Mississippi: Boom or Bust?
Today, the Mississippi River cruise traffic is approximately 32,500 passengers sailing with American Cruise Line and the American Queen Steamboat Company, according to the 2015-2016 Cruise Industry News Annual Report.
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Rainforest Cruises, a travel company that specialises in Amazon river cruises, is expanding its range of tours to include the Galapagos Islands and Panama Canal.
The adventure-cruise ship True North has again won the coveted award for Best Australian Adventure Experience at Luxury Travel magazine’s annual Gold List Awards. (expeditioncruising.com)
The popularity of river cruises has continued to grow with the number of UK passengers taking a holiday on waterways in Europe and further afield growing by 6% in 2014, according to figures released today by CLIA UK & Ireland. (cruisebusiness.com)
Based on its Baltic Market Review 2015, Cruise Baltic reported a “varying growth rates” in the region. The review, conducted amongst the 28 Cruise Baltic destinations plus St. Petersburg, Kiel and Riga, summarizes the 2014 results and forecasts for 2015. (cruisebusiness.com)
Disney Cruise Line’s Disney Dream was named Best Large Ship; this is the third year in a row a Disney ship has received top honours in Cruise Critic’s annual Cruisers’ Choice Awards. (cruisecritic.com)