Cruises: How to Sail the Amazon in Style. The most luxurious ships on the Amazon can be found in the river’s Peruvian portion, and the crème de la crème of those vessels is Aqua Expeditions’ 32-person MV Aria, which makes three-, four-, and seven-night trips down the river—starting in Iquitos, in northeastern Peru.
Cruise rates include food, drinks, transfers, and excursions—from piranha-fishing to monkey-watching to spotting pink dolphins in the Yanallpa Flooded Forest. Its food, too, is exceptional: Menus of marinated pork ribs, grilled fish, and Andean quinoa were conceived by star Peruvian chef Pedro Miguel Schiaffino. Although the Aria sails year-round, the area is most prone to flooding between December and March, so shore excursions are minimal during those months. Best Cruise Ships in the World: Condé Nast Traveler's 2013 Cruise Poll.
Today, there are more competitors than ever for Condé Nast Traveler’s list of the world’s top ships.
Happily, more competition means the bar is constantly being raised, which means better restaurants, larger spas, and top-of-the-line staterooms. Particularly hot this year? River cruises, which have seen explosive growth—the 40 river ships here include some of the highest scorers in any category. Whether an old favorite or a new launch, no ship can count itself among the crème de la crème until it gets the nod from you, our readers, the world’s most discriminating travelers—and sailors. — Reported by Walker Harrison & John Newton. Dream Cruise Itineraries for 2013 : Cruises. 12.
Australia and the Far East on the Crystal Symphony The Draw: A blockbuster 98-day itinerary that Magellan himself would envy, the cruise begins in Auckland, and although the ship spends most weeks navigating Southeast Asia and the Far East, it also makes its way around Russia’s Kamchatsky Peninsula and Kobe, Japan, before winding down via a swing through Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, finally docking in Los Angeles. Reviews of Europe's Top-Rated New Riverboats. The newest and flashiest ship in the company’s fleet of 15, the AmaCerto was built to party.
The riverboat sails to Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Hungary, and Slovakia. 1. AmaWaterways' AmaCerto Number of passengers Where it sails Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Hungary, and Slovakia. What sets it apart The newest and flashiest ship in the company’s fleet of 15, the AmaCerto was built to party.
Who’s on board Couples in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, many from California; grown children traveling with their elderly parents; a Chinese-Canadian tour group from Toronto accompanied by their own guide (unlike most other river cruise lines, AmaWaterways allows separate tours aboard). The look Interiors are an aggressive mix of colors and textures—the lounge alone is a jumble of red nubby tweed sofas, cement-colored leather sofas, pink swirly carpet, and velvet armchairs in sherbet-hued stripes. Europe's River Cruise Revolution.
On my three cruises, the only person I could find who wasn’t an instant river-cruising convert was . . . me.
I love seeing Europe from the perspective of its waterways—it was hard to pry myself away from the top deck, where I could watch history unfold as we breezed along—but otherwise I felt trapped in a group-tour bubble. When I’m abroad, I want to eat where the locals eat and socialize with them, not with my fellow Americans. Viking River Cruises ® - Book a river cruise at 2 for 1 prices! OFFICIAL SITE - Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection.
All Inclusive Cruises. Top Cruise Lines : Gold List. River Cruising vs. Ocean Cruising. River cruises and ocean cruises differ more than you might think.
Many of the people I’ve met on the former are refugees from the latter: They chose a river cruise to avoid the crowds, lines, and hassles they’ve encountered on giant ships at sea. But they compare 120- to 160-passenger river boats with mammoth 2,500- to 3,000-passenger megaships, whereas it would be more apt to compare river ships with similarly small seagoing vessels where such crowds, lines, and hassles don’t exist. Personally, when I’m on a river ship, I miss aspects of the ocean experience—from the vast, uninterrupted sea views to the romantic dinners alone with my husband on our balcony. For all you ocean cruisers who may be thinking of branching out and trying a river trip, I thought it might be helpful to lay out the biggest differences as I see them, based on the four river cruises and 20 ocean cruises I’ve taken.
Here are 13 things that make a river cruise different: 2 You’re on land every day. 11 Wi-fi is free.