Titan Travel Launches Its 2013 Preview Brochure Of The 'World's Best River Cruises' In Partnership With Uniworld

Titan Travel (0800 988 5867, www.titantravel.co.uk ) has unveiled its brand new 2013 preview brochure of award-winning river cruises for independent travellers in an exclusive partnership with Uniworld. This special preview brochure, which is out this week, has been rebranded as the 'World's Best River Cruises' and showcases eight outstanding river cruise itineraries for 2013 aboard Uniworld's fleet of floating boutique-style hotels to some of the grandest and most scenic waterways of Europe. The new branding recognises the supreme quality of each ship with their sumptuous interiors, award-winning service, spacious and beautifully appointed staterooms, fine cuisine (including complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks with lunch and dinner on the majority of the cruises) and choice of shore excursions included at every major port of call plus the range of splendid on-board amenities available on each vessel. One of Titan's long standing principles is that early bookers get the best holiday prices. Therefore the preview brochure offers the opportunity to take advantage of the lowest guaranteed prices on 2013 cruises with savings of up to £500 per person for bookings made before 30th June 2012. The brochure features one brand new itinerary with an 8-day 'Venice and the Po River' itinerary on the newly refurbished River Countess. This is the first time that Uniworld has featured Italy in its programme and following a stay in Venice the trip continues along the River Po to include visits to Bologna for a pasta making workshop, as well as a city tour of Verona and a visit to the UNESCO World Heritage city of Ravenna. The 8-day cruise costs from £1,999 per person (if booked before 30th June 2012) and includes flights, 7-nights full board cruise, excursions, transfers and the unique VIP Home Departure Service. In addition the brochure introduces a brand new vessel - the Queen Isabel which will be launching on the Douro River in Portugal from March 2013. Offering two itineraries, the 11-day 'Lisbon and the Beautiful Douro River' and the popular 8-day 'A Week on the Douro River' itineraries, the new vessel is set to be the most luxurious river cruise ship on this majestic river next year. With a unique boutique feel its elegant suites and junior suites will have full balconies and the restaurant will have panoramic windows to admire the scenery whilst enjoying the sumptuous dinners. There will also be an area for Al Fresco dining and a small pool on the sundeck. Prices for A Week on the Douro start from £1,699 per person (for bookings made by 30th June 2012) and include flights, 7-nights full board cruise, excursions with English speaking guides, transfers and the VIP Home Departure Service. The brochure leads in with a £1,599 (if booked before 30th June 2012) for an 8-day 'Enchanting Danube' cruise from Budapest to Passau including flights, 7-nights full board cruise aboard the sumptuous River Beatrice, excursions, transfers and the VIP Home Departure Service. For details or to book call Titan Travel on 0800 988 5867 or visit www.titantravel.co.uk

Joanna Lumley has become the God Mother of the Viking Odin.

 

Joanna Lumley has become the God Mother of the Viking Odin, one of four new Viking River Cruises Longships launched in a record breaking day in Amsterdam.

Follow this link to see a video of the launch and interview with Joanna.

The World’s Leading River Cruise line christened four new state-of-the-art ships at once, all designed by maritime architects Yran & Storbraaten. The ships will set sail immediately along Viking’s vast range of routes throughout Europe; taking in rivers such as the Rhine, Danube and Elbe.

For more details of Viking River Cruises go to www.vikingrivercruises.co.uk

Viking Announce Two More Ship builds for 2012/21013 Bookings

Viking River Cruises, today announced two more ship builds in 2012 in response to the high demand for 2012 & 2013 bookings.

The new ships are in addition to the four already in production. The new builds will copy that of Viking’s “green” Longship river cruise vessels, including the Viking Prestige and Viking Legend. The Longships will be 443 feet long, feature 95 staterooms per ship and will boast key innovations such as:

Two Explorer Suites—which will be the largest river cruise suites each featuring a separate living room, bedroom, bathroom and private wraparound veranda, offering 270-degree views. Seven 275-square-foot Veranda Suites with a full-size veranda in the living room and a French balcony in the bedroom.

Thirty-nine Veranda Staterooms with full-size verandas. A new all-weather indoor/outdoor Aquavit Terrace that reinvents the lounge by bringing the outdoor river scenery indoors with retractable floor-to-ceiling glass doors.

Al Fresco dining areas on the Upper deck, adjacent to the lounge to present more dining choices to guests. Sustainability upgrades such as energy-efficient hybrid engines, solar panels, efficient, hybrid propulsion system and an onboard organic herb garden. 

The six ships are scheduled to sail Viking’s most popular European itineraries including the 15-day Grand European Tour, 8-day Romantic Danube, 8-day Danube Waltz, 10-day Tulips & Windmills and 8-day Rhine Getaway.

For further information visit www.vikingrivercruises.co.uk