River Cruising

European river cruise specialist VIVA Cruises recently released its 2026 programme, full of exciting news. 

With less than a month and a half left to 2024, Vietnam is working to meet its target of welcoming between 17 to 18 million tourists before the end of the year.

Small-ship cruise firm Windstar Cruises launched its new online booking engine through its official website. 

The opening discussions of Crew Connect Global, the event currently being held in tandem with Seatrade Cruise Asia in Manila, seek to delve into the different aspects of maritime crewing, as well as the need for cruise and shipping firms to properly invest in human resources.

The Philippine tourism department is going over options to make the country more appealing to the cruise sector.

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jnr cited the potential of the Philippines as one of the world’s foremost cruise tourism hubs during his address at the welcome reception held for Seatrade Cruise Asia on the evening of Monday, 11th November, at The Okada Manila.

Seatrade Cruise Asia 2024 officially opens in the Philippines tonight at a welcome reception at The Cove at the Okada Manila, kicking off a major industry event that will run till Wednesday, 13th November.

Luxury river cruise firm Scenic Group announced the opening of its new APAC office in Singapore, and introduced its in-country team.

Australia’s cruise tourism sector reports that its current value has surged to a record high, contributing significantly to the national economy.

Scenic Group launched its new Asia Pacific office in Singapore and introduced the leaders of its team in the region.

CF Mekong River Cruises by CroisiEurope (CFM) announced that it is offering major discount deals on its New Discovery Tour Programme slated for the Yuletide holiday season.

Slated to launch in October 2025 is Pandaw’s new vessel for the backwaters of Kerala in South India: the ten-cabin Kochi Pandaw.

European river cruise firm ViVA Cruises appointed sales and marketing veteran Daryl Kornelsen as its new head of global sales. 

The provincial government of Northern Samar in the Central Philippines presented two new tourism circuits focused on agritourism.

Shangri-La Bangkok has relaunched its popular Horizon Cruise on the Chao Phraya River. Hop on Shangri-La’s beautifully new, fully air-conditioned boat and take in the sights and scenes of Bangkok’s colourful and distinctly unique riverside while enjoying an extensive international buffet that features specials from the hotel’s signature restaurants. Here is a flavour of this […]

Cruise Plus welcomed 40 agents and 18 suppliers to their head office in Leyland for two informative days where they learned everything they could about the cruising industry.

Antara River Cruises, pioneers of river cruising in India,  recently hosted 50 Agents from the UK on the river ship Antara Ganges Voyager II for 3 nights and 4 days from June 8-11, 2024.

Scenic Group’s next-gen luxury yacht  set sail in April 2026 and is available for consumer bookings and charters starting, April 10. 

From 16th April ,  Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will launch a summer flash sale with some of its biggest savings of the year.

This March, celebrate the long weekends of Holi and Easter on the Antara Ganges Voyager : Kolkata – Bandel – Kalna – Mayapur – Guptipara – Fulia – Chandernagore – Kolkata