Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has released two brand-new mystery cruise itineraries in Europe for 2023, but this time has disclosed their start and end points. The new mystery sailings coincide with the release of Cruise and Rail journey in India and a family-centric itinerary in Egypt.

Italy’s ban on ocean liners from the Venice lagoon has proven a coup for luxury cruise line Uniworld Boutique River Cruises. Ellen Bettridge, President and CEO of Uniworld, said removing big ships from Venice was having a markedly positive impact on the guest experience on river vessels.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is bringing forward the release of its 2024 program by two months compared to previous years, riding the tide of increased demand for luxury river cruising and capitalising on peak interest from early bookers.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has introduced three new European itineraries for 2023 on the Rhine traversing Germany, Switzerland and France, a longer voyage also encompassing the Main and Danube into Austria, plus a new holiday market cruise in Belgium to round out the year.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises is advising of limited availability for two of its popular Mystery Cruises departing later this year.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has taken the wraps off a number of newly redesigned suites and experiences aboard its fleet of river ships for 2022. The hardware revamps complete Uniworld’s off-ship ‘Nights Out’ excursions that have been rolled out in select cities in Europe for this season.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has named Robert van Rijsbergen as Culinary Director. He will lead the luxury cruise line’s team of corporate and senior executive chefs.

Travelling solo in 2022 is more affordable with Uniworld Boutique River Cruises waiving its Single Supplement on many of its top European itineraries.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises CEO Ellen Bettridge moved to reassure trade partners and guests that the latest updates by the Centre for Disease and Prevention (CDC) will have little impact on The Travel Corporation’s luxury cruise operator.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises will now enable guests to bid on a potential accommodation upgrade ahead of their departure. The luxury river cruise line has rolled out the new program, called Category+, allowing guests to place a bid on potential stateroom or suite upgrade. Dozens of airlines and ocean cruise lines offer a similar program to upsell unsold seats and suites.

MSC Cruises has agreed to pay Uniworld Boutique River Cruises €2.4m (AU$3.7m) plus interest, for damages caused when MSC Opera ploughed into River Countess in Venice, Italy in June 2019.

FIRST LOOK: Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has released the first photos of its newest Super Ship, the S.S. Sphinx, on the Nile river in Egypt. Local artisans were sourced for the interior design to embody true Egyptian creativity and craftsmanship throughout.