By the Avid Cruiser
When you’re planning a river cruise in Europe, you have a fair amount of choices. To better understand what those choices are, review our list of the major river cruise companies that we regularly cover and recommend. At the bottom of this page, you’ll find a link to all river cruise companies.
AmaWaterways
Number of ships in fleet: 12, including the 164-passenger AmaCerto, due to launch in April, 2012.
Charters: One vessel in Russia; one in Southern France and Spain; one in Portugal; and one on the Mekong River, a new program for AMA, which launched this fall
Newest ship: 161-passenger Amaverde, launched in 2011.
Oldest ship: 150-passenger Amadagio, launched in 2006
Avalon Waterways
Number of ships in fleet: 9
2011 Charters: One in Egypt; two in China; and one in the Galapagos
Newest ship: 166-passenger Avalon Panorama, May 2011.
Oldest ship: 168-passenger Avalon Tapestry, 2006
Uniworld River Cruises
Number of ships in fleet: 10 when the River Tosca launches on the Nile this month
2011 Charters: Three in China; one in Egypt
Newest ship: 160-passenger River Beatrice, 2007 (refurbished 2009)
Oldest ship: 128-passenger River Ambassador, 1993 (refurbished 2006)
Viking River Cruises
Number of ships in fleet: 19
New for 2012, the Viking Longships: Viking Freya, Viking Idun, Viking Njord, and Viking Odin
2011 Charters: Two vessels in Egypt, one in China
Newest ship: 189-passenger Viking Legend, July 2009
Oldest ship: 210-passenger Viking Surkov, 1984 (refurbished 2008)
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