Avalon Waterways
On shore, Avalon Waterways offers guests a variety of unique experiences. “You could take a guided morning run through Vienna, where you’ll learn a bit of history at the same time, take a cooking class, or jump into a canoe and paddle along the river,” explains Jones. Avalon’s shore excursions are curated by expert cruise directors and local guides. While river cruising in Europe has long been popular with travellers, Avalon Waterways also offers Asian river cruises on smaller, more intimate ships with only 36 passengers. “Because they’re smaller, you’re able to cruise along the massive Mekong Delta at a relaxed pace and sail right into Ho Chi Minh City,” explains Jones. Avalon Waterways also travels along the mighty Amazon River in a 169-foot-long luxury river cruise ship with a dedicated naturalist. “You can only imagine how many different plants and animals there are on the Amazon,” says Jones, explaining the
River cruising continues to be one of the fastest-growing travel styles, according to Chris Jones, Director of Marketing for the Globus family of brands. “It’s an opportunity to immerse yourself in historically significant smaller towns, without the hassles of unpacking and checking in multiple times.” River cruising is also a throwback to how people used to travel. “You’re retracing the steps of history, but in a more stylish way.” That starts with Avalon’s one-of-a- kind Panorama Suites, with floor-to-ceiling windows that open out from luxurious suites to views of life on the river. Stewart Travel Group has been hosting river cruises for over ten years, having taken more than a dozen groups on river cruises along the Rhine and Danube Rivers. This November, Stewart Travel Group set sail for an exclusive Danube Dreams river cruise aboard the brand new Avalon Envision with Jim Cuddy, lead singer of Blue Rodeo.
value of the naturalist’s presence. “If you didn’t have that expertise available, you wouldn’t know what to look for and could miss some of that joy.” “Once people try river cruising, it’s hard to go any other way,” he adds. “It’s such a wonderful way to travel.”
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