BOUTIQUE RIVER CRUISES

Calabasas-based expert river cruise company, AmaWaterways helps travelers chart new paths with personally curated, once-in-a-lifetime, cruises.

icture yourself gazing with awe at the panoramic splendors unfolding along Europe’s Danube River, Africa’s Nile and Chobe rivers, Asia’s Mekong River or Colombia’s Magdalena River, enjoying a cocktail on your private balcony and relaxing, confident that all of your accommodations and desired delightful travel experiences, both on land and while cruising, have been perfectly curated for you.

That image, in a nutshell, captures the joys of taking a once-in-a-lifetime river cruise journey with AmaWaterways, the award-winning, trailblazing luxurious river cruise company that has transformed the river cruising industry.

Celebrating its 20th year in 2022, co-founders Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst proudly lead a team of experienced sales, marketing, and operations people from their new corporate headquarter offices in Calabasas. The company offers all-encompassing river cruise and land packages along breathtaking waterways in Europe, Africa, Asia, and soon, South America. The company is world-renowned for the unparalleled quality of its modern fleet, which features 25 custom-designed ships welcoming, on average, only 150 guests. Each of AmaWaterways’ 35 or more itineraries includes an impressive array of small group shore excursions, highlight- destinations. Instead of cruising with large ocean ships, which often carry thousands of passengers, AmaWaterways’ small ships offer up to 150 guests the convenience of quick accessibility to ports of call and premium, personalized experiences. ing cultural and culinary experiences and bicycle and walking tours at gentle, regular, and active paces. Notably, the company was the first river cruise line to embrace active travelers by including bicycles on board and introducing an award-winning complimentary Wellness Program.

Pre- and post-cruise land packages are optional additions to most 7-night cruises and enable guests to dive even deeper into the cultural highlights of certain destinations. In unparalleled customer service, the same Cruise Managers accompany guests for these optional land packages, thereby offering continuity of service and seamless touring experiences.

If a reader is new to river cruising - an ideal first river cruise is exploring the Danube River on board AmaMagna, the one-ofa-kind queen of the cruise line’s European fleet.

5-STAR CUISINE Gastronomy is top of mind with AmaWaterways’ regionally-inspired cuisine and complementary hand-selected wine pairings for lunch and dinner. Pictured here is The Chef’s Table specialty restaurant.

River Cruising ~ The Best Option to Really See Countries

It is often said that ocean cruises only take guests to countries, while river cruises take them through countries. No river cruise company curates and includes more authentic experiences for its guests than AmaWaterways.

Impressively, the company has received the highest rating in the first, second, and third editions of Berlitz: River Cruising in Europe. Its European fleet also dominated the top 20 rankings in Insight Guide to River Cruising’s latest edition. A variety of included shore excursions allows guests to choose from walking tours, guided hikes and bike rides in small groups, and culinary-themed and special interest tours such as cooking demonstrations and food and wine tastings. Due to the small size of AmaWaterways’ ships, they often dock just steps from the heart of fascinating European cities, immersing guests in their exciting, eclectic vibes and ensuring they have the freedom to come and go as they like while experiencing different aspects of the

Double the width of traditional river cruise ships, the majestic AmaMagna was specifically imagined and designed by Rudi Schreiner, co-founder, and co-owner of AmaWaterways. Launched in 2019, the ship quickly garnered vast industry and customer accolades for its offering of more personal space for guests, more leisure opportunities, and four unique dining venues, all included in the cruise fare. Most accommodations are spacious suites measuring 355 to 710 square feet, with full balconies. Adjoining staterooms are available, making for wonderful cruising experiences for multi-generational families.

AmaMagna immediately transformed European river cruise experiences by offering the luxury of space while accommodating only 196 guests. Travelers enjoy boutique-hotel-like amenities while cruising on the upper and lower stretches of the majestic Danube River between Vilshofen, Germany, and Giurgiu, Romania.

Among the vessel’s many amenities is an expansive Sun Deck with a heated pool and a whirlpool that invites guests to relax and enjoy scenic cruising through the Wachau

Valley and Iron Gates as well as stunning scenes arriving into majestic capitals like Vienna, Budapest, and Bratislava.

Consider the 7-night Magna on the Danube cruise visiting five European countries between Budapest, Hungary, and Vilshofen, Germany, with ports of call in Bratislava, Vienna, Dürnstein (Krems), Spitz, Linz (excursion to Salzburg) and Passau. Optional pre- or post-cruise land packages provide extra days to explore Budapest and Prague. It is a wonderful cruise providing guests with an astounding array of cultural, epicurean, touring, and relaxation experiences.

