Europe River Cruises
Europe River Cruises on the Danube, Douro, Rhine, Elbe, Seine, Rhone, in Venice and Russia

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River Cruises from Blue Water Holidays

We offer an extensive range of river cruises and cruising holidays on the major rivers of Europe and Worldwide. Cruise the Rhine, Danube, Seine, Rhone, Douro or explore Venice, Ukraine or Russia by river. Our world river cruises include the Nile, Yangtze, Murray and Mekong.


EUROPE RIVER CRUISES

River cruise map of Europe - check out the rivers of Europe on our zoomable map.
Cruise the mighty Rhine River

Rhine and Moselle river cruises

Cruise the Rhine or Moselle through Germany or from Holland to Switzerland.

Nuremberg

River Rhine to Danube river cruises

Cruise the Main-Danube Canal joining the Rhine and Danube rivers in Germany, or cruise from Paris to Prague.

Arrive at Budapest on the Danube

River Danube cruises

Follow the Danube river to Vienna or Budapest. Or take the Danube to the Black Sea through Serbia and Romania.

Kiev in the Ukraine

Russian Waterways cruises

Explore Russia from Moscow to St Petersburg. Or take a River Dneiper cruise from Kiev to the Crimea and Black Sea.

Porto at the mouth of the River Douro, Portugal

River Douro cruises

Cruise Portugal’s ‘River of Gold’ from the coast at Porto towards Spain past villages and vineyards.

Paris and the Eiffel Tower

River Seine cruises

Follow the Seine through Paris to the sea at Honfleur via Monet’s Giverny and Rouen, with excursions to the Palace of Versailles.

The Mesquita at Cordoba

Spain and Andalucia Cruises

Cruise from Seville to Cadiz along the River Guadalquivir and the Andalucian coast.

Lavender fields of Provence

River Rhone cruises

See Provence on a Rhone river cruise. Visit historic Avignon, Roman Arles, and wine villages of Burgundy.

Prague

River Elbe cruises

Our River Elbe cruises begin with a stay in Germany’s capital, Berlin followed by cruising on the Elbe towards Prague, in the Czech Republic.
Venice

Venice and the River Po cruises

Explore Venice and see the islands of the Venice lagoon from your floating hotel.

 

WORLD RIVER CRUISES

Temples at Philae, Egypt
River Nile Cruises
Explore Egypt on our cruise tours and see Cairo and the Pyramids, Luxor, Aswan and Abu Simbel.

Yangtze River
Yangtze River Cruises
Our cruise and tour options include the Three Gorges, plus Shanghai, Beijing, the Great Wall or Hong Kong.

Floating Villages, Tonle Sap
Mekong River Cruises
Explore the River Kwai and the Mekong in one amazing journey with stays in Bangkok and Saigon.

Murray River steamboat
Murray River Cruises
See the colours and wildlife of Australia on this paddle steamer cruise through a variety of landscapes.

CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL OFFERS ON RIVER CRUISES IN EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE ON OUR LATE CRUISES WEBSITE

We also offer luxurious Hotel Barge Cruises on the French rivers and canals.

If you would prefer a self-drive cruise on rivers and canals in some of the most scenic areas of Europe then visit our Boating Holidays web site.

For a larger ship from the main cruise lines check out Cruises Online. This has full ship details and online availability.

Top of the range ocean cruise ships are available on our Luxury Cruises Online website.

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