CroisiEurope - Established 38 years ago, CroisiEurope is a French family-run river cruise company, building, owning and operating 33 elegant ships and hotel barges, with average capacity of 100 to 180 passengers. Offering excellent value for money, these prestigious river cruise ships are designed to sail in most water conditions, to fit under low and narrow bridges and navigate challenging rivers and canals.

 

Avalon Waterways - With the youngest fleet in river cruising, Avalon's 120 all-inclusive itineraries have been designed to meet the needs of luxury and budget-minded travelers, Boomers and young families looking to take in the sights, smells and sounds of some of the world's most beautiful destinations, not accessible by traditional cruise ships. Avalon's river cruises feature Suite Ships® with spacious Panorama Suites & wall-to-wall windows for spectacular views.

 

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection - offers a cruising experience unlike any other, with their European boutique style amenities and uncompromising sense of service. The untiring efforts of Uniworld give their guests a level of anticipatory service where there is no such thing as too large of a request.

 

Viking River Cruises - offers the widest assortment of river cruising itineraries with engaging, exploration-packed itineraries. The price you pay includes your stateroom, meals, excursions and any pre- and post-hotel accommodations. Enjoy comfortable, modern accommodations along with Viking's top-notch service and dedicated staff which often accompanies cruisers on tours and land excursions.

 

Grand Circle Travel -While most river cruise lines attract an older demographic, Grand Circle Travel caters almost exclusively to the over-50 set. Ships range in size from the intimate 46-person Provence, designed to navigate France's smaller rivers, to the 164-passenger River Adagio, built for the Danube and the deep waters leading to the Black Sea.

 

 

Tauck - Tauck has offered tours since 1925, but it only joined the river cruise world in 2006. The youngest line is also one of the most child-friendly. In 2012, Tauck will run two Family Riverboat Adventures on the Danube (from $3,290 for eight days) where kids 8 and up can make strudel, sculpt marzipan, and ride Vienna's Prater Ferris wheel.

 

American Cruise Line - American Cruise Lines offers personalized, small ship river cruises throughout the United States.

 

CDF Croisières de France - CDF Croisières de Franceis a subsidiary of Pullmantur Cruises, catering to the French cruise market, with French as the primary language used on board.