Avalon Waterways
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Avalon Waterways
Avalon has two goals in their approach to river cruising.
First, they believe their clients deserve more choices and they follow through with a long list of options that can be added for an extra fee.
Second, they want to be known as the “floating room with a view”—most cabins have floor to ceiling windows that open up.
Cruising Elevated
Innovative, transformative, original. Avalon Waterways has redefined cruising by going against the current and away from the ordinary.
Delivering unparalleled experiences and boundless exploration,
Avalon puts you in the captain’s seat to navigate your journey, fuel your passions and steer clear of the unexpected as you cruise down the world’s most memorable and mesmerizing waterways.
One step aboard our modern, luxurious Suite Ships with the grandest views in cruising and you’ll see how the tides they are a-changin’.
Avalon Fleet
Avalon has 14 ships sailing in Europe. The 8 135 meter ships are: view Envision passion illumination impression expression vista and Panorama. The 5 110 meter ships are: Imagery tapestry tranquility poetry iI and visionary. In 2024 the Avalon Alegria will sail on the Douro.
Learn About The Avalon Longships
Avalon Longship in port in Vienna
Europe Sailing Routes (25 of 37 Cruises Completed)
Learn About the Day to Day Routes By Clicking on the Button
Dutch And Belgian Waterways (5 Cruises)
Keukenhof Gardens Tulip Display
Cruise WAD Amsterdam to Amsterdam 7 nights May thru September Departures
Kuekenhof Gardens Tulips
Cruise WAX Amsterdam to Brussels 7 nights March thru April Departures
Ghent Canal
Cruise WXA Brussels to Amsterdam 7 nights March thru April Departures
Antwerp Castle
Cruise WAA Amsterdam to Amsterdam 7 nights March thru May Departures
Under Construction Amsterdam to Amsterdam 14 nights
The Rhine, Main And Moselle (11 Cruises)
Old Town Market Square and Town Hall (red building) Basel Switzerland
Cruise WWA Basel to Amsterdam (also Amsterdam to Basel) 7 nights May thru September Departures
Fisherman’s Bastion Budapest
Cruise WBA Budapest to Amsterdam 14 nights May thru October Departures
Gabled roofs you can see on a canal cruise in Amsterdam
Cruise WAB Amsterdam to Budapest 14 nights April thru October Departures
Under Construction Budapest to Basel 15 nights
Cologne Cathedral Photo Anne Schrader
Cruise WAZ Amsterdam to Basel 7 nights March thru December Departures (Has Southbound and Northbound Options)
Frankfurt Fountain of Justice in Old Town Square during the Christmas Markets. Photo Anne Schrader
Cruise WWZ Frankfurt to Basel 4 nights April thru September Departures
Rudesheim
Cruise WAR Amsterdam to Remich 7 nights April thru October Departures (Has Southbound and Northbound options)
Under Construction Remich to Frankfurt 8 days
The German Cornor Koblenz, Germany. Photo Anne Schrader
Cruise WHZ Amsterdam to Basel 11 Days May thru October Departures
Under Construction Basel to Nuremberg 9 Days
Under Construction Amsterdam to Bucharest 23 days
The Danube (13 Cruises)
Aggstein Castle Ruins sailing in the Wachau Valley on the Danube River in Austria
Cruise WLB Vishofen to Budapest 8 Days April to September Departures
Melk Abbey
Cruise WBV Budapest to Vienna 4 Days April to October Departures
Tiled Roof of St. Stephen’s Cathedral Vienna, Austria
Cruise WPB Vilshofen to Budapest 6 Days May to October Departures
Palace of the Parliament Bucharest, Romania
Cruise WOBB Bucharest to Budapest 11 days April thru October Departures
Under Construction Vilshofen to Bucharest 16 Days
Under Construction Bucharest to Vilshofen 18 Days
Bratislava Castle
Cruise WDB Budapest to Vilshofen 8 Days April thru October Departures
Nuremberg Castle
Cruise WNB Nuremberg to Budapest 8 Days April thru Decembers Departures
Cruise WBN Budapest to Nuremberg 8 Days April thru December Departures
Bishops Residence Novi Sad, Serbia
Cruise WOKY Bucharest to Belgrade July thru September Departures
Under Construction Zagreb to Bucharest 9 Days
Barbican Tower from the old City Walls, Pecs, Hungary
Cruise WBOB Budapest to Bucharest 9 Days April thru October Departures
Under Construction Bucharest to Budapest 26 Days
French River Cruises (7 Cruises)
Sherman Tank Outfitted to Swim Ashore
Cruise WPHP Paris to Le Havre
9 Days
Ponr du Gard where you can kayak during an actice excursion
Cruise WLY Arles to Lyon 8 days
Tournon Castle
Cruise WJL Chalon-sur-Saone to Arles 8 Days March thru October Departures
Omaha Beach Statue
Cruise WPP Paris to Paris 8 days March thru October Departures
Cruise WXX Bordeaux to Bordeaux Roundtrip 8 Days
Under Construction Cruise WPL Paris to Arles 15 Days
Under Construction Cruise WAL Amsterdam to Arles 15 Days
The Douro (1 Cruise)
Under Construction New Cruise in 2024 Cruise WCC Porto to Porto 7 nights
