River Cruising with AmaWaterways

We’d like to take this post to highlight another one of our operators and partners in travel. River cruising is a relatively recent form of travel, and as its popularity increases, it takes something more to stand out from the crowd, whether it’s added luxury, unique itineraries, or the kinds of adventures and experiences that voyagers rate highly and that create loyal customers for life.

One of our top river cruise operators is AmaWaterways. The company is a pioneer of the river cruising movement, and since their founding in 2002, they’ve been an innovator in the market, taking the river cruise experience to new and unique heights of luxury. They understand the benefits of a river cruise and how to best provide them.

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My AmaWaterways Vacation – Melodies of the Danube

I recently had the opportunity to travel with AMAWaterways on their Melodies of the Danube. We began in Budapest, Hungary and ended in Vilshofen, Germany, with many ports visited in between.

The room was very nicely appointed and sparkling clean. To my surprise I found umbrellas in the closet. (Nice touch) They had walking sticks for their guests and even some were equipped with a small fold down chair to rest. They had bicycles onboard for anyone who wanted to take a spin in the ports we visited. They absolutely thought of everything for every type of traveler.

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Paris and Provence with AmaWaterways and Monograms

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.

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