DELRAY BEACH, FL, June 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Uniworld
Boutique River Cruise Collection's
seven all-inclusive
holiday cruises along Europe's Rhine, Main, Danube, and Seine
rivers provide the quintessential holiday
experience. In addition to highlighting local traditions
and seasonal delights, each cruise includes the exclusive
"Taste of Christmas" program--a special
complimentary excursion offered by no other river
cruise line.
"Taste of Christmas," available in
Paris, Vienna, Strasbourg, and Frankfurt, provides an in-depth
exploration of each city's main Christmas Market with an
English-speaking local expert. Every tour concludes with
delicious seasonal treats made by a local vendor, such as
a marzipan-filled pastry or freshly baked gingerbread in Germany;
vanillekipferi, Austria's favorite Christmas cookie; or a
sampling of bredele , traditional Alsatian Christmas
cookies, each with its own distinctive shape, history, and
flavoring. "Everyone loves our holiday river cruises, as they are a
wonderful way to spend quality time with your loved ones as you
create your own traditions," says Guy Young, President of
Uniworld.
Depending on the itinerary, other excursions--many of which are
exclusive only to Uniworld guests--might include
taking a horse-drawn wagon ride through the
Bavarian Forest, wandering through Versailles on a secret
palace tour, sipping cocktails with a real-life
Austrian princess, enjoying a festive New Year's Eve
dinner and a private concert with the chance to
dance to famous Strauss waltzes at a Viennese
palace, or ringing in the New Year in an opulent Budapest ballroom
with a gala dinner and dance.
Uniworld's 2014 collection of Holiday River Cruises are truly
all-inclusive, with all gratuities, airport
transfers, shore excursions, and onboard meals with unlimited
beverages, including a selection of distinctive wines, craft and
regional beers, and soft drinks. Itineraries include:
- Rhine Holiday Markets (Basel to Cologne, 8 Days)
- Danube Holiday Markets (Budapest to Passau, 8 Days)
- Classic Christmas Markets (Nuremberg to Frankfurt, 8 Days)
- European Holiday Markets (Nuremberg to Vienna, 8 Days)
- Parisian Winter Holiday (Paris to Paris, 8 Days)
- Enchanting Christmas & New Year's Cruise (Passau to Budapest, 11 Days)
- Grand Christmas & New Year's Cruise (Nuremberg to Budapest, 13 Days)
For more details, please visit uniworld.com. Join Uniworld's social media community at facebook.com/uniworldrivercruises or twitter.com/uniworldcruises.
About Uniworld Boutique River Cruise
Collection
Award-winning Uniworld Boutique
River Cruise Collection--the world's only authentic boutique
river cruise line™--features luxurious ships with an average
capacity of 130 guests and the highest staff-to-guest ratio in the
river cruise industry, as well as included shore excursions,
gourmet cuisine, and unsurpassed hospitality. Based in Los Angeles,
California, Uniworld offers voyages on 15 rivers in 20 countries
throughout Europe, Russia, China, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Uniworld
is a member of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and is
highly regarded by discerning travelers, media, and cruise industry
experts:
Listed among the "World's Best River Cruises" by Travel + Leisure, and recognized for the "World's Best Service" in the 'River Cruise' category
Seven ships listed among Travel + Leisure's "Top 20 River Ships," with River Countess rated highest of all cruise ships (river & ocean)
Distinguished as a Condé Nast Traveler "Platinum Circle Member" an honor bestowed for being on the prestigious Gold List every year for seven years (2008 - 2014)
Top three ranking on Condé Nast Traveler's "Top 10" list of cruise lines (river & ocean)
Named "Best Luxury River Cruise Line" by Cruise International (2012 & 2013)
About The TreadRight Foundation
Uniworld Boutique
River Cruise Collection is part of a joint initiative with The
TreadRight Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation established by
The Travel Corporation to
encourage sustainable tourism within our own family of brands and
in the places we visit. To date, TreadRight has donated more than
US $2 million to sustainable tourism projects around the world. To
find out more about our work with TreadRight visit: www.TreadRight.org.