River Cruise Newsletter

Dear Reader,

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This week, I've searched our river cruise site, RiverCruise.com, to create a Top 10 list of river cruises offered by the world's most respected operators. All prices are per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability.

1) River Voyage of Discovery, 8 days with Cruise West. Begins and ends in Portland with visits to Columbia Gorge, Pendleton and Hell's Canyon. Save $400 per couple. Land/cruise-only starting from $2,229. Departures from April 17, 2010 through October 17, 2010. Book now!

2) Vietnam, Cambodia & the Riches of the Mekong, 15 days with AMAWATERWAYS. Begins in Hanoi and ends in Ho Chi Minh City with visits to Halong Bay, Siem Reap and Angkor Wat. Save $200 per couple. Land/cruise-only starting from $2,998. Departures from July 5, 2010 through September 13, 2010. Book now!

3) Rhine Getaway 2011 (Amsterdam to Basel), 8 days with Viking River Cruises. Begins in Amsterdam and ends in Basel with stops in Cologne, Heidelberg and Strasbourg. Companion cruises for free and save $1,000 per couple off the air-inclusive price! Land/cruise-only starting from $2,349. Departures from March 20, 2011 through December 27, 2011. Book now!

4) Romantic Danube (Budapest to Nuremberg), 8 days with Viking River Cruises. Begins in Budapest and ends Nuremberg with stops in Vienna, Passau and Regensburg. Companion cruises for free, and save $500 per couple off the air-inclusive price! Land/cruise-only starting from $2,549. Departures from November 13, 2010 through December 25, 2010. Book now!

5) Central European Experience (Paris to Prague), 13 days with Avalon Waterways. Begins in Paris and ends in Prague with stops in Bernkastel, Rudesheim and Wurzburg. Companion cruises for free! Land/cruise-only starting from $3,319. Departs April 22, 2010. Book now!

6) Blue Danube to the Black Sea (Bucharest to Vienna), 14 days with Avalon Waterways. Begins in Bucharest and ends in Vienna with stops in Arbanassi, Belgrade and Budapest. Save $2,000 per couple. Land/cruise-only starting from $3,589. Departs July 16, 2010. Book now!

7) Blue Danube Discovery, 14 days with AMAWATERWAYS. Begins in Budapest and ends in Prague with stops in Bratislava, Vienna and Nuremberg. Save $700 per couple. Land/cruise-only starting from $3,599. Departs August 20, 2010. Book now!

8) European Serenade (Amsterdam to Vienna), 14 days with Uniworld. Begins in Amsterdam and ends in Vienna with stops in Frankfurt, Nuremberg and Linz. Save $500 per couple. Land/cruise-only starting from $3,749. Departures from June 19, 2010 through September 23, 2010. Book now!

9) Imperial Jewels of China (Shanghai to Beijing), 12 days with Viking River Cruises. Begins in Shanghai and ends in Beijing with visits to the Three Gorges Dam, the Terra Cotta Warriors of Xian and the Great Wall of China. Companion cruises and flies for free! Land/cruise-only starting from $4,449. Departures from April 3, 2010 through October 30, 2010. Book now!

10) Magnificent Europe (Budapest to Amsterdam), 16 days with AMAWATERWAYS. Begins in Budapest and ends in Amsterdam with stops in Bratislava, Passau and Wurzburg. Fly for free! Land/cruise-only starting from $4,849. Departs June 10, 2010. Book now!

Finally, for a complete list of cruises by river, click any link below.

Amazon River Cruises
Columbia River Cruises
European River Cruises
Mekong River Cruises
Nile River Cruises
Yangtze River Cruises

Once you've found a river cruise that interests you, call us toll free at 800-510-4002 (US and Canada) and a river cruise specialist will attend to your needs. Customers from the UK, please call toll free 0800 279 8084. All other international customers, please e-mail or call us at +1-713-974-2121.

To search for a river cruise anywhere in the world, click here. To see our worldwide listing of escorted tours, independent tour packages, train tours and safaris, click here. For hotels and resorts in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Europe, Canada and the continental US, click here. For savings of up to 75% on ocean-going cruises, click here.

Please e-mail me your comments, suggestions and questions at alanfox@rivercruise.com and I will respond the same day.

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Sincerely,

Alan Fox
Chairman & CEO