Cruise & Ferry Review - Autumn/Winter 2024

MARKETWATCH Riviera Travel’s newbuild river cruise ships, Riviera Radiance and Riviera Rose, will offer itineraries on Europe’s Danube and Douro rivers when they set sail in March and April 2025, respectively. The 178-guest Riviera Radiance will operate six different voyages on the Danube. Voyages will include the eight-day ‘Blue Danube’, the 15-day ‘Budapest to the Black Sea’ and the six-day ‘Danube’s imperial cities and yuletide markets’ itineraries. Passengers can also embark on the eight-day ‘Christmas on the Danube’ itinerary on 21 December 2025 to visit Budapest and Bratislava, Wachau Valley, Melk, Salzburg, Linz and Vienna in Austria. Meanwhile, passengers on the ship’s six-day ‘New Year on the Danube’ sailing will welcome the arrival of 2026 in Vienna. The 114-guest Riviera Rose will offer 30 departures of its eight-day ‘Highlights of the Douro Valley and Salamanca’ cruise, which features tours of Porto’s old town, Mateus Palace and Castelo Rodrigo in Portugal. Riviera Radiance and Riviera Rose to sail on the Danube and the Douro pagina_ Gazzetta Marittima_GB.indd 1 01/03/17 14:45

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