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AmaWaterways · River cruising, reimagined

Journeys that move you.

A family-owned river cruise house where “Ama” means love — and it shows: five-star dining, a choice of included excursions every day, warm greetings from crews who remember your name, and the largest fleet on the Danube so your journey always flows.

EVERYTHING TAKEN CARE OF

The AmaWaterways difference

One fare, remarkable value — the essentials are included in every sailing.

The only river cruise line in La Chaîne des RôtisseursFirst river line in Tables et Auberges de FranceFood & Wine Global Tastemakers — Best 10 Cruises for Food 2024Best River Line 2025 — Cruise & Travel Readers’ ChoiceCruise Critic Best River Cruise Line 2024Best Enrichment 2025 — Cruise Critic Best in CruiseTravel + Leisure World’s Best — top ten river cruise line, 7 years running

Five-star dining, all included

Every breakfast, lunch and dinner — including The Chef’s Table specialty restaurant, all-day tapas and afternoon tea. A proud member of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.

Drinks with lunch & dinner

Complimentary unlimited fine wines, beer and soft drinks with every lunch and dinner, hand-selected by European sommeliers.

Sip & Sail cocktail hour

A complimentary daily cocktail hour with a full menu of cocktails, mocktails, wine, beer and spirits before dinner.

Your choice of daily excursions

A choice of included small-group tours in every port — gentle walks, active hikes, bike rides, tastings and special-interest experiences, at up to eight options per day.

Wi-Fi & entertainment

Complimentary high-speed internet and entertainment on demand in every stateroom and suite.

Cruise Manager throughout

An experienced English-speaking Cruise Manager travels with you from welcome drink to gala dinner.

The fleet depth of the market leader

With the largest fleet on the Danube, AmaWaterways can keep itineraries flowing even when waters are low: you enjoy your day ashore while your luggage is quietly transferred to a sister ship further along the route — a seamless ship swap, handled for you.

DINING IS THE DESTINATION

Five-star dining —
and it's all included.

Regional menus built on ingredients from the fields, orchards and docks you sail past. Dinner at The Chef’s Table — the kitchen becomes the theatre. Sommelier-selected wines with lunch and dinner, sparkling wine at breakfast, and the daily Sip & Sail hour.

  • The Chef's Table — the kitchen becomes the theatre
  • Sommelier-selected wines with lunch & dinner
  • Sip & Sail cocktail hour, every day
  • All-day tapas, afternoon tea & 24-hour coffee
Dining credentials: La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs · Tables et Auberges de France
Dining on board an AmaWaterways shipWine service on boardChef's Table course

A FAMILY BUSINESS AT HEART

The warmest welcome on the water.

“Ama” means love — and as a family-owned company since 2002, they put it into everything they do. Founders still greet guests on board; crews remember your name by day one. Every ship is small enough to feel personal and polished enough to feel indulgent — a boutique hotel that happens to glide.

Founders who still greet guests on boardCrews who learn your name on day oneBoutique ships — never crowded, always polishedFamily-owned and independently minded since 2002
Guests on the Sun Deck of AmaMagna

SAILS APRIL TO DECEMBER

The Danube

The classic river journey — waltz-hall Vienna, the Wachau Valley’s terraced vines and grand Budapest. More AmaWaterways ships sail here than anywhere else on Europe’s waterways.

Christmas markets in late November and December are the Danube at its most magical.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

AmasofiaAmabellaAmasonataAmareinaAmaleaAmaverdeAmamoraAmamagna

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AmaSofia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaSofia

City Escapes: The Danube from Vilshofen

15 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Vilshofen

Vilshofen → Passau, Germany → Linz → Vienna, Austria → Vienna, Austria → Bratislava, Slovakia → Budapest → Budapest

From £3,135 pp

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AmaBella on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaBella

Christmas Market on the Danube - Budapest to Vilshofen

23 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary → Budapest, Hungary → Bratislava, Slovakia → Vienna, Austria → Vienna, Austria → Weissenkirchen → Wachau Valley → Melk → Linz → Passau, Germany → Vilshofen

