The launch of private charters aboard Bohème, Mekong Kingdoms’ luxurious 50-metre river cruiser, allows families and groups to take over the entire vessel for a three-night voyage along the Mekong River.

Auckland-based Tracey Brennan has been confirmed as the first-ever New Zealand-based Regional Sales Manager for AmaWaterways, an important step in the river cruise line’s expansion into the Kiwi market.

American Society of Travel Advisors (ASTA) Senior Vice President of Business Development Sarah Little has been revealed as the Godmother of AmaWaterways’ newest ship, AmaSofia, set to debut on the Danube River in 2026.

With a burst of high profile players set to enter the space, Peruvian river cruise pioneer Delfin Amazon Cruises has adopted a new visual identity that coincides with a website refresh to clearly drive its message home.

The current CEO and Co-Founder of AmaWaterways Rudi Schreiner will transition to a new role as Chairman of the Board, with President Catherine Powell to step up as the company’s new CEO from 1 July.

In the first year that Reader’s Digest Trusted Brands Awards of Australia has featured river cruise operators in a dedicated category, Viking has come out in first place.

The new Europe river cruise offering from National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions will kick off with two eight-day itineraries along the Rhine aboard newly-built Transcend Connect in April 2026, the cruise line has revealed.

Viking’s newest Nile River ship, the Viking Thoth, has been “floated out” at the Massara shipyard in Cairo, signalling the ship’s transition into the final phase of construction.

Uniworld has chartered two of its river ships to The Travel Corporation sister brand Trafalgar as it expands into river cruising.

The launch of AmaWaterways’ AmaMagdalena, the first-ever luxury river cruise ship to sail the Magdalena River in Colombia, marks a major milestone for the river cruise company.

Charter-only river cruise company Transcend Cruises has revealed the names of its two newest ships which are set to launch in Europe next year.

&Beyond will launch the Amazon Explorer, a luxury river expedition yacht, on the Peruvian Amazon on 29 September 2026, with the vessel currently under construction at the SIMA Shipyard in Iquitos, Peru.