Month: April 2018
Soaring Interest in River Cruising
The three main river cruise companies, Viking River Cruises, Avalon Waterways, and AmaWaterways, have experienced doubling in their capacity within the last five years. This is due to building more ships and an increased number of travelers who want to really explore the ports of call. This is a much more intimate way to travel due to the fewer number of passengers as well as the rivers themselves. To be floating down the Rhine in Germany looking at castles is one of the most relaxing ways to travel. As a the owner of Viking River Cruises likes to say, "Ocean cruising is a drinking man's cruise, and river cruising is a thinking man's cruise."
Holland America
To appeal to a more diverse crowd, Carnival owned Holland America has made dramatic changes. Larger foyers and other structural features targeted the line to an older clientele but now they have completely remodeled their ships to include more intimate, smaller foyers and individual areas. Holland America cruises all around the world and they have loyal customers in many countries.