Pic-
Key destinations include: Porto, Pinhao and turesque Provence and Lyons cruise along the
Gota Canal Steamship Company’s two-day cruises, which
Regua in Portugal; and Vega Torron in Spain. Rhone from £849 this summer. The voyage
operate between Motala and Soderkoping in Sweden, have
introduced spa experiences including massages, stops for
Who cruises here? AMAWaterways, starts and ends in Lyons and highlights include
hot-tub bathing and cycling beside the canal. These are
CroisiEurope and Uniworld. Arles, Avignon, Viviers and Tain l’Hermitage,
included in the existing price of the trip, which costs from
which is famous for its wines. £345 per person including one night’s accommodation
ALTERNATIVE OPERATORS.
with meals. Agents earn at least 15% commission.
■ cosmostourama.co.uk
Other operators that also offer European
■ gotacanal.se
river cruises include Page & Moy, Voyages Viking River Cruises is offering a seven-night
Bales Worldwide has launched a painting cruise on the
Jules Verne, The Classic Traveller, Grand Castles and Wine sailing along the Moselle and
Nile with accommodation on a traditional dahabiyya
UK Holidays, APT, Titan HiTours, Connec- Rhine rivers from Trier to Nuremburg from wooden sailing boat. The trip departs on October 18,
tions, Glenton Holidays, Cosmos Tourama, £1,335. Other stops include Koblenz, Rudesheim
2009, with prices starting at £2,295 per person including
Great Rail Journeys, eWaterways and and Heidelberg. Sailings operate until October.
flights and is open for all levels of artists.
■ balesworldwide.com/nilepaintingcruise
Dertour. ■ vikingrivercruises.co.uk
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