Transcend Cruises will introduce two-room luxury suites to Europe’s rivers when Transcend Connect launches in April 2026, with the cruise line claiming the new offering as an industry first.

AmaWaterways will stick to what it knows best and not venture into open seas, remaining laser-focused on the rivers of the world, Co-Founder Kristin Karst has reiterated.

AmaWaterways recently hosted its first Australia and New Zealand VIP famil trip, with a select group of valued trade partners cruising the Danube River.

Priority booking access for Celebrity River Cruises, the new venture from Celebrity Cruises, will open on 3 September, giving registrants a first look at 2027 sailings on Europe’s iconic rivers.

Viking Amun has joined Viking’s Nile fleet, with the delivery of the new river ship taking place earlier this week at the Massara shipyard in Cairo, Egypt.

The latest addition to the A&K Sanctuary fleet, Pure Amazon, has set sail on the waterways of the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon.

A&K Sanctuary has shared details of its fifth riverboat set to sail the Nile in 2026, touting Nile Seray as its “most sophisticated and spacious yet”.

A new partnership with Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group will see AmaWaterways offer a new series of exclusive pre- and post-river cruise experiences to its clients from 2026.

As culinary cruising continues to surge in popularity, Aqua Expeditions is setting a new standard at sea with its latest gourmet voyages across Southeast Asia, South America and the Pacific.

A new Uniworld initiative aims to empower travel advisors by providing complimentary access to social media marketing platform Rallio – a move that builds on the river cruise line’s commitment to support the trade with cutting-edge tools.

A deal has been struck for the construction of the already announced sister ship for AmaWaterways’s AmaMagna, with the new vessel to be built in Croatia by Vahali Shipyards.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is taking its ‘Pintxos with Uniworld – Bite-Sized Training for Travel Agents’ online, with a series of webinars.