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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Beautiful Bordeaux with London
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | Cussac-Fort-Médoc | Libourne | Cussac-Fort-Médoc | Cadillac | Cadillac | Bordeaux | Bourg | Bordeaux | Bourg | Blaye | Bordeaux | More...
02 Oct 2026
13 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 £5660pp
Now: £5433
pp
REF: SCENICBRCL021026-1
Unforgettable Douro with Porto
Porto | Porto | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Régua | Régua | Vega de Terrón | Salamanca | Vega de Terrón | Pinhão | Pocinho | Pinhão | Porto | Pinhão | More...
02 Oct 2026
12 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 £5490pp
Now: £5270
pp
REF: SCENICDOPO021026
Unforgettable Douro
Porto | Porto | Entre-os-Rios | Régua | Régua | Régua | Vega de Terrón | Salamanca | Vega de Terrón | Pinhão | Pocinho | Pinhão | Porto | Pinhão | More...
02 Oct 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 £4745pp
Now: £4555
pp
REF: SCENICDOUR021026-1
Idyllic Rhône
Marseille | Arles | Avignon | Arles | Avignon | Viviers | Vienne | Vienne | Mâcon | Lyon | Lyon
02 Oct 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: SCENICFCCL021026-2
Normandy & Gems of the Seine
Paris | Les Andelys | Rouen | Rouen | Honfleur | Honfleur | Caudebec-en-Caux | Vernon | La Roche-Guyon | Paris | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Paris | Paris
02 Oct 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 £4495pp
Now: £4315
pp
REF: SCENICSEI021026-1
Normandy & Gems of the Seine with London
Paris | Les Andelys | Rouen | Rouen | Honfleur | Honfleur | Caudebec-en-Caux | Vernon | La Roche-Guyon | Paris | Conflans-Sainte-Honorine | Paris | Paris | London (Greenwich) | More...
02 Oct 2026
13 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 £6310pp
Now: £6057
pp
REF: SCENICSRCL021026-1
Magic of Colombia
Barranquilla | Nueva Venecia | Pinto | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Cruz de Mompox | Santa Cruz de Mompox | El Banco | Magangué | Calamar | Cartagena | Cartagena
03 Oct 2026
7 Nights
South America

Fly Cruise From
Was £4538pp
Now: £4356
pp
REF: AMASA261003BC
Lower Danube Discovery
Bucharest | Bucharest | Constanta | Constanta | Silistra | Ruse | Vidin | Golubac | Iron Gates | Belgrade | Novi Sad | Osijek | Mohács | Kalocsa | More...
03 Oct 2026
15 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 £4755pp
Now: £4564
pp
REF: SCENICVIBU031026-2
Splendors of Egypt & the Nile
Cairo | Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo | Cairo
03 Oct 2026
11 Nights
Egypt

Cruise Only From
Was £6704pp
Now: £6435
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54529
Splendors of Egypt & the Nile
Cairo | Cairo | Luxor | Dendera | Luxor | Kom Ombo | Aswan | Aswan | Esna | Luxor | Cairo | Cairo
03 Oct 2026
11 Nights
Egypt

Cruise Only From
Was £6344pp
Now: £6090
pp
REF: UNIWORLD55137
Jewels of Europe with Paris & Prague
Paris | Paris | Paris | Amsterdam | Paris | Amsterdam | Cologne | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | More...
04 Oct 2026
20 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 £8475pp
Now: £8136
pp
REF: SCENICPACP041026-1
Jewels of Europe with Paris
Paris | Paris | Paris | Amsterdam | Paris | Amsterdam | Cologne | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Wertheim | Würzburg | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | More...
04 Oct 2026
17 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 £7570pp
Now: £7267
pp
REF: SCENICPACR041026-1
A Portrait of Majestic France
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Vernon | Rouen | Caudebec-en-Caux | Rouen | Mantes-la-Jolie | Paris | More...
04 Oct 2026
14 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £7424pp
Now: £7127
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53800
Brilliant Bordeaux
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux
04 Oct 2026
7 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £3464pp
Now: £3325
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53692
Burgundy & Provence
Arles | Arles | Avignon | Viviers | Tain-l'Hermitage | Lyon | Mâcon | Lyon
04 Oct 2026
7 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £4094pp
Now: £3930
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53710
Castles along the Rhine
Amsterdam | Cologne | Koblenz | Boppard | Germersheim | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
04 Oct 2026
7 Nights
Europe

Cruise Only From
Was £5174pp
Now: £4967
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54322
Castles along the Rhine
Basel | Breisach | Strasbourg | Speyer | Rüdesheim | Koblenz | Cologne | Amsterdam
04 Oct 2026
7 Nights
Europe

Cruise Only From
Was £4544pp
Now: £4362
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54288
Douro River Valley
Porto | Régua | Pocinho | Salamanca | Barca d’Alva | Porto | Porto | Porto
04 Oct 2026
7 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Cruise Only From
Was £4892pp
Now: £4696
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53937
Enchanting Danube
Passau | Passau | Linz | Dürnstein | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest
04 Oct 2026
7 Nights
Europe

Cruise Only From
Was £4004pp
Now: £3843
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53878
Grand France
Arles | Arles | Avignon | Viviers | Tain-l'Hermitage | Lyon | Mâcon | Lyon | Vernon | Rouen | Caudebec-en-Caux | Rouen | Mantes-la-Jolie | Paris | More...
04 Oct 2026
14 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £8054pp
Now: £7731
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53833
Grand France
Paris | Vernon | Rouen | Caudebec-en-Caux | Rouen | Mantes-la-Jolie | Paris | Lyon | Lyon | Mâcon | Tain-l'Hermitage | Viviers | Avignon | Arles | More...
04 Oct 2026
14 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £8054pp
Now: £7731
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53849
Portugal, Spain & the Douro River Valley
Porto | Régua | Pocinho | Salamanca | Barca d’Alva | Porto | Porto | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon
04 Oct 2026
10 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Cruise Only From
Was £5462pp
Now: £5243
pp
REF: UNIWORLD53972
Rome, Venice & the Jewels of Veneto
Venice | Venice | Venice | Chioggia | Chioggia | Venice | Venice | Rome | Rome | Rome | Rome
04 Oct 2026
10 Nights
Mediterranean

Cruise Only From
Was £5021pp
Now: £4820
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54130
Venice & the Jewels of Veneto
Venice | Venice | Venice | Chioggia | Chioggia | Venice | Venice | Venice
04 Oct 2026
7 Nights
Mediterranean

Cruise Only From
Was £3311pp
Now: £3178
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54068
Wine Roads of France & Portugal
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Régua | Pocinho | Salamanca | Barca d’Alva | Porto | Porto | More...
04 Oct 2026
17 Nights
West Med

Cruise Only From
Was £8597pp
Now: £8253
pp
REF: UNIWORLD54007

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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