For Type A Fitness Addicts
AmaWaterways has long offered city tours by bike in its ports of call—now it’s added fast-paced hiking tours and a robust wellness program. On Paris-based sailings aboard the 148-passenger AmaLyra, guests have access to an instructor who leads runs onshore as well as onboard yoga and Pilates classes. Detox with fruit- or rose quartz-infused waters in the main lounge and green smoothie shots at breakfast. Kristin Karst, executive vice president and co-owner of AmaWaterways, says the line attracts a good number of young honeymooners and that its wine-tasting cruises, hosted by California vintners, also draw a younger crowd. “You’ve done Napa—now you can do it on a ship,” Karst says.
The itinerary to book: One-week Paris & Normandy on the AmaLyra on the Seine, from $2,149. Available March to November.
For Night Owls and Solo Travelers
U by Uniworld is launching next spring on two refurbished 116-passenger river ships to head down the Seine, Rhine, and Danube. With mixologists and local celebrity DJs on board, the experience promises to feel more like a floating nightclub, with an extra charge for all booze. A cafe and bar on the sun deck are decorated with beanbag chairs, sun beds, and hammocks, while the main lounge is getting remodeled to feature an expanded dance floor. Friends can book triple cabins, and solo travelers can get paired with a roommate to save a few bucks. Overnights in some cities allow for still more nightlife excursions, while tours such as brewery-hopping in Amsterdam and kayaking outside Paris will be scheduled later in the day for those who want to sleep in.
The itinerary to book: One-week in Paris & Normandy, priced from $1,999 per person. Available April to October (starting in 2018).
For the (Slightly) Intrepid
Colorado-based Avalon Waterways has just introduced Active Discovery itineraries on the Avalon Luminary and Avalon Felicity, both of which carry 138 passengers, where hiking and biking tours are just the start. On the excursion lists: mountain climbing in Salzburg, running through the streets of Vienna, and river canoeing from Spitz, Austria. The trips premiered this year on the Danube but will expand to the Rhine next year. Not into such exertion? The line also draws a younger crowd on its occasional beer-themed cruises through the Netherlands and Belgium.
The itinerary to book: Eight-day Active Discovery on the Danube (including a hotel night in Budapest) from $3,519. Available July to September.
This article was provided by Bloomberg News.