February 24, 2010 – Avalon
Canadian soprano to christen Avalon's new ship
Avalon Waterways’ new river cruise ship, the Avalon Felicity, will be christened on March 27, 2010 in the Netherlands by Canadian soprano Measha Brueggergosman.
The 138-passenger ship will be christened in Volendam, a Netherlands fishing village, on March 27.
The Felicity is being built in the Den Breejen shipyard in the Netherlands. Its delivery will bring Avalon's fleet count in Europe to 10.
Following the christening, the ship will sail Avalon’s nine-day Romantic Rhine itinerary through the end of 2010. The itinerary runs in two directions — from Amsterdam to Basel and from Zurich to Amsterdam.
The Avalon Felicity will feature 65 staterooms (172 square feet each) and four junior suites (258 square feet each), all of which will have flat-screen televisions, flexible bed designs (beds may be configured as two twins or one queen), Egyptian cotton linens, mini-bars and safes.
Laundry and ironing services will be available for passengers. The ship will also have a fitness room, library, hair salon, gift shop, club lounge and whirlpool on the sky deck. Open-air lunches will be served at the sky deck grill.
January 13, 2010 – Uniworld
ZAGAT Ranks Uniworld Tops in Dining
Zagat and Zorn—Two Milestones In Uniworld’s Culinary Program
Uniworld Brings Master Chef Bernhard Zorn Onboard
ZAGAT Ranks Uniworld Tops in Dining
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises proudly announces two milestones in their Culinary Program. Uniworld hired a new Culinary Director, Bernhard Zorn, who holds the prestigious honors from the “World Association of Chefs Societies” as a Global Master Chef. With over 30 years of culinary experience, including creating culinary delights for passengers from six around-the-world cruises such MS Marco Polo, Crystal Harmony, Silver Cloud, MS Deutschland and Berlin, Chef Zorn will continue to evolve Uniworld’s Food and Beverage program to an even higher standard.
Uniworld has certainly set this standard high for Chef Zorn as Zagat, the world’s most trusted source for information about where to eat, drink, stay, and play around the globe, and as such has become a symbol of quality, just released the results of their first Cruise Line survey.
Uniworld was the only river cruise company to be ranked on the entire Zagat Cruise Survey, and received honors in the categories of dining and cabins, and as such, shares these honors with some of the premiere ocean cruise companies in the world, such as Silverseas, Crystal, Cunard, Seaborn, and Windstar.
January 5, 2010 – Viking
Viking River Cruises is the Top-Rated River Cruise Line
Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line, has been recognized with multiple consumer and trade awards in 2009, making the company the world’s top-rated river cruise line.
“We are honored by all of the recognition and accolades we have received over the past year,” states Viking Chairman Torstein Hagen. “As we continuously strive to exceed the expectations of our guests and travel agents alike, we are gratified to know that these awards are the highest form of positive feedback anyone can give.”
The consumer awards Viking received in 2009 include:
• Condé Nast Traveler’s “Gold List” – Small Ship Category
• Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Choice – Small Ship Category
• Condé Nast Traveler’s Reader’s Poll – Best Ships in the Small Ship Category
• Travel + Leisure’s “World’s Best Awards” – Top 10 Small Ship Cruise Lines
• World Travel Awards – World’s Leading River Cruise Operator
• British Travel Awards – Best River Cruise Line
The travel industry awards Viking received in 2009 include:
• Luxury Travel Advisor’s Awards of Excellence – Best River Cruise Line for Luxury River Cruises
• Travel Weekly’s Readers’ Choice Awards – Best River Cruise Line
• TravelAge West WAVE Winner – Best River Cruise Line for Travel Agent Support
• TravelAge West WAVE Winner – Best Overall Cruise Line for River Cruising
• Travel Weekly’s Magellan Awards – Gold & Silver Winner
• Recommend’s Readers’ Choice Awards – Best River Cruise Line
• Performance Media’s Leisure Travel Leaders Awards – Best River Cruise Line
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