Riviera River Cruises' Exciting 2022 Promotion

As river cruising finally seems to be returning to normal, so will our podcast.  This week I am joined by Marilyn Conroy from Riviera River Cruises. Marilyn gives a great overview for those who are unfamiliar with Riviera and also shares an exciting promotion on Riviera's 2022 sailings.  Contact …

Live From AmaSiena With Cruise Manager Martina Valachova

There was no one that made traveling during Covid easier than our cruise manager, Martina. During my time on AmaSiena, Martina handled everything that we needed in order to pass freely from country to country by getting us paperwork, filling out forms, and even translating documents for the guests …

Getting To Know UnCruise Adventures With CEO Dan Blanchard

This week join I am joined by the CEO of UnCruise Adventures, Dan Blanchard. UnCruise is an adventure cruise company offering itineraries that sail North and South America.  I sat down with Blanchard, who joined me from his office in Juneau, to talk about what you can expect on an UnCruise adventu…

How Are Large Ships Preparing To Come Back To The US? With MSC Cruises' Ken Muskat

This week I am joined by MSC Cruises' EVP and COO, Ken Muskat. Over the past year, MSC has been successfully operating ocean cruises in the Mediterranean making it one of the only large ship ocean cruise lines to resume service in 2020.  Muskat sat down to talk with me what we can expect to see fo…

Riviera River Cruises Gears Up For Restart

This week I am joined by Marilyn Conroy to talk about Riviera River Cruises. The UK-based river cruise company is still relatively new to the American market, but in Conroy's own words, "[Riviera] offers a top of the premium line product, but where prices are less than premium." Because of its affo…

What's New For Tauck In 2022 & Beyond?

Last week's podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/taucks-2021-river-cruises Past Tauck podcasts:  https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s1e15-katharine-bon https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s2e8-taucks-small-s https://omny.fm/shows/av…

Tauck's 2021 River Cruises

Past Tauck Podcasts:  https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s1e15-katharine-bon https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s2e8-taucks-small-s https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avid-travel-with-britton-frost-s3e17-taucks-galapa In part one of a two …

AmaWaterways "Happy Dances" After Announcing Restart

This week I sat down with Kristin Karst from AmaWaterways to discuss the company's newly announced plans to restart river cruising in Europe. Karst states that her team at AmaWaterways is "dancing the happy dance" as the company gears up for its summer river cruises.  When and where will these cru…

Avalon Waterways 2022 Cruise Season

Last week we sat down with Avalon Waterways to speak about how the company is preparing to return to the rivers: https://omny.fm/shows/avidtravel/avalon-waterways-return-to-the-rivers This week, we look to what Avalon is offering in 2022 and 2023 - including special event cruises to Oberammergau a…

Avalon Waterways' Return To The Rivers

This week many river cruise companies have announced their plans for restarting. I was lucky enough to sit down with Pam Hoffee from Avalon Waterways to talk about Avalon's restart, as well as some of her favorite itineraries available to sail this year.