Welcome to
The River Cruise Advisory Service
We are a division of The Cruise Advisory Service and we are now in our 35th year as a cruise-only specialist. We are here to offer you impartial advice and information to help you make the right choice of river cruise to suit you
For 2025 we are delighted to recommend just 6 river cruise operators as featured on this website plus a 'Best of the Rest' selection
Ask for our River Cruise Information Pack to get you started - it's Free, it's Unique and it's Essential
For those not looking to fly, Riviera operate a very successful series of Rhine and Moselle cruises featuring Eurostar to Brussels with a coach transfer to join the ships in Cologne. You can also feature the Seine using Eurostar and the Rhone featuring Eurostar/TGV
If you are a solo traveller, Riviera feature many cruises with no supplement for a window cabin (always in demand) and also have selected specific all-solo cruises
Our Recommended Selection for Spring and early Summer 2025
Enjoy the Douro on the Douro Elegance and Splendour
8 days flycruise MAY SPECIALS
from selected UK airports
Porto roundtrip, featuring Pinhao, Castelo Rodrigo, Salamanca, Mateus Palace, Lamego and overnight in Porto
04, 11 May from £2499 pp, French balcony from £3399 pp
- from Gatwick, Birmingham and Manchester
15 May from £2599 pp, French balcony from £3449 pp
- from Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham
18 May from £2599 pp, French balcony from £3449 pp
- from Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh
GREAT VALUE on the Rhine and Moselle
8 days flycruise with air from selected UK airports or with Eurostar
Cologne roundtrip, featuring Cochem, Trier, Bernkastel, Koblenz, Boppard, the Rhine Gorge and Rudesheim
27 May 2025, from £2449 pp, French balcony from £2999 pp
- from Heathrow, Manchester and St Pancras
24 June, from £2499 pp, French balcony from £3049 pp
- from Heathrow, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and St Pancras
The new Riviera Radiance on the Danube
8 days flycruise with air from selected airports
Budapest roundtrip, featuring Vienna, Durnstein, Melk, Linz, Bratislava and overnight in Budapest
02 June from £2949 pp, French balcony from £3549 pp
- from Heathrow and Manchester
All prices are per person based on 2 persons sharing a cabin
Other dates available throughout the season
Welcome to Riviera Travel River Cruises
This award winning tour company has had a very successful
foray into the river cruise market. Although not a household
name, they are both the UK's largest touring company and
the largest river cruise operator. They have often carried the
highly regarded endorsement from the Which Magazine for value for money and fine levels of operation
Our rating 3starPlus/4star dependent on ship
WHAT YOU GET
Roundtrip air or rail travel from the UK as appropriate
and overseas transfers
Tea and coffee making facilities available in cabins, and available morning and afternoon throughout the ship
Two experienced Riviera Travel tour managers on every departure
Free wi-fi
Complimentary shore excursion programme
Wines/beers and soft drinks at lunch and dinner and selected drinks in the bar after dinner
DID YOU KNOW?
Riviera cruise the Danube, Rhine, Douro, Rhone/Saone, Main,
Moselle, Belgian & Dutch Waterways, the Seine and the Mekong
For further information on the above
please call 01425 485100
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT RIVIERA?
Ask for our River Cruiseship Ratings Guide and Pack. Let us tell you what we like and what we are not so keen about. Call today for your copy
We have tried and tested the Emily Bronte, please ask for our report
THE USUAL BORING STUFF - the availability and prices shown here are always subject to change. All prices shown are per person based on 2 persons sharing
For further information, help and advice and to make your booking, please call 01425 485100
Appointed agent for atol protected holder, Riviera Travel 3430