Avalon Waterways | |
Type: | Private |
Industry: | Travel, Tourism, River cruise company, Cruise line |
Founded: | 2004 |
Hq Location: | Lugano, Switzerland and Littleton, Colorado |
Products: | River cruises |
Parent: | Globus family of brands |
Avalon Waterways is a river cruise company owned by the Globus family of brands and offers cruises in Europe, China, Southeast Asia, South America, India and the Galápagos Islands.[1] The company became a member of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) in August 2009.[2]
Avalon Waterways started operations in 2004 with just one initial ship, called Avalon Artistry. The following year, the company added the Avalon Poetry to its fleet.[3] As of 2019, the company operates ships on the Danube, Rhine, Moselle, Rhone, Seine and Saone in Europe; The Mekong River in Southeast Asia,[4] [5] as well as on the Yangtze (in China), the Ganges (in India) and the Amazon River (in Peru).
Avalon Waterways has earned river cruise operator awards including "Best European river line" in 2019.[6]
Since its launch in 2004, Avalon Waterways has christened 23 new ships in Europe and three new ships in Southeast Asia.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Ship | Entered service | Length | Staterooms | Passengers | Notes | |
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Avalon View | 2022 | 443feet | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 67, 200square feet suites. | |
- | Avalon Envision | 2019 | 443feet | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 67, 200square feet suites. |
Avalon Imagery II | 2016 | 361feet | 64 | 128 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 52, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Passion | 2016 | 443feet | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 67, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Tranquility II | 2015 (March) | 361feet. | 64 | 128 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 52, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Tapestry II | 2015 (March) | 443feet. | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 67, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Poetry II | 2014 | 443feet. | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 67, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Illumination | 2014 | 361feet. | 64 | 128 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 52, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Impression | 2014 | 361feet. | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 67, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Expression | 2013 | 443feet. | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 67, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Artistry II | 2013 | 443feet. | 64 | 128 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 52, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Visionary | 2012 | 361feet. | 64 | 128 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 52, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Vista | 2012 | 443feet. | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. "Suite Ship" with 66, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Panorama | 2011 | 443feet. | 83 | 166 | Owned. Europe. First "Suite Ship" with 66, 200square feet suites. | |
Avalon Luminary | 2010 | 361feet. | 69 | 138 | Retired from fleet in 2019. | |
Avalon Felicity | 2010 | 361feet. | 69 | 138 | Retired from fleet in 2019. | |
Avalon Affinity | 2009 | 361feet. | 69 | 138 | Retired from fleet in 2019. | |
Avalon Creativity | 2009 | 361 ft. | 70 | 140 | Retired from fleet in 2019. | |
Avalon Scenery | 2008 | 361feet. | 69 | 138 | Retired from fleet in 2018. | |
Avalon Imagery | 2007 | 443feet. | 85 | 170 | Retired from fleet in 2012. | |
Avalon Tranquility | 2007 | 443feet. | 85 | 170 | Retired from fleet in 2012. | |
Avalon Tapestry | 2006 | 443feet. | 82 | 164 | Retired from fleet in 2011. | |
Avalon Poetry | 2005 | 426feet. | 88 | 174 | Retired from fleet in 2010. | |
Avalon Artistry | 2004 | 426feet. | 89 | 176 | Retired from fleet in 2010. | |
Avalon Angkor | 2012 | 131feet. | 16 | 32 | Retired from fleet in 2015. | |
Avalon Saigon | 2017 (September) | 200feet. | 18 | 36 | Owned. SE Asia. All rooms are 245-square-foot suites. | |
Avalon Siem Reap | 2015 (January) | 200feet. | 18 | 36 | Retired from fleet in 2020. | |
Avalon Myanmar | 2015 (September) | 200feet. | 18 | 36 | Owned. SE Asia. All rooms are 245-square-foot suites. | |
Century Legend | 2013 | 465feet. | 196 | 392 | Chartered from Century Cruises. China. | |
Century Paragon | 2013 | 465feet. | 196 | 392 | Chartered from Century Cruises. China. | |
Isabella II | 2000 | 166feet. | 21 | 42 | Chartered. Galápagos Islands. | |
Aria | 2011 | 147feet. | 16 | 32 | Chartered. South America (Amazon). | |
Ganges Voyager | 2015 | 185feet. | 28 | 56 | Chartered. India (Ganges). |
Avalon has offered a range of special interest cruises including culinary-, beer- and Christmas-themed itineraries.[12] [13]
Godmothers of its ships in Europe have included TV personality Meredith Vieira,[14] Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert,[15] Outlander author Diana Gabaldon,[16] singer/songwriter Jann Arden,[17] 1,000 Places to See Before You Die author Patricia Schultz[18] and U.S. Women’s National Team coach Jill Ellis.[19]