From £4,556 pp

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AmaSonata on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaSonata

Iconic Christmas Markets - Budapest to Nuremberg

25 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, Hungary → Budapest, Hungary → Vienna, Austria → Melk → Passau, Germany → Regensburg → Nuremberg → Nuremberg

From £4,633 pp

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AmaReina on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaReina

Iconic Christmas Markets - Nuremberg to Budapest

25 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Nuremberg

Nuremberg → Nuremberg → Regensburg → Passau, Germany → Melk → Vienna, Austria → Vienna, Austria → Budapest, Hungary → Budapest, Hungary

From £3,864 pp

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SAILS MARCH TO DECEMBER

The Rhine & Main

Castle-topped hills, Riesling villages and storybook towns from Amsterdam to Basel — with the Main-Danube canal linking two great rivers in one journey.

the Middle Rhine is at its most romantic in late summer.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

AmacertoAmaprimaAmasienaAmastellaAmaviolaAmaluciaAmavenitaAmaserenaAmasofia

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AmaCerto on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaCerto

Enchanting Rhine - Basel to Amsterdam

25 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Basel

Basel → Breisach → Strasbourg → Ludwigshafen → Rudesheim → Rudesheim → Rhine Gorge → Cologne → Amsterdam → Amsterdam

From £4,433 pp

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AmaSiena on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaSiena

Enchanting Rhine - Basel to Amsterdam

26 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Basel

Basel → Breisach → Strasbourg → Ludwigshafen → Rudesheim → Rudesheim → Rhine Gorge → Cologne → Amsterdam → Amsterdam

From £3,664 pp

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SAILS MARCH TO NOVEMBER

The Douro

Portugal’s golden valley — terraced quintas, Port cellars and riverside villages from Porto into the Spanish borderlands.

harvest season in September brings the valley alive.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

AmadouroAmasintraAmavida

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AmaDouro on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaDouro

Enticing Douro - Roundtrip Porto

23 Mar 2027 · 7 nights · Porto

Porto → Regua → Vega De Terron → Vega De Terron → Pinhao → Regua → Porto → Porto

From £3,833 pp

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AmaSintra on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaSintra

Enticing Douro - Roundtrip Porto

26 Mar 2027 · 7 nights · Porto

Porto → Regua → Vega De Terron → Vega De Terron → Pinhao → Regua → Porto → Porto

From £3,910 pp

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AmaVida on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaVida

Flavours of Portugal & Spain -Vega Terron to Porto

27 Mar 2027 · 7 nights · Vega De Terron

Vega De Terron → Barca d'Alva → Pinhao → Pinhao → Regua → Regua → Entre-os-Rios → Entre-os-Rios → Porto → Porto → Porto

From £3,910 pp

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SAILS MARCH TO NOVEMBER

The Seine & France

Paris to Normandy and beyond — Monet’s gardens, Normandy’s shores, and the gastronomic south from Lyon to Avignon.

spring gardens and autumn colours bookend the season.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

AmacelloAmalyraAmadanteAmadolceAmakristina

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AmaCello on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaCello

Essence of Burgundy & Provence from Arles

19 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Arles

Arles → Arles → Avignon → Viviers → Vienne → Lyon → Macon → Tournus → Tournus → Chalon-sur Saône → Dijon

From £3,166 pp

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AmaLyra on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaLyra

City Escapes: The Seine

19 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Paris

Paris → Paris → Le Havre → Le Havre → Rouen → Rouen → Paris → Paris

From £2,637 pp

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AmaLyra on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaLyra

City Escapes: The Seine

26 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Paris

Paris → Paris → Le Havre → Le Havre → Rouen → Rouen → Paris → Paris

From £2,637 pp

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AmaLyra on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaLyra

City Escapes: The Seine

4 Mar 2027 · 7 nights · Paris

Paris → Paris → Le Havre → Le Havre → Rouen → Rouen → Paris → Paris

From £2,699 pp

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SAILS NOVEMBER TO MARCH

The Mekong

Floating markets, golden temples and rural life along Southeast Asia’s great river — Vietnam and Cambodia, unhurried.

