Riviera Travel on the Danube at a glance
Riviera Travel currently operates 9 river-cruise vessels on the Danube, with an average passenger count of 140. The line is headquartered in Burton-on-Trent, England and was founded in 1984; Riviera Travel is the largest UK-based river cruise operator. Its fleet of literary-named vessels — Lord Byron, Robert Burns, William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde and others — is known for guaranteed solo cabins (with no single supplement) on every sailing, included gratuities, and itinerary lengths from five to fifteen nights.
The Danube itself flows through Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania over 2850 kilometres. The Danube is Europe's second-longest river and the only one that flows from west to east across the continent. Classic itineraries run Passau–Budapest in seven nights, while extended sailings continue through Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania to the Black Sea, passing the dramatic Iron Gates gorge. Headline destinations served by Riviera Travel on this river include Vienna, Budapest, Bratislava, the Wachau Valley, the Iron Gates.
Riviera Travel ships sailing the Danube
| Ship | Passengers | Launched |
|---|---|---|
| MS Charles Dickens | 140 | 2017 |
| MS Emily Bronte | 140 | 2018 |
| MS Geoffrey Chaucer | 140 | 2015 |
| MS George Eliot | 140 | 2019 |
| MS Jane Austen | 140 | 2016 |
| MS Lord Byron | 140 | 2012 |
| MS Robert Burns | 142 | 2014 |
| MS Thomas Hardy | 140 | 2018 |
| MS William Shakespeare | 140 | 2017 |
Featured itineraries
| Itinerary | Length | Sample ports |
|---|---|---|
| Danube Waltz | 8 nights | Passau · Linz · Melk · Vienna · Bratislava · Budapest |
| Romantic Danube | 8 nights | Budapest · Vienna · Linz · Passau · Regensburg · Nuremberg |
| Lower Danube Discovery | 11 nights | Budapest · Mohács · Belgrade · Iron Gates · Vidin · Russe · Bucharest |
| Christmas Markets Danube | 8 nights | Nuremberg · Regensburg · Passau · Linz · Melk · Vienna · Budapest |