About AMA Waterways
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, award-winning river cruise line AmaWaterways continues to build upon its industry lead. With its fleet of 12 custom-designed vessels, the line is poised for its most successful year ever.
Debuting in the spring of 2012, the new MS AmaCerto is AmaWaterways’ largest and most imaginative ship. Inspired by clasic
luxury yachts, she features a “Twin Balcony” stateroom design; multiple dining venues; heated swimming pool; stunning glass elevator and more. The ship joins a fleet in Europe that includes the MS AmaVerde, MS AmaBella, MS AmaDolce, MS AmaLyra, MS AmaDante, MS AmaCello and MS AmaLegro. For the first time, the MS AmaDagio will cruise the Rhone River in France in 2012. Additionally, the AmaVoyages product line provides unforgettable river cruise vacations in Russia (MS AmaKatarina), Vietnam and Cambodia (MS AmaLotus and MS La Marguerite).
AMAWATERWAYS has redefined European river cruising since its founding in 2002 (as Amadeus Waterways) by river cruise industry pioneer, Rudi Schreiner, cruise industry executive Kristin Karst, and former owner of Brendan Worldwide Vacations, Jimmy Murphy. The line boasts the fastest-growing and newest fleet on the historic Danube, Rhine, Main and Mosel rivers. Two brand-new vessels, MS Amalyra and MS Amadolce, debuted recently, joining the luxurious MS Amacello and MS Amadante (2008), MS Amalegro (2007) and MS Amadagio (2006).
The luxurious “AMA” ships feature the most spacious staterooms on Europe’s rivers, with 82 percent boasting French Balconies. Guests enjoy premium, hotel-style bedding with plush, down duvets; luxurious terry bathrobes and slippers, as well as bottled water replenished daily. Marble-appointed baths feature luxurious, spa-quality toiletries and a sleek, multi-jet shower system. Flat panel stateroom TVs offer a unique Infotainment system featuring Internet access, an array of satellite channels and movies. The vessels also feature a fitness center, beauty salon, whirlpool, walking track on the Sun Deck and bicycles for passengers to explore quaint towns and villages on their own.
The “AMAWATERWAYS Difference” extends to a myriad of complimentary amenities that passengers enjoy on a daily basis. All-inclusive features distinguishing the line from its competition include: complimentary Wi-Fi in the public lounges; complimentary, free-flowing local wines at dinner, and a specialty coffee and tea station. Each cruise is accompanied by a professional cruise director. And, accomplished tour guides lead complimentary shore excursions in every destination.
In addition to its core fleet of “AMA” ships on Europe’s legendary rivers, AMAWATERWAYS offers destination cruises to the breathtaking Porto River Valley in Portugal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; a Provencal sojourn on the romantic Rhone river in France, and an exhilarating journey through the legendary waterways of Russia. AMAWATERWAYS newest venture is into South East Asia, with its new “Vietnam, Cambodia and the Riches of the Mekong” program.
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