River cruise

Join TTG for an exclusive video tour of Riviera Travel's new ship Radiance

Riviera Radiance is the first Radiance-class ship to launch for the Riviera brand and will operate nine different Danube sailings during its maiden season

Riviera Travel weighs up long-haul agent fam trip ahead of Mekong ship launch

Riviera Travel chief executive Phil Hullah tells TTG flying travel agents out to Vietnam to join the Riviera Alba naming celebrations would be 'totally doable'

Riviera Travel to launch two river ships in 2027 and 2028 despite 'challenging' environment

The two new ships will be largely similar to Riviera Radiance which launched earlier this year on the Danube river

AmaWaterways upgrades agent portal with 24/7 'instant booking' capability

The luxury river cruise line says the changes will give agents more flexibility in their bookings

Trafalgar puts 2027 river cruise season on sale through the trade

Firm says early release will give agents more time to convert interest and take advantage of incentives

Celebrity Cruises to transfer 'marquee' Edge series experiences to new river vessels

Celebrity president Laura Hodges Bethge said each Celebrity River Cruises ship will feature Sunset Bar at the aft, a smaller Martini Bar and Café al Bacio

JTA Travel Group hires former SeaDream Yacht Club's UK sales chief Mark Schmitt to 'strengthen its cruise position'

Mark Schmitt joins JTA Travel Group with a travel industry career spanning more than 20 years including roles at AmaWaterways, Fred Olsen Travel, Tradewind Voyages

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions expands river fleet ahead of first winter sailings

Evolve will join 120-passenger ship Connect in the co-branded fleet during the 2027/28 season

Viking's UK sales chief makes play for 'land tour customers' as line names 100th ship

Speaking to TTG, Viking head of sales Neil Barclay hailed the contribution travel agents had made to the Scandinavian's 'continued success'

AmaWaterways doubles down in Colombia with second ship launch

Cruise operator is offering two itineraries on the lesser-known Magdalena river

Uniworld to launch three new ships on European rivers during 'landmark' 2027

Aqua Expeditions’ 15-suite Aqua Blu ship, meanwhile, will operate a 14-day sailing from Bali to Singapore on behalf of Uniworld

Riviera Travel hopes to attract agent partners with new 'always on' AI assistant launching next month

Travel agents using Riva AI can learn about Riviera Travel itineraries, get destination insights, source social media content, build emails for clients and find other sales tools

An agent's personal fam: 'It felt like I was on a movie set'

Gill Williams from The Travel Village had a rare opportunity to travel on Uniworld's Peruvian Rivers and Rainforest Discovery itinerary

'New-to-cruise – let's go!': agents told market ripe for new business, plus nine other Advantage cruise conference highlights

Is now the time for agents to grow their cruise customer databases? Why a cruise holiday can give customers peace of mind financially? And why if staff are loyal to agencies and cruise lines then customers will keep coming back for more?

'We're always trying to think outside the box': Advantage to trial new one-to-one meetings concept for cruise members

Advantage is hopeful its Cruise One-to-Ones trial will help members – either new-to-cruise agents or 'seasoned retailers' – to build their knowledge

APT's UK boss Paul Melinis stresses need for river sector to find its 'voice' as lines add capacity to meet demand

APT Luxury River Cruises and Tours, UK and Europe, managing director Paul Melinis highlighted the 'demand' the company is currently seeing for its river cruise products

Tui River Cruises unveils debut programme for first new-build ship Tui Luzia

Tui Luzia will part of a five-ship fleet deployed across the Danube, Belgian and Dutch Waterways, Rhine and Moselle rivers throughout the summer 2027

Viva Cruises hires Riviera's Stephen Sands to drive expansion into Ireland

Sands 'played a pivotal role' developing the Riviera Travel brand in Ireland, said Viva

Cruise: Expedition, ocean or river – which pays the most commission?

TTG quizzed more than 100 travel agents to identify what they need from suppliers to sell cruise confidently, and where they are increasing their focus in this ever-expanding sector

'It's a big-picture move': Agents hopeful Riviera Travel's dedicated ship for solo travellers will drive market forward

However, some figures in the trade have flagged questions around how the river line is going to price cruises onboard George Eliot in 2027

A-Rosa River Cruises UK chief Lucia Rowe to depart line this month

Rowe was part of the start-up team at A-Rosa more than 20 years ago and returned in 2015 to launch the brand to the UK travel trade

Viva Cruises' UK country manager makes fam trip pledge as line unveils new Venice-based ship

Viva Cruises' new luxury brand – Viva Boutique – will launch its first ship in May 2026 with another vessel joining the fleet 12 months later

AmaWaterways orders eight new European river ships for delivery by 2030

The order, once delivered, will double the river line's fleet to more than 40 vessels compared with 2020

Riviera Travel to dedicate 140-passenger ship to solo travellers for an entire season

The escorted touring and river cruise specialist will operate 19 departures across its fleet that are specifically for solo travellers