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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Rhine Castles & Swiss Alps
Amsterdam | Amsterdam | Cologne | Rüdesheim am Rhein | Cologne | Ludwigshafen | Strasbourg | Basel | Basel
18 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Europe

Fly Cruise From
Was £3961pp
Now: £3802
pp
REF: AMAAG250818AS
Bordeaux Affair
Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Saint-Émilion | Blaye | Libourne | Blaye | Cussac-Fort-Médoc | Bourg | Cadillac | Bordeaux | Bordeaux
19 Aug 2025
7 Nights
West Med

Fly Cruise From
Was £2345pp
Now: £2251
pp
REF: SCENICBORD190825-1
Meandering along the Mekong and Temple Discovery Cruise
Ho Chi Minh City | Ho Chi Minh City | Cái Bè | Sa Déc | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Tân Châu | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Phnom Penh | Oudong | Angkor Ban | Kampong Cham | Kampong Cham | More...
19 Aug 2025
12 Nights
Asia & Indian Ocean

Fly Cruise From
Was £4980pp
Now: £4780
pp
REF: SCENICVIMR190825-19
Gems of the Danube
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest
20 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Europe

Fly Cruise From
Was £1995pp
Now: £1915
pp
REF: SCENICNBU200825-1
Jewels of Europe
Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Dürnstein | Krems | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Miltenberg | More...
20 Aug 2025
14 Nights
Europe

Fly Cruise From
Was £5245pp
Now: £5035
pp
REF: SCENICSTC200825-2
Gems of the Danube with Prague
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Regensburg | Passau | Schlögen | Dürnstein | Melk | Vienna | Bratislava | Budapest | Budapest | Prague | Prague | Prague | More...
20 Aug 2025
10 Nights
Europe

Fly Cruise From
Was £2645pp
Now: £2539
pp
REF: SCENICPNB200825-1
European Jewels
Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Weissenkirchen | Passau | Regensburg | Nuremberg | Bamberg | Würzburg | Wertheim | Frankfurt | Rüdesheim | Cologne | More...
20 Aug 2025
14 Nights
Europe

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £4339pp
Now: £4165
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50374
European Jewels
Amsterdam | Cologne | Rüdesheim | Frankfurt | Wertheim | Würzburg | Kitzingen | Bamberg | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Weissenkirchen | Vienna | Budapest | More...
20 Aug 2025
14 Nights
Europe

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £5199pp
Now: £4991
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50363
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
20 Aug 2025
7 Nights
South America

Fly Cruise From
Was £4900pp
Now: £4704
pp
REF: AMASB250820BC
Best of the Danube
Budapest | Bratislava | Bratislava | Melk | Linz | Vienna | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest
20 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Europe

Fly Cruise From
Was £3008pp
Now: £2887
pp
REF: AMAAF250820DB
Castles along the Rhine
Amsterdam | Cologne | Koblenz | Boppard | Germersheim | Strasbourg | Breisach | Basel
21 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Europe

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £2999pp
Now: £2149
pp
REF: UNIWORLD51860
Delightful Danube & Prague
Prague | Prague | Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Passau | Emmersdorf | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest
22 Aug 2025
9 Nights
Europe

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £3439pp
Now: £3301
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50249
Grande Italia
Milan | Milan | Verona | Venice | Venice | Chioggia | Chioggia | Venice | Venice | Rome | Rome | Rome | Rome
22 Aug 2025
12 Nights
Mediterranean

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £5039pp
Now: £4837
pp
REF: UNIWORLD51541
Milan, Venice & the Jewels of Veneto
Milan | Milan | Verona | Venice | Venice | Chioggia | Chioggia | Venice | Venice | Venice
22 Aug 2025
9 Nights
Mediterranean

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £3149pp
Now: £3023
pp
REF: UNIWORLD51602
Loyalty Members Cruise with Ken Muskat – Idyllic Rhône
Lyon | Lyon | Mâcon | Vienne | Viviers | Avignon | Avignon | Arles | Tarascon | Marseille
22 Aug 2025
7 Nights
West Med

Fly Cruise From
Was £2745pp
Now: £2635
pp
REF: SCENICFCCL220825-1
Enticing Douro
Porto | Régua | Vega de Terron, Portugal | Vega de Terron, Portugal | Pinhão | Régua | Porto | Porto
22 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Fly Cruise From
Was £3639pp
Now: £3493
pp
REF: AMAPC250822DO
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
23 Aug 2025
7 Nights
South America

Fly Cruise From
Was £5565pp
Now: £5342
pp
REF: AMASA250823BC
Gems of the Danube with Prague
Prague | Prague | Prague | Budapest | Prague | Budapest | Bratislava | Vienna | Dürnstein | Melk | Passau | Brandstatt | Regensburg | Nuremberg | More...
24 Aug 2025
10 Nights
Europe

Fly Cruise From
Was £2845pp
Now: £2731
pp
REF: SCENICPNB240825-2
A Portrait of Majestic France
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Vernon | Rouen | Caudebec-en-Caux | Rouen | Mantes-la-Jolie | Paris | More...
24 Aug 2025
14 Nights
West Med

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £7799pp
Now: £7487
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50333
Brilliant Bordeaux
Bordeaux | Pauillac | Cadillac | Blaye | Libourne | Libourne | Bordeaux | Bordeaux
24 Aug 2025
7 Nights
West Med

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £3499pp
Now: £3359
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50030
Delightful Danube
Nuremberg | Regensburg | Passau | Passau | Emmersdorf | Vienna | Budapest | Budapest
24 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Europe

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £2659pp
Now: £2552
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50275
Douro River Valley
Porto | Régua | Pocinho | Salamanca | Barca d’Alva | Porto | Porto | Porto
24 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £5299pp
Now: £5087
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50464
Enchanting Danube
Budapest | Budapest | Vienna | Vienna | Dürnstein | Linz | Passau | Passau
24 Aug 2025
7 Nights
Europe

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £3359pp
Now: £3224
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50160
Paris & Normandy
Paris | Vernon | Rouen | Caudebec-en-Caux | Rouen | Mantes-la-Jolie | Paris | Paris
24 Aug 2025
7 Nights
West Med

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £3359pp
Now: £3224
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50084
Portugal, Spain & the Douro River Valley
Porto | Régua | Pocinho | Salamanca | Barca d’Alva | Porto | Porto | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon | Lisbon
24 Aug 2025
10 Nights
Iberian Peninsula

Inspired by their destinations, each ship in the fleet has a uniquely beautiful design
THE MOST ALL-INCLUSIVE AMENITIES finely tailored to your tastes.
Fly Cruise From
Was £5599pp
Now: £5375
pp
REF: UNIWORLD50429

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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