AVALON EXPANDS RIVER THEME CRUISES

By popular demand, Avalon Waterways has expanded its offerings of theme river cruises. Here's the latest lineup of what's available:



Wine Appreciation Cruises:
Travelers learn what to look for in a good wine with help from distinguished wine authorities, visits to wine villages and tastings galore.

· Burgundy & Provence – March 21 and October 23 & 27, 2016 departures
· Grand France - March 21, October 18 & 22, 2016 departures
· Rhine & Rhône Revealed – October 22, 2016 departure
· Canals, Vineyards & Paris – October 25, 2016 departure
· The Blue Danube Discovery – October 30, November 2 & 5, 2016 departures
· Grand Danube Cruise – October 26 & 28, 2016 departures

Beer Cruises:
A visit to Europe is even better when it includes a discovery of their famous beers.

· Danube Dreams – March 30, 2016 departure
· Essential Holland & Belgium – April 12, 2016 departure
· The Blue Danube Discovery – November 9, 2016 departure

Culinary Cruise:
Travelers will enter a food lover’s paradise in northern France on this foodie-themed departure.

· Paris to Normandy’s Landing Beaches (or Grand France option) – March 22, 2016 departure
· Grand France – March 22, 2016 departure

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