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AmaWaterways: What It Is, How It Works, and What to Expect
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AmaWaterways: What It Is, How It Works, and What to Expect

By Yvan Junior Blanchette | Travel and Cruise Specialist | ÆRIA Voyages

AmaWaterways is the most awarded river cruise line in the world.

31 ships. Six river regions. The only river cruise line ever inducted into La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. And a fleet expansion to 50-plus ships by 2032 backed by a private equity investment that is the largest in river cruise history.

They also invented the twin-balcony stateroom. Every other major river cruise line has since copied it.

We cover the full guide, including:

The fleet: European rivers from the Danube to the Douro, the Mekong through Vietnam and Cambodia, the Chobe in Botswana, the Nile between Luxor and Aswan, and the Magdalena in Colombia, the first luxury river cruise programme ever operated in South America outside the Amazon

The twin-balcony stateroom: a French balcony for all weather and a full step-out balcony in the same cabin, originated by AmaWaterways in 2012 and still the best execution of the format on the market

AmaMagna: twice the width of any other ship on the Danube, four dining venues, an aft marina with kayaks and Zodiacs, a pickleball court, and staterooms from 355 to 710 square feet, all at a river cruise price point

What is and is not included: all meals, The Chef’s Table specialty dining, unlimited wines at meals, the Sip and Sail cocktail hour, Wi-Fi, and shore excursions at three activity levels. Spirits outside mealtimes and gratuities on European sailings charged separately.

La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs: the gastronomic society founded in 1248, by invitation only, and AmaWaterways is the only river cruise line ever to receive one

The excursion structure: Gentle Walkers, Active Walkers, Late Starters, and complimentary bikes at every port, with more active options per port than any comparable line

How AmaWaterways compares to Viking, Scenic, Avalon, and Emerald, and who it is best suited for. The excursion programme does most of the filtering.

AmaWaterways invented the design that everyone else copied.

The culinary credential is the only one of its kind in river cruising.

And the expansion is just getting started.

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Yvan Junior Blanchette
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