River cruises are “more about the experience off the ship than on,” a travel journalist says. Viking and American Cruise Lines operate some in the United States.

American Cruise Lines offers U.S. river cruises all around the country, including the Mississippi River, New England, Southeast, Puget Sound, Alaska, and the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Voyages range ...

Andrea Mickelson would have said "absolutely not" to the idea of becoming a river cruise ship captain if you had asked her during her five-year run as a mate. She's now been a captain for 17 years.

Amadeus River Cruises pioneered these concepts on the Amadeus Nova, which debuted in the spring of 2024. The company will also welcome another new, eco-friendly ship, the Amadeus Amara, in July. “No ...