
Discover the stunning landscapes and timeless towns of Sweden’s gorgeous countryside on an elegant 19th-century canal boat. Linking Stockholm to Gothenburg, the 180-kilometre Göta Canal passes through some of Scandinavia’s most beautiful scenery.
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Discover the stunning landscapes and timeless towns of Sweden’s gorgeous countryside on an elegant 19th-century canal boat. Linking Stockholm to Gothenburg, the 180-kilometre Göta Canal passes through some of Scandinavia’s most beautiful scenery.

Viking River Cruises offer delightful journeys along the world´s greatest waterways. With over 175 years of heritage in European river cruising, Viking operates 19 deluxe vessels built specifically for river travel.

Victoria Cruises operates on China’s Yangtze River. It offers a number of outstanding tours, including sightseeing excursions ashore – strolling the streets of quaint rural towns, browsing village shops, exploring ancient temples and experiencing up close the many points of cultural, historical and commercial interest that are unique to this region.

Uniworld has been cruising the waterways for more than 30 years and delivers a guest satisfaction rating of 98 per cent. Travel on board intimate, luxurious ships with an average of 134 guests with one staff member for every three guests.

Tauck’s itineraries are a refreshing mix of sightseeing, leisure, adventure and culture on riverboats that accommodate just 118 passengers. A popular new addition is the Musical Magic along the Blue Danube voyage, where joined by Tauck’s ‘Maestros’ you will walk in the footsteps of famous musicians.

Evergreen Tours, with partner Luftner Cruises, has exclusively chartered the new 147-passenger ms Amadeus Elegant. This boutique ship sails with a maximum of 147 passengers with 85 per cent of all staterooms featuring all weather French balconies.

French-family-owned CroisiEurope is Europe’s longest-established river cruise company and offers 68 itineraries cruising on 15 different rivers, with cruises ranging from three to 15 days.

Avalon Waterways has more than 80 years travel experience and its fleet averages two years in age. Launching in May 2011, Avalon Panorama is a unique ‘Suite Ship’- two full decks of suites and wall-to-wall panoramic windows transform the space into a large open-air balcony

With more than 16 years’ experience on the waterways, Australasia’s top travel company APT utilises its own fleet of eight new custom-built river ships to take in all the attractions of Europe. On board APT’s river ships there’s cosy lounges and expansive sun decks, and the convenience of only unpacking once.
Last night was my last on the ship, and very convivial it was too; drinks at the Observation Lounge on Deck 11 followed by yet another excellent dinner at Compass Rose with Julie and Joanne, my Voyager friends from San Antonio, Texas. A few farewell libations at the Connoisseur Club and then it was off [...]
Voyager pulled into the large natural harbour of Akaroa early in the morning. Its name in Maori means ‘Long Harbour’ and it’s the oldest colonial town in the South Island
Our first land stop after Hobart and five days at sea was Timaru, a major port in the south Canterbury region of the South Island of NZ
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