Find Your Perfect Avalon Waterways Cruise
Avalon Waterways
Roam with a view aboard an award-winning river cruise line.
With fewer crowds and incredible views, you’ll have plenty of room to roam the world’s best-loved rivers.
With an average of 150 guests aboard each of their ships, Avalon Waterways’ itineraries are intimate, uncrowded experiences, allowing guests to wind through narrow waterways, get up close to picturesque scenery and see the world from the comfort of truly luxury vessels.
The line has certainly made that easier too. With each of their staterooms an exterior room, certain suites boasting open-air balconies and Panorama Suites complete with floor-to-ceiling windows, you’ll have a front-row seat to discovery whichever part of the ship you’re on.
Explore more of what makes the Avalon Waterways experience different below…
Enjoy €100 per person FREE onboard credit when you book an Avalon Europe river cruise for 2026*
Plus, get an extra £50 off per person – exclusively when you book your river cruise with us**. Please quote AGNY50 when booking.
T&Cs apply. *€100 onboard credit is per person, per booking, applies to new bookings only and is valid on all 2026 Avalon Europe river cruise departures booked between 15th Dec 2025 and 31st March 2026. **T&Cs apply. Please use promo code AGNY50 when booking. Offer valid for bookings made between 1st January 2026 and 31st January 2026. Minimum booking value of £2,499 per person. Offer is subject to availability and may be withdrawn at any time.
Cruises from Avalon Waterways
Recommended by our team, browse the best of Avalon Waterways’ itineraries here.
Tulip Time Cruise
Danube Dreams (Eastbound)
The Netherlands in Bloom
Bonjour Bordeaux: Chateaux, Wineries & Charming Villages
The Rhine & Moselle: Canals, Vineyards and Castles
Burgundy & Provence for Jazz Lovers (Northbound)
Paris to Normandy
Magnificent Europe
Mekong Discovery (Northbound)
Danube Dreams for Wine Lovers (Westbound)
German Grandeur (Eastbound)
Avalon Waterways
Avalon Waterways know what a river cruise should have more and less of. More space. Less crowds. More choice. Less confusion. More views. Less queues.
On an Avalon Waterways river cruise, you’ll get all of this – and more. Thanks to larger staterooms complete with wider windows for better views, a 3:1 guest-to-crew ratio, more intimate ships and fewer crowds onboard, they’ve created the perfect place for you to see incredible landscapes, experience amazing service and get straight to exploring your destination.
Speaking of exploration, their range of specialty cruises makes for some unforgettable memories. Whether you’re feeding your passion for world-class cuisine or trying something new as part of their Active & Discovery cruises, they’ve curated a selection that caters to all travel styles. The possibilities are sky-high – and the sky’s the limit – whichever waterway you’re travelling on.
Whether you’ve got your heart set on the Main or the Mekong, Avalon Waterways’ sheer amount of choice means there’s an itinerary to satisfy even the giddiest of wanderlusts. Keep scrolling to take a look at which ship of theirs you could be sailing on very soon…
Meet The Fleet
Furnished with deluxe touches and exceptional comfort, see what you could be stepping aboard from the line’s intimate, luxurious vessels below.