River Cruising - Your Floating Hotel

People throughout time have used the world's rivers as natural highways, allowing relatively easy travel and trade over long distances and they have in turn connected people and cultures. Many civilizations have developed along riverbanks, leaving clues to their history along their shores. Many of those historic sites have developed into some of our greatest cities, but still have the river central to their identity.

So what are the benefits of river cruising?

Take a touring holiday, but take your hotel with you! Unpack just once on your holiday, settle into your luxurious cabin and relax on board as you watch the scenery glide by. Enjoy a leisurely meal al fresco or a glass of wine on the sundeck, listen to enriching lectures or simply chill out with a good book in the library. The ships normally dock in the centre of towns or villages, allowing you to explore at your leisure or join one of the included excursions.

Your cabin / stateroom is spacious and comfortable with panoramic windows that offer superb views of the passing countryside, there are no inside cabins on board these ships. Cuisine on board is exceptional, but there's no need to dress up - dining is a casual affair with no fixed seating, you can dine with whom you want.

River cruising is quite probably the best way to travel. Unlike on a bus tour, you will not spend hours sitting in your seat on the highway, but spend your time being in your destination, instead of trying to get there. And unlike some ocean cruises, on a river the world reveals itself to you with its constantly changing scenery along the river shores. Travelling by river, you will see many sights that would have been missed had you been travelling by road or air. On this holiday, your journey is most definitely one of the most enjoyable parts of your trip.

Beautiful views, rich culture, fascinating history, enriching encounters, fabulous food and wine - a river cruise holiday offers all these things and so much more. In supreme comfort, you sail amidst glorious scenery to a variety of destinations, and you unpack just once.