For nearly 25 years, AmaWaterways has been redefining the art of river cruising: pioneering double-decker ships, introducing pickleball courts, and bringing yoga to the sun deck. It is the most considered and modern river cruise. Is it time for your next trip?
Somewhere past Melki in Austria, the Danube River bends and the vineyards climb up the hills in narrow terraces. You can watch it
unwind from the sun deck with a coffee in hand or take a guided bike ride along the river. The beauty is that you don’t have to make a decision until the day starts.
The same rhythm of the river and out of the river
Every day begins with opportunities. Find out how most cruisers work. You will be given an itinerary and an upscale menu, and the interesting parts will cost extra. AmaWaterways is changing that. Each shore excursion is available with up to six daily choices on multiple itineraries, so travelers can simply decide what they feel like that morning.
Perhaps it’s a gentle stroll through the cobbled streets with a local guide, a vineyard tour overlooking the river, a culinary experience celebrating regional flavors or a luxurious cruise along the coast.
It’s a refreshing approach to exploration. Couples with different interests can spend the day exactly as they want before connecting to share stories. Each journey becomes uniquely personal.
The same philosophy applies on board. By evening, the conversations are as memorable as the locations, with stories and laughter over dinner or a glass of wine in the lounge.
Health as part of the journey
When traveling with AmaWaterways, wellness isn’t an option, it’s woven into every aspect of the day. Wellness hosts on the sun deck lead morning yoga, fitness sessions, dance classes and stretches for people seated on the plane, ensuring everyone is moving on board.
The food is outstanding, with four separate dining rooms. A handpicked selection of 32+ premium wines is poured as a standard part of the onboard
experience, while the Chef’s Table offers the ultimate dining experience, featuring locally inspired dishes crafted with regional freshness.
ingredients and paired with local wine. Each meal becomes another way to discover the region.
This is the part of wellness that doesn’t follow a schedule. Somewhere along the journey something changes. You’ll sleep better because you’ve moved your body. You are eating food that is grown where you are sitting. You stop checking the time because the ship is coming, whether you’re watching it or not, and your nervous system goes into reset mode.
Identifying a river cruise
Today, the AmaWaterways fleet of 34 award-winning ships explores rivers throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Among them are the revolutionary double AmaMagna and the upcoming AmaRudi, which will be launched in 2027. Designed to offer more space than traditional cruise ships, they feature six dining locations, a full pickleball court and generous public spaces that redefine life on the river.
From the castles of the Rhine and the vineyards of the Douro to the temples of the Mekong, the wildlife-rich Chobe and Colombia’s mighty Magdalena River – where AmaWaterways became the first river cruise line – each route reveals places that have always been
connected Long before roads connected these communities, rivers carried people, traditions, and stories from one city to another. Maybe that’s why friendship seems so natural on a ship. The crew- known for their kindness and sincere service, you will be greeted by name and
create the kind of authentic connections that make every journey feel personal. At the end of a trip, it’s often those moments of connection that stay with you long after you return home, as do the destinations themselves.
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