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.
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And one of the most noted citizens of the Czech Republic. But while fame eclipsed his short life by just a few years – he was virtually unknown until his writings began being published posthumously – he is now admired throughout the world. Asteroids have been named for him -- along with Google Doodles, Robert Crumb-illustrated graphic novels, Orson Welles-directed films, staged dance productions at the Royal Ballet, episodes of Breaking Bad, this list goes on and on…
Franz Kafka was born in 1883 near the Old Town Square in Prague (home of such landmarks as Wenceslas Square, Charles Bridge, the Astronomical Clock and Tyn Church). He studied law, per his father’s wishes, and for fourteen years worked as an executive at the Worker’s Accident Insurance Company located in the main hub of the city. Here, he investigated and assessed industrial accidents, compensation claims and safety measurements within the great vat of bureaucracy. The monotonous work kept him from writing, which he once said was a ‘form of prayer,’ but also greatly inspired his famous works. A few of these works were published but never to any acclaim during his lifetime. His best friend and fellow author Max Brod published many of his other works posthumously – and despite being asked to burn them by the tortured author himself. Kafka died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 40.
Each year, droves of Kafka devotees make the pilgrimage to Prague. Most Czechs were unfamiliar with Kafka until the 1989 Velvet Revolution as the Jewish writer was banned during the Nazi WWII era, continued to be un-popular due to anti-German sentiment after the war (born and raised in Prague, Kafka was nevertheless taught to speak German) and subsequently forbidden during the Communist period as well. Now reembraced by his native country, Kafka has become something of a cottage industry and a tourist must.
Everything from T-shirts and mugs with his likeness to restaurants and cafes and even tours of his old stomping grounds are available and in demand. There are also two gorgeous sculptures of the writer, including a dynamic installation by provocative famed-Czech sculptor David Cerny. Simply titled “K,” the piece is in a constant state of motion, with 42 layers of stainless steel rotating both in sync and opposing directions. Forming the likeness of the author’s familiar face, the sculpture is never static or concretely grounded. Much like the inscrutable face of bureaucracy in Kafka’s writings. It is located not far from Kafka’s original office and city hall.
The original and famous Franz Kafka Monument, created by artist Jaroslav Róna, stands in Old Town at twelve feet high and the junction of Dusni and Vezenska streets. It is a bronze statue of Kafka riding atop the shoulders of an empty suit and is also evocative of Kafka’s writings. On the sidewalk just below the statue, you can find the outline of a beetle, referencing “Metamorphosis.”
Visit Kafka’s birthplace as part of our pre- and post-river cruise land package on our following Danube River cruises: Christmas Markets on the Danube, Iconic Christmas Markets, Blue Danube Discovery, Romantic Danube, Melodies of the Danube, Magna on the Danube, Grand Danube and Legendary Danube.