Luxury River Cruises

River cruises fully immerse you in the culture and ports of some of the world’s most spectacular destinations. On-board stunning small ships, river cruises sail to both far-flung and iconic waterways that ocean cruise ships simply can’t reach, offering classic nautical discovery and a more intimate travel experience.


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Bordeaux Affair
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | Blaye | Libourne | Blaye | Cussac-Fort-Médoc | Bourg | Cadillac | Bordeaux | Bordeaux
25 Sep 2026
7 Nights
West Med

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £2945pp
Now: £2827
pp
REF: SCENICBORD250926-1
Bordeaux Affair with Madrid
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | Blaye | Libourne | Blaye | Cussac-Fort-Médoc | Bourg | Cadillac | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Madrid | Madrid | Madrid | More...
25 Sep 2026
10 Nights
West Med

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £4126pp
Now: £3960
pp
REF: SCENICBORM250926-1
Delightful Douro with Madrid
Porto | Porto | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pocinho | Régua | Pocinho | Porto | Régua | Porto | Porto | Madrid | More...
25 Sep 2026
10 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £4976pp
Now: £4776
pp
REF: SCENICDOUM250926
Delightful Douro
Porto | Porto | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pinhão | Barca d’Alva | Pocinho | Régua | Pocinho | Porto | Régua | Porto | Porto
25 Sep 2026
7 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £3795pp
Now: £3643
pp
REF: SCENICDOUS250926-1
Idyllic Rhône
Lyon | Lyon | Mâcon | Vienne | Viviers | Avignon | Avignon | Avignon | Arles | Marseille | Arles
25 Sep 2026
7 Nights
West Med

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £3595pp
Now: £3451
pp
REF: SCENICFCCL250926-1
Gems of the Danube with Prague
Prague | Prague | Prague | Regensburg | Prague | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest More...
25 Sep 2026
10 Nights
Europe

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £4990pp
Now: £4790
pp
REF: SCENICPNB250926-1
Highlights of Normandy & the Seine
Paris | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Rouen | Honfleur | Caudebec-en-Caux | Vernon | La Roche-Guyon | Paris | Paris
25 Sep 2026
7 Nights
West Med

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £3995pp
Now: £3835
pp
REF: SCENICSENE250926-1
Highlights of Normandy & the Seine with London
Paris | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Rouen | Honfleur | Caudebec-en-Caux | Vernon | La Roche-Guyon | Paris | Paris | London (Greenwich) | London (Greenwich) | London (Greenwich) | London (Greenwich)
25 Sep 2026
10 Nights
West Med

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £5810pp
Now: £5577
pp
REF: SCENICSNRL250926-1
Wonders of Colombia
Cartagena | Palenque | Calamar | Pinto | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Cruz de Mompox | El Banco | Magangué | Barranquilla | Nueva Venecia | Barranquilla
26 Sep 2026
7 Nights
South America

Fly Cruise From
Was £4538pp
Now: £4356
pp
REF: AMASA260926CB
Charming Castles & Vineyards of the Rhine & Moselle with Switzerland
Zurich | Lucerne | Zurich | Bern | Montreux | Bern | Montreux | Basel | Montreux | Breisach | Rastatt | Rüdesheim | Cochem | Bernkastel-Kues | More...
26 Sep 2026
11 Nights
Europe

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £4880pp
Now: £4684
pp
REF: SCENICGSMS260926-2
Splendors of Egypt & the Nile
Cairo | Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo | Cairo
26 Sep 2026
11 Nights
Egypt

Cruise Only From
Was £5984pp
Now: £5744
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54528
Splendors of Egypt & the Nile
Cairo | Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo | Cairo
26 Sep 2026
11 Nights
Egypt

Cruise Only From
Was £5624pp
Now: £5399
pp
REF: UNIWORLD55136
Magna on the Danube
Vilshofen | Passau | Linz | Grein | Spitz | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest
27 Sep 2026
7 Nights
Europe

Fly Cruise From
Was £4033pp
Now: £3872
pp
REF: AMAAM260927BF
Lower Danube Discovery with Turkey
Istanbul | Istanbul | Çanakkale | Istanbul | Çanakkale | Çanakkale | Gallipoli | Çanakkale | Istanbul | Istanbul | Bucharest | Istanbul | Bucharest | Constanta | More...
27 Sep 2026
21 Nights
Black Sea

