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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) UK and Ireland has revealed its speaker line up for this year’s River Cruise Conference, taking place in Amsterdam from 10-11 November.…

On this week’s round-up of the latest cruise news, we’ve got Hurtigruten’s winter sailings to Norway, AmaWaterways’ company expansion and more.

On our cruise radar this week, AmaWaterways celebrates its new passenger vessel, The Strand Cruise launches sailings to an ancient temple city and more.

This week, we saw digitisation in the hospitality sector takes a step forward with Roiback introducing online check-in for hotels, similar to what we usually do on our flights. Moreover,…

AmaWaterways is offering €100 onboard credit per stateroom to all 2018 European bookings made during the CLIA Plan a Cruise Month launching October 1, 2017.  This is in addition to…

Travelling on board ships with a smaller passenger capacity is on the rise among travellers. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has uncovered some interesting facts about…

AmaWaterwaysis offering travel agents who attended the CLIA UK & Ireland Conference, in Southampton from 24 - 26 May 2017, a free seven-night Fam trip, in a double occupancy…

AmaWaterways has celebrated the inaugural voyage of its 19th ship, AmaKristina. Named after AmaWaterways’ Co-Owner and Executive Vice President Kristin Karst, AmaKristina joins the fleet…

AmaWaterways has opened its new sales and marketing office located in Guildford, Surrey and revealed its new team. Stuart Perl, MD of AmaWaterways said: “Today marks another milestone for…

Tipto has confirmed the river cruise line, AmaWaterways, has joined its organisation of specialist independent tour operators.  AmaWaterways boasts the ‘best fleet on Europe’s rivers’,…

AmaWaterways has announced two new ships for 2015 which will feature the line’s first inter-connecting rooms. The cruise line will introduce AmaSerena and AmaVista next year as sister…

Rhian Herbert has been announced as head of business development at The Global Travel Group. In this newly-created role Herbert will streamline the company’s membership department and…

Crystal Cruises has announced one of its itineraries will navigate the Northwest Passage in 2016. The cruise line will be the first in the luxury category to take on the 900-mile route,…

AmaWaterways has revealed its new Mekong ship AmaDara will be added to its programme in 2015. The new ship will debut on 11 August 2015 sailing the ‘Vietnam, Cambodia & The…

The global cruise industry is adding extra capacity as it prepares to meet a 2% rise in passenger numbers this year. According to the latest data from Cruise Lines International…

River cruise operator AmaWaterways will launch its first programmes in Myanmar next year. The company has unveiled two new itineraries on the Irrawaddy River as part of its 2014-2016…

River cruise operator AmaWaterways has christened its most recent ship, the AmaPrima, at a ceremony in Vilshofen in Germany. The ship, which was christened by Valerie Wilson, founder…

River operator AmaWaterways is launching the industry’s first knitting themed cruise, which will be hosted by industry expert Barry Klein. The seven-night voyage will depart from…

AMA Waterways has announced the appointment of Natalie Ford as its new national sales manager – the news comes after a period sales growth for the river cruising firm. Ford started her…

AmaWaterways held a gala event in California on 22 July to celebrate the company’s 10 years in business. To mark the milestone, employees and travel partners joined AmaWaterways’ founders…

CLIA president Christine Duffy christened the new 164-guest AmaCerto last week, the newest addition to the AmaWaterways fleet. The pier-side ceremony was held in Vilshofen, Germany and…