With a crew of 70 to attend to guests’ every need, AmaMagna cruises provide customers with unforgettable, special- ly-tailored experiences and wonderfulmemories whether experienced as a couple, a multi-generational family, or a solo traveler.

Complimentary On Board Wellness Opportunities

At the AmaMagna’s expansive Zen Wellness Studio, guests enjoy a fitness center, two massage rooms, and a refreshing juice bar. A dedicated wellness instructor offers daily classes in Pilates, yoga, core strengthening, stretching, spinning, circuit training, and more. The fitness center is equipped with modern cardio equipment and spin bikes on the aft deck outside overlooking the river, affording wonderful views as one exercises.

Like all AmaWaterways vessels, the AmaMagna incorporates the concept of Seven Dimensions of Wellness along with exhilarating hikes and independent and guided bike tours. Each 7-night cruise, whether on AmaMagna or other ships, offers between five and eight included biking or hiking excursions, with each ship carrying its own fleet of bicycles and helmets.

On Board Beauty Services and Special Amenities

AmaMagna also offers guests spa services, including a hair salon, massages, manicures, and pedicures. A large, luxurious Sun

CRUISE THROUGH AFRICA Enjoy

African Cruises on the Chobe River where you can view the elephants watering up close and enjoy safaris.

Deck with a pool and whirlpool, a dedicated cinema with movies, and two beautiful libraries forward of the lounge are some of the special features that make this ship indulgently luxurious. Guests have complimentary internet access and can share their cruising experiences with friends and family using the myAmaCruise app.

After a day cruising or enjoying shore excursions, guests can enjoy a lecture about different cultures and destinations or enjoy musical entertainment by the resident musician, or local groups brought on board to entertain guests.

Special One-of-a-Kind Shore Excursions

A ship as unique as AmaMagna warrants some exclusive events like an included visit to the Schönbrunn Palace and Gardens in Vienna and an exclusive wine experience in Spitz, Austria.

A highlight of that experience is visiting Klosterhof Spitz, a local restaurant and winery where serenaded by local musicians in traditional attire. Touring the stone wine cellars and historic vaults is like enjoying a trip back in time as guests learn the fascinating history of winegrowing and winemaking in Spitz.

Those enjoying cruises on the Danube can revel in many cultural, scenic, gastronomic, walking, and biking experiences. These include wine and apricot tastings and biking in the Wachau Valley or touring the beautifully preserved medieval town of Ceskẏ Krumlov, Czech Republic, and historical Salzburg, Austria.

Other highlights include a walking tour of Dürnstein before visiting the UNESCO-designated Melk Abbey and a hike up to the ruins of Dürnstein Fortress, where Richard the Lionheart was once held captive, and where one finds spectacular views of the valley, river, and village below. Finally, they can cycle through the Wachau Valley on a guided bike tour.

Vienna, the “City of Waltzes,” charms guests with its majestic opera house and the former imperial Palace of the Habsburgs, while Bratislava, Slovakia, the “Coronation City of Kings,” offers up intriguing nooks

On Shore Excursions

Hiking and bicycling tours led by local guides are available for all ability levels.

AMAWATERWAYS SHIPS DOCK JUST STEPS FROM THE HEART OF FASCINATING EUROPEAN CITIES.

CUISINE and crannies of the ancient city on a walking tour. Budapest delights travelers with its spectacular riverbanks, impressive markets, and its vibrant art and culinary scene.

Enjoy delicious cuisine aboard any of AmaWaterways luxurious cruises. ROOMS Enjoy spacious rooms with balconies while on board.

On the Gems of Southeast Europe 7-night itinerary on the lower Danube, guests enjoy the less visited countries of Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania. Ports of call include Mohacs, Hungary, which features old town architectural wonders, like the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Christian Necropolis and Serbia’s fascinating cities of Novi Sad, Belgrade, and Golubac Fortress, which affords guests the opportunity to visit one of the best preserved medieval fortresses in Europe. Always impressive is the scenic cruise through the Iron Gates, a series of magnificent gorges as the Danube narrows between the Carpathian and Balkan Mountains. Magnificent!

Guests finish this wonderful river cruise by visiting Vidin, Bulgaria’s oldest city, and its Baba Vida Fortress - the largest preserved medieval castle in the country. From there - as always - guests have choices. They can visit Rousse, Bulgaria, known for its 20th Century Neo-Baroque and Neo-Rococo architecture and the UNESCO-designated Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo with frescoes revealing exceptional artistry of 14th-century painting. Or they can visit Bulgaria’s ancient capital Veliko Tarnovo, with