CRUISE3SIXTY: AVALON ADDS EXOTIC CHOICES

Lots of cruise news coming out of Ft. Lauderdale this week, where hundreds of travel industry professionals have gathered for the industry's only official cruise conference, put on by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). Here's an announcement from river cruising line Avalon Waterways:

View from an Avalon suite. Beds are designed to
face windows, not walls.  (Avalon Waterways)

Avalon Waterways’ 2016 cruise season is shaping up to be memorable with new ships and new exotic cruises.  On the heels of announcing two new Suite Ships in Europe, the company is also expanding its exotic cruise offerings, including announcing a return to the Nile River aboard the MS Mayfair and a new ship partnership on the Amazon River via the Amazon Discovery.  Further, Avalon is providing travelers two new, intimate 36-passenger Suite Ships on the Irrawaddy and Mekong Rivers – The Avalon Siem Reap and Avalon Myanmar – as well as small-group discovery (maximum of 20 guests) experiences on the Yangtze River. -- Gerry