All-Inclusive river cruising with curated cultural experiences
AmaWaterways is a leading luxury river cruise line known for its upscale, destination-focused experiences across Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Founded in 2002, AmaWaterways has built a strong reputation in the premium to luxury river cruise space, competing with brands like Viking River Cruises, Uniworld, Scenic, and Tauck, while often standing out for its balance of elegant ships, included experiences, and personalized service.
AmaWaterways operates a fleet of small, intimate river ships, typically carrying 100–160 guests, allowing for a more immersive and relaxed travel experience compared to ocean cruising. The ships are designed with a boutique hotel feel, featuring spacious staterooms (many with twin balconies), fine dining venues, lounges, sun decks, fitness areas, and wellness spaces. The smaller size allows access to city-center ports and scenic waterways that larger ships cannot reach.
The onboard experience caters to couples, mature travelers, luxury seekers, and culturally focused guests who value enriching itineraries, guided excursions, and a slower, more immersive style of travel. AmaWaterways emphasizes wellness, active excursions, and cultural immersion, offering included shore tours, biking programs, guided walks, and unique experiences in each destination.
AmaWaterways is a leading luxury river cruise line known for its upscale, destination-focused experiences across Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. Founded in 2002, AmaWaterways has built a strong reputation in the premium to luxury river cruise space, competing with brands like Viking River Cruises, Uniworld, Scenic, and Tauck, while often standing out for its balance of elegant ships, included experiences, and personalized service.
AmaWaterways operates a fleet of small, intimate river ships, typically carrying 100–160 guests, allowing for a more immersive and relaxed travel experience compared to ocean cruising. The ships are designed with a boutique hotel feel, featuring spacious staterooms (many with twin balconies), fine dining venues, lounges, sun decks, fitness areas, and wellness spaces. The smaller size allows access to city-center ports and scenic waterways that larger ships cannot reach.
The onboard experience caters to couples, mature travelers, luxury seekers, and culturally focused guests who value enriching itineraries, guided excursions, and a slower, more immersive style of travel. AmaWaterways emphasizes wellness, active excursions, and cultural immersion, offering included shore tours, biking programs, guided walks, and unique experiences in each destination.
AmaWaterways offers destination-rich river cruise itineraries designed to immerse guests in the culture, history, and scenery of each region. Sailing along some of the world’s most iconic rivers, AmaWaterways focuses heavily on Europe, with voyages on the Danube, Rhine, Main, Moselle, Seine, Rhône, and Douro, along with more exotic journeys on the Mekong in Southeast Asia, the Nile in Egypt, the Chobe River in Africa, and the Magdalena River in Colombia.
Cruise lengths vary by region, but AmaWaterways commonly offers 7-night core itineraries, which can be combined into longer 14-night or extended voyages, as well as select sailings of 10+ nights. European river cruises often highlight multiple countries in one journey, with stops in historic cities, charming villages, vineyards, and UNESCO World Heritage sites. Guests can explore destinations such as Germany, Austria, Hungary, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and beyond, while more exotic itineraries provide deeper cultural immersion in Asia, Africa, and South America.
AmaWaterways offers destination-rich river cruise itineraries designed to immerse guests in the culture, history, and scenery of each region. Sailing along some of the world’s most iconic rivers, AmaWaterways focuses heavily on Europe, with voyages on the Danube, Rhine, Main, Moselle, Seine, Rhône, and Douro, along with more exotic journeys on the Mekong in Southeast Asia, the Nile in Egypt, the Chobe River in Africa, and the Magdalena River in Colombia.
Cruise lengths vary by region, but AmaWaterways commonly offers 7-night core itineraries, which can be combined into longer 14-night or extended voyages, as well as select sailings of 10+ nights. European river cruises often highlight multiple countries in one journey, with stops in historic cities, charming villages, vineyards, and UNESCO World Heritage sites. Guests can explore destinations such as Germany, Austria, Hungary, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and beyond, while more exotic itineraries provide deeper cultural immersion in Asia, Africa, and South America.
The AmaWaterways lifestyle is centered around a relaxed, upscale river cruise experience that emphasizes cultural immersion, wellness, and personalized service. With smaller ships and fewer guests, the onboard atmosphere is quiet, refined, and social without feeling crowded, making it ideal for couples, mature travelers, and guests seeking a more intimate way to explore each destination. AmaWaterways places a strong focus on included experiences and value, with many core elements already part of the cruise fare. Guests can enjoy daily guided shore excursions, often with multiple activity levels such as walking tours, biking tours, and cultural visits, along with fine dining, wine, beer, and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, onboard entertainment, and Wi-Fi. Additional experiences such as premium excursions, spa treatments, and certain specialty services may be available at an extra cost.
Accommodations on AmaWaterways ships are designed with a boutique hotel feel, offering spacious staterooms and suites, many featuring the line’s signature twin-balcony design—a French balcony paired with a full outside balcony. Staterooms typically include comfortable bedding, modern bathrooms, ample storage, entertainment systems, and thoughtful touches for extended comfort, creating a relaxed and upscale environment throughout the voyage.
The AmaWaterways lifestyle is centered around a relaxed, upscale river cruise experience that emphasizes cultural immersion, wellness, and personalized service. With smaller ships and fewer guests, the onboard atmosphere is quiet, refined, and social without feeling crowded, making it ideal for couples, mature travelers, and guests seeking a more intimate way to explore each destination. AmaWaterways places a strong focus on included experiences and value, with many core elements already part of the cruise fare. Guests can enjoy daily guided shore excursions, often with multiple activity levels such as walking tours, biking tours, and cultural visits, along with fine dining, wine, beer, and soft drinks with lunch and dinner, onboard entertainment, and Wi-Fi. Additional experiences such as premium excursions, spa treatments, and certain specialty services may be available at an extra cost.
Accommodations on AmaWaterways ships are designed with a boutique hotel feel, offering spacious staterooms and suites, many featuring the line’s signature twin-balcony design—a French balcony paired with a full outside balcony. Staterooms typically include comfortable bedding, modern bathrooms, ample storage, entertainment systems, and thoughtful touches for extended comfort, creating a relaxed and upscale environment throughout the voyage.
| Ships | Year Build | Refurbished | Passengers | Crew | Length | Tonnage | Deck Plan | |
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2010 | 2021 | 160 | 51 | 443 | 3,600 | Deck Plan | |
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2008 | 2016 | 144 | 41 | 360 | 3,600 | Deck Plan | |
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2012 | 2018 | 164 | 49 | 443 | 3600 | Deck Plan | |
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2021 | - | 72 | 62 | 236 | 1000 | N/A | |
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2008 | 2018 | 144 | 41 | 360 | 3,350 | N/A | |
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2015 | - | 124 | 52 | 302 | 3,350 | N/A | |
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2009 | 2017 | 144 | 45 | 360 | 3,600 | N/A | |
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2019 | - | 102 | 38 | 260 | - | N/A | |
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2021 | - | 152 | 51 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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2017 | - | 156 | 51 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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2018 | - | 156 | 52 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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2024 | - | 82 | 60 | 236 | - | N/A | |
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2021 | - | 156 | 51 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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2009 | 2016 | 140 | 41 | 360 | - | N/A | |
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2024 | - | 60 | 30 | 223 | - | N/A | |
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2019 | - | 196 | 70 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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2025 | - | 120 | 70 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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2025 | - | 64 | 30 | 223 | - | N/A | |
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2019 | - | 156 | 51 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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2013 | - | 162 | 51 | 443 | - | N/A | |
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