A new river cruise line, Riverside Luxury Cruises, has arrived on the Europe rivers this summer, and it’s especially noteworthy because it’s using the river cruise ships ships built and operated by the now-defunct Crystal Cruises. 

In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and river cruise editor Nicole Edenedo talk with Jennifer Halboth, the president of Riverside Collection, Americas, about how parent company Seaside Collection discovered and acquired the Crystal ships, the direction Riverside will take, its plan to position itself in the luxury market, river industry trends, challenges and more.

This episode is part of our summer series featuring some of our most memorable recent episodes. This episode was published Feb. 27, before Riverside began its first cruise season this spring, and has been edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor: 

This episode is sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic https://www.expeditions.com

Related links: 

Riverside Cruises: https://riverside-cruises.com/web/en/

More former Crystal river ships are acquired by startup Riverside https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Startup-company-acquires-more-former-Crystal-river-ships 

Riverside Mozart is christened in a surprise ceremony https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Riverside-christens-Mozart-surprise-ceremony

Service is a familiar tune on the Riverside Mozart https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/First-call-Riverside-Mozart

A new river cruise line, Riverside Luxury Cruises, has arrived on the Europe rivers this summer, and it’s especially noteworthy because it’s using the river cruise ships ships built and operated by the now-defunct Crystal Cruises. In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and river cruise editor Nicole Edenedo talk with Jennifer Halboth, the president of Riverside Collection, Americas, about how parent company Seaside Collection discovered and acquired the Crystal ships, the direction Riverside will take, its plan to position itself in the luxury market, river industry trends, challenges and more.
This episode is part of our summer series featuring some of our most memorable recent episodes. This episode was published Feb. 27, before Riverside began its first cruise season this spring, and has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor: 
This episode is sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions National Geographic <a href="https://www.expeditions.com">https://www.expeditions.com</a>
Related links: 
Riverside Cruises: <a href="https://riverside-cruises.com/web/en/">https://riverside-cruises.com/web/en/</a>
More former Crystal river ships are acquired by startup Riverside <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Startup-company-acquires-more-former-Crystal-river-ships">https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Startup-company-acquires-more-former-Crystal-river-ships </a>
Riverside Mozart is christened in a surprise ceremony <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Riverside-christens-Mozart-surprise-ceremony">https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/Riverside-christens-Mozart-surprise-ceremony</a>
Service is a familiar tune on the Riverside Mozart <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/First-call-Riverside-Mozart">https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/First-call-Riverside-Mozart</a>

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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