the cool, dry season is the Mekong at its best.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

AmadaraAmamaya

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AmaDara on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaDara

Riches Of The Mekong

23 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Kampong Cham

Kampong Cham → Angkor Ban → Oudong → Kampong Tralach → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Sa Dec → Sa Dec → Xeo Quyt → Cai Be → My Tho → Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon

From £4,618 pp

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AmaDara on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaDara

Riches Of The Mekong

30 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Kampong Cham

Kampong Cham → Angkor Ban → Oudong → Kampong Tralach → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Sa Dec → Sa Dec → Xeo Quyt → Cai Be → My Tho → Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon

From £4,618 pp

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AmaDara on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaDara

Riches Of The Mekong

7 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · Kampong Cham

Kampong Cham → Angkor Ban → Oudong → Kampong Tralach → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Sa Dec → Sa Dec → Xeo Quyt → Cai Be → My Tho → Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon

From £4,610 pp

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AmaDara on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaDara

Riches Of The Mekong

14 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · Kampong Cham

Kampong Cham → Angkor Ban → Oudong → Kampong Tralach → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Phnom Penh → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Tan Chau, Vietnam → Sa Dec → Sa Dec → Xeo Quyt → Cai Be → My Tho → Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon

From £4,380 pp

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SAILS OCTOBER TO APRIL

The Nile & Egypt

Five thousand years of history from the water: Luxor, Karnak, the Valley of the Kings — with a felucca on the horizon.

winter months bring perfect temperatures.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

AmaliliaAmadahliaAmanubia

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AmaLilia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaLilia

Secrets Of Egypt & The Nile

16 Nov 2026 · 11 nights · Cairo

Cairo → Cairo → Cairo → Luxor → Luxor → Edfu → Edfu → Aswan → Aswan → Aswan → Esna → Esna → Luxor → Luxor → Qena → Luxor → Luxor → Cairo → Cairo

From £6,903 pp

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AmaDahlia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaDahlia

Secrets Of Egypt & The Nile

18 Nov 2026 · 11 nights · Cairo

Cairo → Cairo → Cairo → Luxor → Luxor → Edfu → Edfu → Aswan → Aswan → Aswan → Esna → Esna → Luxor → Luxor → Qena → Luxor → Luxor → Cairo → Cairo

From £7,257 pp

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AmaNubia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaNubia

Secrets Of Egypt & The Nile

21 Nov 2026 · 11 nights · Cairo

Cairo → Cairo → Cairo → Luxor → Luxor → Edfu → Edfu → Aswan → Aswan → Aswan → Esna → Esna → Luxor → Luxor → Qena → Luxor → Luxor → Cairo → Cairo

From £5,759 pp

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AmaLilia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaLilia

Secrets Of Egypt & The Nile

23 Nov 2026 · 11 nights · Cairo

Cairo → Cairo → Cairo → Luxor → Luxor → Edfu → Edfu → Aswan → Aswan → Aswan → Esna → Esna → Luxor → Luxor → Qena → Luxor → Luxor → Cairo → Cairo

From £6,872 pp

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BEST MAY TO OCTOBER, WHEN THE WILDLIFE GATHERS AT THE WATER.

Rivers of Africa

The Chobe at sunset — elephants on the bank, fish eagles overhead — and the wild rivers of the Zambezi.

Best May to October, when the wildlife gathers at the water.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

Zambezi Queen

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Zambezi Queen on the river

AmaWaterways · Zambezi Queen

Wildlife And The Falls

15 Nov 2026 · 12 nights · Johannesburg

Johannesburg → Kasane, Botswana → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Johannesburg → Johannesburg → Johannesburg → Kruger National Park Area → Kruger National Park Area → Kruger National Park Area → Kruger National Park Area → Johannesburg

From £13,850 pp

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Zambezi Queen on the river

AmaWaterways · Zambezi Queen

Golden Trails of East Africa

15 Nov 2026 · 17 nights · Johannesburg

Johannesburg → Johannesburg → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Johannesburg → Johannesburg → Johannesburg → Arusha → Arusha → Ngorongoro → Ngorongoro → Ngorongoro → Arusha

