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A Whole New River Cruise Destination as AmaWaterways Launches 1st Colombia Ship
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A Whole New River Cruise Destination as AmaWaterways Launches 1st Colombia Ship

AmaWaterways has debuted the AmaMagdalena, the first-ever major river cruise line ship to navigate Colombia’s Magdalena River. The launch opens a completely new cruise destination for fans of river cruising...

This Overwater Pickleball Court is Causing a ‘Racket’
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This Overwater Pickleball Court is Causing a ‘Racket’

The pickleball craze continues! Not content to dominate community parks around North America, the sociable, ‘tennis light’ paddle sport is taking root in holiday destinations – not just on land...

How to Make Your Own D-Day Pilgrimage during the 80th Anniversary Year and Beyond
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How to Make Your Own D-Day Pilgrimage during the 80th Anniversary Year and Beyond

All eyes were once again on the coast of Normandy as the 80th anniversary of D-Day was marked on June 6, 2024 by the UK, US, Canada, and France. The surprise...

Exotic River Cruise News: New Ships on Amazon, Nile
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Exotic River Cruise News: New Ships on Amazon, Nile

There’s a whole world of river cruising beyond beloved European rivers. Have you dipped your toe in the waters of exotic river cruising yet? Well, new ships on two of...

European River Cruise Season Begins! AmaWaterways' Co-Founder Shares Trends and Tips for 2022
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European River Cruise Season Begins! AmaWaterways' Co-Founder Shares Trends and Tips for 2022

One of the first signs of spring for travel and cruise lovers like me… isn’t the first tulip or robin. It’s the return of river cruising in Europe. This year...

Travel Company Leaders Dish on their Most Romantic Trips
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Travel Company Leaders Dish on their Most Romantic Trips

Step away from the chocolates. Move over, diamonds. The most romantic gift is time together with your best-beloved, and shared experiences that ignite – or reignite – the flames.If it’s...

Now You Can Discover Your European Family Heritage While Sailing on a River Cruise
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Now You Can Discover Your European Family Heritage While Sailing on a River Cruise

It’s news that marries two of the fastest-growing styles of travel: river cruising and family heritage travel. AmaWaterways has partnered with Ancestry, the company that specializes in genomics and connecting...

World's Longest River Cruise Set for 2023
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World's Longest River Cruise Set for 2023

46 nights. 7 rivers. 14 countries. You’ve heard of ocean ‘World Cruises’. This is the first of its kind for river cruising and may be the start of a whole new...

2 Travel-Inspired Beverages to get you in the Holiday Spirit
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2 Travel-Inspired Beverages to get you in the Holiday Spirit

You may not be celebrating the holidays as usual this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t create some new holiday entertaining traditions.While we wait to travel and celebrate again,...

3 Top Trips for Golfers Who Cruise - From Close to Home to Around the World
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3 Top Trips for Golfers Who Cruise - From Close to Home to Around the World

Suddenly, everyone is golfing again.With only a few minor tweaks that courses have easily implemented, the game checks all the boxes for a COVID-safe pastime. So it’s no surprise that even...

This is the First US-based River Cruise Line to Restart Cruising in Europe
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This is the First US-based River Cruise Line to Restart Cruising in Europe

Americans are still barred from Europe, and Canadians are technically permitted into Europe but still under their own government restrictions against leisure travel and required to quarantine 14 days upon...

Why Travelers in the Know are Booking A Douro River Cruise in Portugal
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Why Travelers in the Know are Booking A Douro River Cruise in Portugal

Have you taken a river cruise in Europe yet? The 'Big Three' river cruises are the Rhine, the Danube and the Rhone/Saone. You may have heard about cruising on the Seine, even...

5 Top Spring Flower Spectacles and Where to Find Them
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5 Top Spring Flower Spectacles and Where to Find Them

If you're like me, Spring can never come too soon. And nothing says Spring like new flower blossoms. This year, treat yourself to an abundance of Spring in one of these...

Top 6 Wellness and Fitness Cruises You Should be Booking Now
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Top 6 Wellness and Fitness Cruises You Should be Booking Now

Have you resolved to travel more AND be more fit and well? Why not put these life goals together on your next cruise? Cruise lines have upped their health, wellness, and fitness...

Where's the Best Place to be on National Cake Day?
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Where's the Best Place to be on National Cake Day?

If it isn't on your calendar already, get out a red pen and mark November 26. That's National Cake Day, and although we don't need any excuses to enjoy the star...

Video: Meet the Crazy 'Chicken Man' of the Avignon Market
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Video: Meet the Crazy 'Chicken Man' of the Avignon Market

Local markets are one of the greatest delights of trips to the South of France.  The glorious town of Avignon (perhaps best known for the song about its famous bridge)...

Video: Germany's Most Romantic Christmas Market
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Video: Germany's Most Romantic Christmas Market

A night time market in the grounds of a castle. Fires and torches and twinkling lights, the smell of evergreen boughs, the best German Christmas culinary treats and artisans selling...

The Ship that's Changing River Cruising
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The Ship that's Changing River Cruising

How do you revolutionize river cruise ships?River cruise ships are limited in length by the navigational requirements of rivers... like the sizes of locks. While ships bear their company livery...

Video: Meet the Wine Maker in the 'Tuscany of Austria' on the Danube
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Video: Meet the Wine Maker in the 'Tuscany of Austria' on the Danube

There's a magical stretch of the Danube river that some call the 'Tuscany of Austria'.Hills rise in the mist above the Wachau valley, and for 25 miles between fairy tale...