A new river cruise line, Riverside Luxury Cruises, is arriving on Europe's rivers this summer, and it’s noteworthy because it’s using the ships built and operated by the now-defunct Crystal Cruises. Just last month it added the five purpose-built Crystal ships to its lineup, joining the former Crystal Mozart. 

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 plan for rollout and itineraries, the direction Riverside will take, its plan to position itself in the luxury market, river industry trends, challenges and more.

This episode was recorded Feb. 13 and has been edited for length and clarity.

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This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations https://www.algvacations.com/planwithapro

Related reports: 

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

New river line plays a familiar tune with former Crystal Mozart https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/New-river-line-plays-a-familiar-tune-with-former-Crystal-Mozart 

On the oceans, the new Crystal is launching with higher commissions and an A&K partnership https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/New-Crystal-higher-commissions

A new river cruise line, Riverside Luxury Cruises, is arriving on Europe's rivers this summer, and it’s noteworthy because it’s using the ships built and operated by the now-defunct Crystal Cruises. Just last month it added the five purpose-built Crystal ships to its lineup, joining the former Crystal Mozart. 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 plan for rollout and itineraries, the direction Riverside will take, its plan to position itself in the luxury market, river industry trends, challenges and more.
This episode was recorded Feb. 13 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations <a href="https://www.algvacations.com/planwithapro">https://www.algvacations.com/planwithapro</a>
Related reports: 
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>
New river line plays a familiar tune with former Crystal Mozart <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/New-river-line-plays-a-familiar-tune-with-former-Crystal-Mozart">https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/New-river-line-plays-a-familiar-tune-with-former-Crystal-Mozart </a>
On the oceans, the new Crystal is launching with higher commissions and an A&amp;K partnership <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/New-Crystal-higher-commissions">https://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise-Travel/New-Crystal-higher-commissions</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;
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