From £17,408 pp

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Zambezi Queen on the river

AmaWaterways · Zambezi Queen

Discover Africa

26 Feb 2027 · 9 nights · Cape Town

Cape Town → Cape Town → Cape Town → Cape Town → Kasane, Botswana → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Johannesburg

From £10,936 pp

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Zambezi Queen on the river

AmaWaterways · Zambezi Queen

Stars Of South Africa

26 Feb 2027 · 15 nights · Cape Town

Cape Town → Cape Town → Cape Town → Kasane, Botswana → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Victoria Falls → Johannesburg → Johannesburg → Johannesburg → Kruger National Park Area → Kruger National Park Area → Kruger National Park Area → Kruger National Park Area → Johannesburg

From £14,597 pp

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SAILS SEPTEMBER TO MARCH.

India & the Ganges

Colour, ceremony and river life on the Lower Ganges — a side of India few travellers ever see.

Sails September to March.

SAILS YEAR-ROUND

The Americas

Colombia’s Magdalena — music, colour and tropical birds along a river of story and song.

ask about the driest months.

SHIPS SAILING THIS RIVER

AmamelodiaAmamagdalena

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AmaMelodia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaMelodia

Wonders of Colombia

18 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena, Colombia → Sabanagrande → Barranquilla, Colombia → Barranquilla, Colombia

From £5,084 pp

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AmaMelodia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaMelodia

Magic Of Colombia

25 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Barranquilla, Colombia

Barranquilla, Colombia → Sabanagrande → Cartagena, Colombia → Cartagena, Colombia

From £5,161 pp

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AmaMagdalena on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaMagdalena

Magic Of Colombia

28 Nov 2026 · 7 nights · Barranquilla, Colombia

Barranquilla, Colombia → Sabanagrande → Cartagena, Colombia → Cartagena, Colombia

From £5,161 pp

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AmaMelodia on the river

AmaWaterways · AmaMelodia

Wonders of Colombia

2 Dec 2026 · 7 nights · Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena, Colombia → Sabanagrande → Barranquilla, Colombia → Barranquilla, Colombia

From £5,392 pp

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SAILS MARCH TO OCTOBER.

The Po & Northern Italy

Venice, Mantua and the lagoon-country waterways of northern Italy.

Sails March to October.

A château beside the Saône

BEFORE & AFTER THE CRUISE

Stay a little longer.

AmaWaterways' curated land extensions carry the same care ashore — Prague, Lake Como, Lisbon, Bordeaux and more, before or after your sailing.

  • Hand-selected 4- & 5-star hotels — Steps from world-famous landmarks, chosen for comfort, style and connection to each destination.
  • Daily breakfast at your hotel — Every morning of your land extension starts with a satisfying hotel breakfast.
  • Guided city tours & experiences — Museum visits, walking tours, wine tastings and more — designed to reveal the character of every destination.
  • Transfers & portage included — Complimentary transfers and luggage handling between hotel and ship — with your Cruise Manager continuing with you on land.

Tell Kat & Simon which city you'd like to add — we'll build it around your sailing.

Kat and Simon Morgan

A REAL PERSON, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY

Let's plan your river journey.

We're Kat & Simon, personal travel consultants and cruise specialists at Hays Travel. River cruises book up early and cabins are limited — tell us the rivers that call you and we'll find the right sailing, cabin and land package.

PLANNING NOTES

Before you book.

Are the displayed prices live?

River fares shown are stored supplier snapshots. We verify your exact sailing, cabin and party before confirming any quote.

Which river should I choose first?

The Danube for cities and Christmas markets, the Rhine for castles and vineyards, the Douro for wine country, the Seine for Paris and Normandy. Tell us what you love and we'll match the river.

Can we extend the holiday on land?

Yes — curated pre- and post-cruise hotel extensions with included tours, breakfast and transfers. We'll tailor it around your sailing.