Innovative technological features, space-saving design elements, and ultra-luxurious amenities — there is an intriguing variety of what can be found across the river cruise lines we sell at Cruise Specialists. Our Director of Marketing, John Bell, recently had the incredible … [Read more...]
Passage to India: A River and Land Voyage
Cruise Specialists host Deidre Irlam has hosted many voyages over the years, but this one truly felt like an exciting new voyage and so we're sharing her first hand experience to on a voyage to India. It began on a Transatlantic crossing to England via the Queen Mary 2, … [Read more...]
Comparing Two All-Inclusive River Cruisers: Scenic and Uniworld
In the all-inclusive segment of the river cruise market, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises and Scenic are two of the top contenders. In this post, we compare all inclusive river cruises from these two lines. Because of the limitations imposed on river cruisers … [Read more...]
Bikes & Boats: River Cruising As An Active Experience
For active travelers, river cruising too often gets a bad rap. It’s thought of as an inactive form of travel when nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve straddled a saddle at nearly every port of call on nearly every river cruise I’ve done for the past ten … [Read more...]
Uniworld’s S.S. Maria Theresa: A Floating Palace
This week I have been cruising on the S.S. Maria Theresa, by Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection. Ten days on board has been enough to see that Uniworld operates a nearly flawless product, offering what may just be the highest standard of luxury possible on a … [Read more...]