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AmaWaterways

Will Record Flooding Sink Danube River Cruising?

September 23, 2024 Wallace Immen 1

The damage is severe as torrential rains from a storm called Boris that had the Danube peaking at a 10-year high and saw water lapping at the steps of Hungary’s Parliament building in Budapest. It’s […]

Africa

AmaLilia: A Stylish New Girl on the Ancient Nile River

June 11, 2024 Wallace Immen 1

As the allure of the enigmatic monuments and history of Egyptian empires attract increasing numbers of tourists, AmaWaterways has doubled its Nile River fleet. The luxurious new AmaLilia, featuring 41 staterooms, including 13 suites is […]

American Cruise Lines

Shocker on the Rivers: Paddle-wheelers Bound for Scrap Heap

May 21, 2024 Wallace Immen 1

Can  the big wheels keep on turning? A well-known fleet of paddle-wheelers that evoke the Proud Marys and Showboats that plied the rivers of early America face being cut up for scrap after a bankruptcy […]

Africa

AmaWaterways Expands Soulful Experiences

November 7, 2023 Wallace Immen Comments Off on AmaWaterways Expands Soulful Experiences

AmaWaterways is expanding on a well-received inaugural season of Soulful Experiences, river and land packages celebrating Black history and culture along the rivers its ships sail. The luxury river cruise line announced a new addition […]

The tree lined road of Vytegra Russia
Europe

Scenic’s Hunt for Red October Leads to More than a Submarine

October 31, 2020 Wallace Immen 1

 In memory of the late Sean Connery, here’s a glimpse of a Cold War submarine  from the era of The Hunt for Red October encountered during an exotic river journey in Russia aboard Scenic Tsar. […]

Shoreside church on the Volga River
Europe

Scenic Tsar Turns Passengers’ Unexpected Free Day into a Party on the Volga

November 18, 2012 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Scenic Tsar Turns Passengers’ Unexpected Free Day into a Party on the Volga

We’re dead in the water. And the ghosts seem to be rising as glimmering wisps of mist rise from the water all around us. Overnight the temperature has dropped and the cold damp air over […]

Greeting party in Uglich Russia
Europe

Scenic Tsar Sails into History on the Route of the Volga Boatmen

November 11, 2012 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Scenic Tsar Sails into History on the Route of the Volga Boatmen

Our Russian river journey on Scenic Tsar is finally beginning and it’s an auspicious sign that after two straight days of rain, the sun breaks through as we cast off from Moscow’s fantastically elaborate river […]

Details of frieze outside Moscow space museum
Celebrity Interviews

Scenic Guests Get a Cosmonaut’s View of Soviet Life in Space

November 8, 2012 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Scenic Guests Get a Cosmonaut’s View of Soviet Life in Space

Imagine squeezing into a shipping container 12 feet wide and 40 feet long that’s packed with supplies and gear. Imagine being sealed inside for the next six months with someone you don’t love, practically rubbing […]

Two crew members on river ship Scenic Tsar aka Alexander Grin
Europe

Russian Grin: A Traditional Welcome as We Board the Scenic Tsar

October 9, 2012 Wallace Immen 1

I’ve been welcomed aboard many a ship, but seldom with such simple grace as the greeting from the crew of Scenic Tsar at a rural dock in Moscow. The port is in the middle of […]

Decorative stern of the ship Batavia in Holland
Avalon Waterways

From the Future Into the Past on Avalon’s Dutch Shipyard Adventure

May 30, 2012 Wallace Immen Comments Off on From the Future Into the Past on Avalon’s Dutch Shipyard Adventure

You’ve got to hand it to those early Dutch traders for fuel efficiency. They could travel thousands of miles on a galleon. Okay, bad joke. But you’ve still got to marvel at the bravery of […]

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