Viking has named its newest river ship, the Viking Osiris, at a ceremony in Luxor, Egypt. In attendance was George Herbert, the company’s first ceremonial godfather and the 8th Earl of Carnarvon. Designed specifically to navigate the Nile, Viking Osiris was built at Massara shipyard in Cairo and will sail
Riviera Travel will remove regional flight supplements on all river cruise and escorted touring holidays from next year. This will be a permanent change and applies to 14 of the largest regional airports across the UK and Ireland including Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Belfast and Dublin. The cruise line said that supplements will be
Emerald Cruises has added an additional sailing to its 2022 Europe river cruise programme. The 8-Day Secrets of the Douro cruise departs on 26 November 2022 sailing round-trip from Porto. The programme is also included in the cruise line’s Summer Sale Event that allows a second guest to sail for
CLIA has confirmed this year’s Cruise Week will take place from September 16-25 with the theme ‘Get Onboard’. The annual event will see a host of trade-friendly cruise initiatives and updates made available for agents. CLIA is calling on agents to ‘Get Onboard’, by giving a keen focus on cruise during
The Viking Saigon has begun its inaugural season in Southeast Asia. The 80-guest ship will sail between Kampong Cham, Cambodia and Mỹ Tho, Vietnam as part of Viking’s 15-day Magnificent Mekong itinerary. With the 2022-2023 season now underway, regular sailing dates are available through to March 2023; the 2023-2024 season
Fred. Holidays has launched new packages based combining American Cruise Lines’ Mississippi paddle wheel cruise from Memphis to New Orleans with added land stays in Chicago, Nashville or Houston. The package includes two nights at The Guest House at Graceland, two nights in New Orleans, and the seven-night paddle wheel
