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UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruises this week held a launch for its 2013 Preview Brochure which will see it become the only major river cruise line to offer an itinerary in Italy (CW 08 Mar) with a River Countess voyage on the Po River and the Venice Lagoon. GM John Molinaro (pictured right) highlighted a range of additions to the 2013 program, including the debut of Queen Isabel on the Douro River in Spain and Portugal, as well as the addition of the River Orchid which will cruise the Mekong River in Vietnam and Cambodia alongside the River Saigon. The expansion brings the total number of Uniworld cruises to 31, and with the launch of the preview brochure, the operator is offering 2012 pricing for 2013 departures when booked before 30 Jun. Also new is an 11 day Christmas/New Year cruise on the waterways of Germany, Austria and Hungary, as well as the 8-day Highlights of Eastern Europe which takes in Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Vukovar and Belgrade. Australia is the second biggest source market for Uniworld after North America, and Molinaro said the ongoing development of the product meant that the cruise line is constantly looking for new opportunities. “Australians are looking for new places and new rivers,” he told Cruise Weekly, but Uniworld is also continuing to offer popular itineraries including the Imperial Waterways of Russia and the eight day Enchanting Danube from Budapest to Passau priced from $2,695pp. The full 2013 brochure will be released in Jul – more info www.uniworldcruises.com.au. |
