AmaWaterways Doubles Down on 2028 With New Rhine and Douro Ships
AmaWaterways has opened bookings for its 2028 European season, adding two vessels to reach a 38-ship fleet: AmaMaria on the Rhine and AmaGaia on the Douro. The line is pairing the new hulls with expanded land programming — a 3-night Krakow/Auschwitz extension added to the Best of the Danube itinerary, plus new pre- and post-cruise stays in Lyon, Aix-en-Provence and Dijon, and in Porto for Douro sailings. The commercial hook for advisors is the deadline: early-booking savings of up to AU$3,600/NZ$4,000 per couple expire September 30, 2026 — five days from now. That's a hard cutoff to move clients into premium categories on the new ships before pricing firms, and it's the kind of land-package upsell (multi-night extensions bundled with the river portion) that adds meaningfully to per-booking commission. Advisors with Rhine, Danube or Douro clients already loyal to AmaWaterways should treat this as a near-term action item, not a wait-and-see.
- AmaMaria (Rhine) and AmaGaia (Douro) push AmaWaterways to 38 ships for 2028
- New 3-night Krakow/Auschwitz extension added to the Best of the Danube itinerary
- New land stays: Lyon/Aix-en-Provence/Dijon and Porto
- Early-booking savings up to AU$3,600/NZ$4,000 per couple expire September 30, 2026