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Friday, November 18, 2011

HURRY! Early Booking Savings:

SAVE $600 per couple on select 2012

Europe Boutique River Cruises

SAVE Up To $600 Per Couple On  Select 2012 Europe Boutique River Cruises!

Europe draws travelers in with the wondrous allure of her history, architecture, art, and culture. Visit Europe, and you can feel the warm sun streaming through the rose windows of Notre Dame Cathedral. Taste rich chocolate sachertorte in a Viennese coffeehouse. Stroll through the vibrant and fragrant Keukenhof Gardens in Amsterdam. Imagine discovering the unique scenic treasures of Europe from the luxurious serenity of your river cruise ship. Sailing Europe’s glorious rivers – the Danube, Main, Rhine, Moselle, Rhône, Saône, Seine, and Douro – you will discover the heart of Europe’s charming waterside villages and exciting cultural centers while enjoying the most relaxing way to vacation.

Early Booking Savings: SAVE $600 per couple on  select 2012 Europe Boutique River Cruises 17-Night Paris & the Heart of Europe Cruise tour Aboard River Princess Itinerary: Paris (three nights), Bernkastle, Traben-Trarbach, Koblenz, Rudesheim, Offenbach, Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Wurzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg, Roth, Main-Danube Canal, Regensburg, Deggendorf, Passau (overnight), Melk, Vienna (overnight) Departing: 3/20 - 9/30/12 River View Stateroom from $4,799 14-Night European Jewels Cruise Aboard River Empress or River Queen Itinerary:  Budapest (overnight), Danube River Cruising, Vienna, Wachau Valley Cruising, Melk, Passau, Regensburg, Nuremberg, Bamberg, Main-Danube Canal, Wurzburg, Wertheim, Heidelberg, Rudesheim, Cologne, Amsterdam Departing: 5/6 - 11/4/12 River View Stateroom from $4,849 Early Booking Savings: SAVE $500 per couple on  select 2012 Europe Boutique River Cruises 12-Night European Serenade Cruise Aboard River Countess or River Duchess Itinerary: Amsterdam (overnight), Cologne, Boppard, Rudesheim, Frankfurt, Miltenberg, Wurzburg, Hassfurt, Nuremberg, Regensburg, Passau, Wachau Valley Cruising, Vienna (overnight) Departing: 5/1 - 10/22/12 River View Stateroom from $4,199 Early Booking Savings: SAVE $400 per couple on  select 2012 Europe Boutique River Cruises 9-Night Tulips & Windmills Cruise Aboard River Duchess or River Queen Itinerary: Amsterdam (overnight), Zaanse Schans, Hoorn, Enkhuizen, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, Dordrecht, Veere, Ghent, Antwerp (overnight) Departing: 3/23 - 4/22/12 River View Stateroom from $2,499 Early Booking Savings: SAVE $300 per couple on  select 2012 Europe Boutique River Cruises 7-Night Enchanting Danube Cruise Aboard River Beatrice Itinerary: Budapest (overnight), Vienna (overnight), Durnstein, Wachau Valley Cruising, Melk, Linz, Passau (overnight) Departing: 3/25 - 11/11/12 River View Stateroom from $2,099 7-Night Rhine Discovery Cruise Aboard River Countess Itinerary: Nuremberg, Bamberg, Wurzburg (overnight), Miltenberg, Nierstein, Strasbourg, Basel Departing: 5/5 - 11/4/12 River View Stateroom from $2,149 7-Night Castles Along the Rhine Cruise Aboard Super Ship Antoinette Itinerary: Amsterdam, Cologne, Koblenz, Rudesheim, Speyer, Strasbourg (overnight), Breisach, Basel Departing: 3/25 - 11/11/12 River View Stateroom from $2,249 7-Night Gems of Germany, Belgium & the Netherlands with Floriade Cruise Aboard River Ambassador Itinerary: Cologne (overnight), Konigswinter, Nijmegen (Groesbeek or Venlo, Floriade), Maastricht, Antwerp, Brussels (overnight) Departing: 4/1 - 9/9/12 River View Stateroom from $2,399 7-Night Burgundy & Provence Cruise Aboard River Royale Itinerary: Chalon-Sur-Saone (overnight), Lyon, Tournon, Tain L'Hermitage, Viviers, Avignon, Arles (overnight) Departing: 3/25 - 11/4/12 River View Stateroom from $2,499

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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises inaugurates their new Super Ship, S.S. Antoinette, and those who attended the inaugural weekend festivities were treated to a very special experience that no other river cruise line in the world can deliver.  Uniworld is the world’s only authentic boutique cruise as no other cruise line in the world has a partner and sister company like the award-winning luxury boutique hotel operator, Red Carnation Hotels, to design and train staff on the luxury boutique hotel experience.

