AmaWaterways wine cruises add a unique epicurean dimension to a variety of itineraries at no additional cost. Join one of these wine cruises with a special wine host and be treated to a menu of exclusive wine and culinary experiences designed to delve deeper into the wonderful flavors and tastes of Europe.
European cities transform into majestic winter wonderlands for the holiday season – and we invite you to experience all their splendor with us. In addition to our variety of daily excursions, you will also have the opportunity to visit festive Christmas Markets in select destinations and participate in nostalgic traditions.
Maximize your Christmas experience by embarking at the height of the holiday market season with daily or near-daily visits to Christmas Markets.
Get "just a taste" of the holidays in mid-November or late December with visits to one or two Christmas Markets during your river cruise.
We are pleased to offer guests the opportunity to experience Floriade in 2022 while sailing along the Rhine River and Dutch and Belgian Waterways between April 14 and October 9. Right outside Amsterdam, this rare experience calls for its visitors to “explore, touch and change” as part of their journey into Floriade – which is set to feature stunning gardens, innovative sustainable gardening exhibits, live entertainment, talk shows, souvenirs and food stalls.
We invite you to join our incredible cruise on the Rhône with a Latin Touch, featuring bilingual cruise managers, daily tours with Spanish-speaking guides, Latin-inspired music nights and other distinctive elements.
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response received from the announcement of our first-ever “Soulful Experience” on the Rhône River in 2023, we are delighted to announce four new opportunities for guests to celebrate their heritage and discover Black history and culture along the rivers with us in 2024.
Join award-winning television host and travel expert, Samantha Brown, Godmother of AmaMagna, as we cruise through four countries along the Danube River. Special events and Travel Talks are included on this exclusive sailing.
Join Chef Joanne Weir, award-winning cookbook author, restaurant owner and host of PBS television series “Plates & Places” as she hosts a special 7-night Flavors of Burgundy river cruise.
We invite you to join our incredible cruise on the Danube with a Latin Touch, featuring bilingual cruise managers, daily tours with Spanish-speaking guides, Latin-inspired music nights and other distinctive elements.
Explore the rich history of classical music along the Danube River where famous composers lived, worked and performed. Plus, be treated to a variety of live performances on this melodious journey.
Based on the overwhelmingly positive response received from the announcement of our first-ever “Soulful Experience” on the Rhône River in 2023, we are delighted to announce four new opportunities for guests to celebrate their heritage and discover Black history and culture along the rivers with us in 2025
Join award-winning television host and travel expert, Samantha Brown, Godmother of AmaMagna, as we cruise through five countries along the Danube River. Special events and Travel Talks are included on this exclusive sailing.
We invite you to join our incredible cruise on the Douro with a Latin Touch, featuring bilingual cruise managers, daily tours with Spanish-speaking guides, Latin-inspired music nights and other distinctive elements.
We invite our loyal past guests to join us once again on these special Loyalty Cruises, offering unique experiences in multiple ports, commemorative gifts, and many more surprises and delights.
Imagine if there was a way to combine luxury river cruising on the iconic Danube with the opportunity to indulge your passion and play golf. We have created the perfect package to enable you to do just that with our Exclusive Concierge Golf Program. Discover Europe, complete with award winning cuisine, incredible service and a choice of excursions in every port, as well as up to 5 rounds of golf at some of the leading championship courses on the continent.
AmaWaterways’ Exclusive Concierge Golf Program is available on select Magna on the Danube cruises sailing aboard the AmaMagna.
Hello! "I'm Kristin Karst, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of AmaWaterways and I'm passionate about river cruising. Each month, I love to share with you my thoughts, personal stories, travel tips and latest news on the people and places that help turn every mile of our guests' river cruise experience into one of their most cherished memories!"
Focus on Family, the Environment and Wellness were just three of the important topics we discussed at our 2nd Annual Global Summit that took place on AmaKristina as she sailed from Basel to Amsterdam the first week in January. The Summit brought together our sales and operations teams, a group of experienced cruise managers as well as important partners and suppliers for a lively exchange of ideas and decisions on specific action items to ensure we continue to deliver the best river cruise product to meet and surpass our guests’ needs.
We visited our lovely European operations office in Basel, celebrated the fantastic results of our top Business Development Managers (special congrats to Kathie DeVincenzo), evaluated different rivers to explore, looked into new pre and post-cruise land programs and accessed alternative ports of call and excursions on existing itineraries.
We had an overview of new technology to assist in training our travel partners and were excited to see the test results from our new myAmaCruise app which provides our guests with useful information during the cruise and ability to instantly share photos and special moments with friends and family back home.
Our efforts to support environmental protection continue. We withdrew plastic straws fleetwide this year and are evaluating options to reduce the use of plastic bottles onboard our ships.
We were fortunate to have Selina, our resident Sports Scientist, onboard with us. She led morning exercise classes (the Champagne Yoga class got a very good turnout!) and quick stretching breaks throughout our busy conference days. She also shared her excitement about her team of 20 Wellness Hosts that will be on almost all our ships in Europe this year.
All Summit participants agreed that AmaLuxury is about choice and personalizing our guests’ experiences. I am very proud of our commitment to providing even healthier menu choices, excursions at different paces and active classes to introduce our guests to new ways of maintaining good health throughout the year. The training of new cruise managers and all our onboard crews remains a top priority in delivering the warm AmaFamily welcome that we have become known for.
Last but not least, we were able to visit the AmaMagna in Rotterdam. It was truly a wonderful experience seeing Rudi’s dream start to take form! Even though the final touches were missing, the AmaMagna is an incredible ship. There is nothing like it on any of the rivers. Everyone was most impressed with overall spaciousness with the sports platform and the Al Fresco restaurant really wowing us all.
Overall, it was a very successful Summit. We all left feeling energized and inspired! To our loyal guests and valued travel partners, rest assured your AmaWaterways Family is ready to work with passion and enthusiasm to make 2019 the best year yet!