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Exciting Developments with Uniworld in 2014

24 January 2014February 16, 2024George Pitiranggon

Uniworld has a reputation of being the world’s only boutique cruise line. They’ve earned this reputation over the years through their specialty river cruises, a luxury option for people who want to tour the interior mainlands of Europe and other destinations in style. They’ve been able to do this thanks to their partnership with Red Carnation Hotels, a collection of five-star boutique hotels which allow Uniworld to maintain the same level of award-winning hospitality at every stop on their river cruises.

In 2014, however, Uniworld is expanding its offerings, with new ships and tours to be available to vacationers who want a world-class experience. Read on to see what Uniworld has planned.Continue reading

Paris and Provence with AmaWaterways and Monograms

17 January 2014February 16, 2024AffordableTours.com

By: Lucy Fernandez, Owner

Our delightful spring trip to France for an AMA Waterways river cruise, Spain and Provence, began with a 3-night package in Paris since we skipped Barcelona and only did the river cruise itself. We booked the Paris package with Monograms Independent Travel. Our hotel was the Radisson Blu, a beautiful hotel, very near the Opera and Galeries Lafayette department store.

Romantic Danube Viking River Cruise

27 December 2013February 19, 2024George Pitiranggon

I had the opportunity to cruise on the long ship, the Viking Njord, sister ships of……Idun, Freya, Bragi, Aegir, and Delling on the Romantic Danube. The name of the itinerary says it all! From the moment we arrived in Nuremberg and stepped on the red carpet laid out in front of the entrance, I knew I was in love.

Review: Treasures of Prague, the Rhine & Main with Uniworld

13 November 2013February 16, 2024George Pitiranggon

By Lucy Fernandez, Owner

River cruises are a wonderful way to reconnect with extended family on vacation. With their laid-back pace, there is plenty of time to relax on board the ship and simply enjoy one another’s company. Sightseeing excursions on days in port offer many opportunities to create shared memories together.

The River Ambassador (Photo Courtesy of Uniworld)

Guide to Different Tour Styles by AffordableTours.com

6 November 2013February 16, 2024AffordableTours.com

Here at AffordableTours.com, we partner with a number of reputable tour companies to offer you a variety of tours to different destinations, with differing lengths and amenities, and of different styles. Read on to discover the many styles of tours you can book for your next vacation.

Escorted Tour

Our most popular type of vacation is the escorted tour. Vacationers may not be familiar with their travel destinations, and may find the challenge of learning all about a foreign locale and determining the best itinerary on their vacation intimidating. With an escorted tour, many of these details are handled by professionals and all included in the packaged price. An escorted tour is usually led by a single tour director who is in charge of the details and services for the duration of the trip. The tour director arranges all transportation and even baggage handling as you go from destination to destination within your tour package.

Learn about our Escorted Tours!

Some features you might find in an escorted tour:

A single tour director from beginning to end
Internal flights (flights between destinations within a tour), hotels, motor-coach as the primary mode of transportation, and other transportation
Meals included
Sightseeing included
Moderate to Fast pace, often no more than two nights in a single locationContinue reading