River Cruise Expo 2012

1. ALBERT AIRD
Travel Training and River Cruise
Consultant

2. Introduction
• River cruising offers an ideal way to sail into the heart of a
destination and experience some of its most beautiful cities
and breathtaking scenery all in one trip
• Important highways for trade, industry and tourism
• So many cities and towns developed along waterways, they
were literally made to be accessible by river
• River cruising brings you more of these destinations than you
could see any other way

3. River Cruise Destinations
• Europe and Russia
• Africa
• Yangtze – China Cruise Tours
• Mekong - Vietnam and Cambodia
• Emerging Destinations

4. Rivers of Europe & Russia

5. Rhine

6. Rhine
• Europe’s busiest river and where river cruising industry
started.
• Links with the River Main/Main-Danube Canal and Moselle
rivers enabling cruisers to travel along all three
• Countries and cities: The Rhine and tributaries flow from the
Swiss Alps through Germany, France, Belgium and the
Netherlands
• Key Destinations include: Basel, Strasbourg, Mainz, Rhine
Gorge, Koblenz, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Amsterdam
• Who cruises here? Everybody!

8. Dutch & Belgian Waterways

10. Dutch & Belgian Waterways
• Countless Canals, Windmills, Tulips, the art of
Rembrandt and Van Gogh and rich maritime history.
• Key destinations include: Amsterdam, Rotterdam,
Hoorn, Volendam & Marken, Antwerp and Bruges
• Who cruises here? Everybody!

11. Danube

12. Danube
• Second largest river in Europe, stretches for 2000 miles from
Germany to Romania and the Black Sea
• Countries and cities: Flows from Germany to the Black Sea,
through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and follows
border between Bulgaria and Romania
• Key destinations include: Nuremberg, Passau, Regensburg,
Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Danube
Delta
• Who cruises here? Everybody!

14. Dnieper

15. Dnieper
• Third longest European river after Volga and Danube
• Cruise between Kiev and the Black Sea and see how
differing societies from the Vikings to the Tartars and
the Cossacks have influenced the architecture,
culture and people of today’s Ukraine
• Key destinations include: Kiev, Zaporozhye,
Sevastopol, Yalta and Odessa

17. Rivers of France

18. Seine

19. Seine
• River for cruisers seeking a Gallic flavour &
taking in the capital and pretty Normandy
landscapes between Paris and Le Havre
• Key destinations include: Paris, Les Andelys,
Giverny, Caudebec en Caux, Conflans, Rouen
and Honfleur
• Who cruises here? Viking River Cruises /
Peter Deilmann / Connections Elegant River
Cruises

21. Rhône & Saône

22. Rhône & Saône
• These rivers join in French second city of Lyon,
showcasing history and beauty of southern
France
• Cruises along Saône go through wine-growing
region of Burgundy, while on Rhône they sail
south through Provence famous for its
gastronomic and cultural charms
• Key destinations include: Chalon-Sur-
Saône, Tournus, Macon and Tevoux on the
Saône. Lyon lies on both rivers. Vienne, Avignon
and Arles on the Rhône

24. Rivers of Southern Europe

25. Douro

27. Douro
• Cruises take travellers into the heart of the
Portuguese and Spanish countryside and away
from commercialised coastal areas
• Famed for its beautiful scenery and Port Wine
production which has helped shape this region
• Key destinations include: Porto, Pinhao and
Regua in Portugal and Vega de Torron and
Salamanca in Spain

28. Po

29. Po

30. Po
• Magical Venice with its palazzo-lined canals, grand
townhouses and elegant churches.
• Venice Lagoon
• Po River – Unesco World Heritage site of Ravenna,
enchanting Verona – home of literature’s most famous
lovers – Romeo & Juliet
• Who cruises here? Titan/Uniworld, Shearings &
CroisiEurope

31. Elbe

33. Elbe
• Itineraries: (Elbe) Berlin to Prague
• Countries and Cities: Elbe flows from Czech Republic
through Germany to Hamburg.
• Key destinations include: Prague, Dresden, Meissen,
Wittenburg, Magdeburg, Potsdam and Berlin
• Who cruises here? River Cruise Line / Titan

34. Russian Waterways

36. Russian Waterways
• Connecting Moscow with St. Petersburg along the
Waterways of the Tsars
• See Russia’s great landmarks and her heartland too
• Key destinations include: Moscow, Uglich, Yaroslavl,
Goritzy, Kizhi Island, Mandrogy / Svirstroy and St.
Petersburg

37. Nile

39. Nile
• World’s longest river at 4,187 miles
• Egypt’s lifeblood – No better way to experience the wealth of
Egypt’s history, culture and architecture
• Key destinations include: Cairo, Luxor (Valley of the Kings)
Alexandria, Aswan and Abu Simbel and Gisa (Pyramids and
Sphinx)
• Who cruises here? Titan’s ‘The World’s Best River Cruises’ in
exclusive partnership with Uniworld

40. Chobe

41. Zambezi Queen

42. Makalali
Game
Lodge
Kruger
National
Park
Cape
Town

43. Private boat game viewing
on the Chobe
Awe-inspiring Mt. Kilimanjaro
Victoria Falls
Serengeti

44. Yangtze
Extensions
Hong Kong
& Guilin

46. Yangtze
• Longest river in China and 3rd longest in world
• Choice of 5 or 10 night cruises as part of fully
inclusive tours taking in the very best of China
• Key destinations include: Beijing, Shanghai, Xian,
Chongqing, Three Gorges, Wuhan, Nanjing
• Pre / Post tours to Hong Kong / Guilin

47. Mekong

48. Mekong

49. Mekong
• Europe’s busiest river and where river cruising industry started.
• Links with the River Main/Main-Danube Canal and Moselle rivers enabling
cruisers to travel along all three.
• Countries and cities: The Rhine and tributaries flow from the Swiss Alps
through Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands
• Key Destinations include: Basel, Strasbourg, Stuttgart, Cologne,
Nuremberg, Mainz, Trier, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Ghent and
Antwerp
• Who cruises here? Titan’s ‘The World’s Best River Cruises’ in exclusive
partnership with Uniworld

50. Ha Long Bay The ruins of Angkor