 

Lead by Mrs. Beatrice Tollman, President and Founder of Red Carnation Hotels, and her daughter Mrs. Antoinette Tollman, godmother and namesake to S.S. Antoinette, who is also the designer and the visionary behind the S.S. Antoinette’s lavish design and décor, and their lead designer Mr. Brian Brennan, they worked closely with the shipyard De Hoop to bring a new class of ships to the cruise industry.

 

Mrs. Antoinette Tollman explained the concept of the ship’s design was based on 18th century France in the 21st century as it embodies the spirit of France’s Château de Versailles with all of the conveniences of modern day living. Wanting to find the perfect home for the chandelier, they placed it in the lobby of the S.S. Antoinette and designed the ship around this beautiful focal point that reflects the sunlight so perfectly.

 

When you are a family-run company such as Uniworld and Red Carnation, you have greater passion, greater commitment, and a greater connection to ensuring your hotels—whether on land or on the water—provide guests with the ultimate experience incorporating the finest luxuries and comforts, as evident throughout the S.S. Antoinette and all of Uniworld’s ships; a world-class Food and Beverage program as recognized by Zagat;  and intuitive and award-winning hospitality as evident by esteemed travel entities including Conde Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure.

 

Uniworld, the world’s only river cruise line to have been acknowledged by Zagat Survey® for “Top Dining,” can certainly be attributed to Mrs. Beatrice Tollman’s philosophy on food and her desire for ensuring both her hotel guests and her family were always treated to sumptuous cuisine using the finest ingredients.  Mrs. Beatrice Tollman wrote her memoir, A Life in Food, as a cookbook made up of recipes she has collected over the years during her travels and from people she has met. She has since refined and personalized the recipes and taught many chefs in her hotels and at Uniworld, including Bernhard Zorn, Uniworld’s Global Master Chef. In the book, she recounts how she came to learn and love the recipes—many of which have become Signature Comfort Dishes at the hotels and onboard Uniworld’s ships. Uniworld’s professionally trained culinary team creates these Signature Comfort Dishes, including the more traditional such as “Bea’s chicken soup” to the more exotic “Black peppered prawns” to the sweeter side with “Honeycomb ice cream and Bea’s cheese cake.”

 

The S.S. Antoinette begins her inaugural season sailing on March 27, 2011 on Uniworld’s popular Castles along the Rhine, and certainly guests traveling on this “Super Ship” will be in for a “Super Experience.”

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Why Uniworld?

A World of Benefits Designed Just for You

Uniworld offers the highest level of comfort, quality, and service in river cruising with an unparalleled variety of vacation choices. You'll cherish this world of benefits designed just for you.

CHOICE

Over 500 departures
More than 40 itineraries
Sail 11 of the world's most breathtaking rivers 
Uniworld River cruises has vacations in 20 countries throughout Europe, Russia, Egypt, and China

QUALITY

Travel + Leisure's "World's Best Top 10 Small Cruise Lines"
Condé Nast Traveler's "Gold List"
Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Cruise Poll Winner for "Top Small Cruise Ships"
Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Award for "World's Top 10 Small Cruise Lines"
2009 ZAGAT® Cruise Lines Survey -- Uniworld is the only river cruise company recognized in the survey with the best of the best in the cruise industry

HOSPITALITY

The best onboard and onshore staff in the industry—with decades of experience
Over 98% guest service satisfaction rates
One crew member for every three guests
Professionally trained, all English-speaking staff
Condé Nast Traveler's "Gold List" winner with highest honors in hospitality
Meet and greet transfers on arrival and departure days

COMFORT

Fastidious internal Quality Assurance programs with extensive training for all staff, along with ship inspections and third-party mystery shoppers, to ensure our guests always receive the highest-quality service
An average capacity of just 130 guests
Luxuriously appointed riverview staterooms—many with French balconies, handcrafted Savoir® beds draped in fine linens, flat-screen televisions with satellite, and fine amenitites
Marble bathrooms on most ships*
Bathrooms stocked with L'Occitane bath and body products and comfy robes
Exclusive services and amenities in all suites

VALUE

All meals onboard prepared using the finest ingredients, which are often brought onboard from local business markets
Captivating and always INCLUDED shore excursions—many exclusive to Uniworld—hosted by English-speaking local guides who use state-of-the-art Quietvox portable headset systems
Insightful onboard Signature Lectures
Exclusive Epicurean Adventurer Program on 16 itineraries
Airport transfers on arrival and departure days
Complimentary fine European wines, choice of beer and soft drinks during dinner onboard European ships; bottled water in staterooms; and a 24 hour specialty coffee and tea bar
Complimentary soft drinks in the restaurant at lunch onboard company-owned ships (Coming 2011)
The unsurpassed style and elegance of Europe's best river cruise ships

* In 2011, all ships with the exception of River Countess, River Duchess, Douro Spirit, and River Victoria will have marble bathrooms. Then in 2012, the River Countess and River Duchess will have marble bathrooms.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection 2011...a new way to see the world.  Watch this wonderful video to learn more about Uniworld River Cruises.