Custom-designed ships offer you space to relax and indulge
Ultra-luxury cruising in a class of its own
Fly Cruise From
Was £7012pp
Now: £6731
pp
REF: SCENICVBIS270926-2
A Portrait of Majestic France
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Vernon | Rouen | Caudebec-en-Caux | Rouen | Mantes-la-Jolie | Paris | More...
27 Sep 2026
14 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £7424pp
Now: £7127
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53799
Brilliant Bordeaux
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux
27 Sep 2026
7 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £3464pp
Now: £3325
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53691
Burgundy & Provence
Lyon | Lyon | Mâcon | Tain-l'Hermitage | Viviers | Avignon | Arles | Arles
27 Sep 2026
7 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £4094pp
Now: £3930
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53745
Castles along the Rhine
Amsterdam | Cologne | Koblenz | Boppard | Germersheim | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
27 Sep 2026
7 Nights
Europe

Cruise Only From
Was £4544pp
Now: £4362
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54321
Castles along the Rhine
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Speyer | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Cologne | Amsterdam
27 Sep 2026
7 Nights
Europe

Cruise Only From
Was £4544pp
Now: £4362
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54287
Douro River Valley
Porto | Régua | Pocinho | Salamanca | Barca d’Alva | Porto | Porto | Porto
27 Sep 2026
7 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Cruise Only From
Was £4892pp
Now: £4696
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53936
Enchanting Danube
Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Dürnstein | Linz | Passau | Passau
27 Sep 2026
7 Nights
Europe

Cruise Only From
Was £4004pp
Now: £3843
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53894
European Jewels
Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Frankfurt | Rüdesheim | Cologne | More...
27 Sep 2026
14 Nights
Europe

Cruise Only From
Was £5894pp
Now: £5658
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53908
Portugal, Spain & the Douro River Valley
Porto | Régua | Pocinho | Salamanca | Barca d’Alva | Porto | Porto | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon
27 Sep 2026
10 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Cruise Only From
Was £5462pp
Now: £5243
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53971
Rome, Venice & the Jewels of Veneto
Venice | Venice | Venice | Chioggia | Chioggia | Venice | Venice | Rome | Rome | Rome | Rome
27 Sep 2026
10 Nights
Mediterranean

Cruise Only From
Was £5021pp
Now: £4820
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54129
Ultimate France
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Vernon | Rouen | Caudebec-en-Caux | Rouen | Mantes-la-Jolie | Paris | More...
27 Sep 2026
21 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £10934pp
Now: £10496
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53817

Why choose a luxury river cruise?

River cruises fully immerse you in the culture and ports of some of the world’s most spectacular destinations. On-board stunning small ships, river cruises sail to both far-flung and iconic waterways that ocean cruise ships simply can’t reach, offering classic nautical discovery and a more intimate travel experience. You will be lulled into complete relaxation; enjoying butler service with Scenic, the best in-suite accommodations with Uniworld Cruises Cruises, and even more luxurious facilities packaged with all-inclusive meals, drinks, transfers and excursions. Combined with deluxe décor and sumptuous styling, you will want for absolutely nothing.

Luxury river cruises in Europe and beyond

Made for scenic cruising and destination-focused sailings, river ships place you right in the thick of the action with natural beauty on all sides. Enjoy the diverse French landscape on Seine river cruises, or explore the cultural heart of Austria, Hungary and Romania on Danube river cruises. Take part in complimentary excursions offering authentic experiences in each destination on your itinerary; gaining unforgettable insights into each ports history and heritage.

Luxury river cruise lines

We believe that the following luxury cruise lines offer the very best in luxury river cruises: Scenic River Cruises and Uniworld Boutique River Cruises

What can you expect from your luxury river cruise?

Are you ready for a serene river adventure? Watch the sights change through your balcony window as you sail into ports like Paris, Vienna and even Siem Reap. Wave goodbye to days at sea and say hello to holistic travel bound together by immersive itineraries. From the cathedrals and Christmas markets of Cologne to the palatial grandeur of Ho Chi Minh City, it is time to discover hidden gems and iconic sights along some of the world’s best-known rivers.

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