THE POSSIBILITIES ARE AS WIDE OPEN AS THE VIEWS. THE ONE AND ONLY OPEN-AIR BALCONYSM If your clients want to see the world, they should cruise down its legendary rivers. If they want to see more of the world, then look no further than Avalon Waterways. Our Suite Ships® feature one-of-a-kind Panorama SuitesSM, with the widest windows in river cruising, the industry’s only Open-Air Balcony, and beds facing incredible views. MORE IN VIEW. MORE TO DO. Beyond our wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling windows is a world waiting to be explored by our guests—their way. Whether guests want to enjoy a guided walking tour of one of Europe’s great cities, join a cooking class, or paddle a canoe, our NEW Avalon Choice® selections of excursions offer a wide range of possibilities. When they prefer to explore on their own, we can help with recommendations, information, and the gear they need with our NEW Adventure Center and AvalonGO Mobile App. And when it’s time to refuel, their dining options on board are as wide open as their views, with our NEW FlexDiningSM choices. AVALON REINVENTED RIVER CRUISE SHIPS, and now we’re reinventing the river cruise experience
The NEW Avalon Choice features excursion NEW! Adventure Center and onboard activity options. Guests can All the gear your client needs to explore on their own. select what interests them most, so they can Bikes & Helmets • Binoculars • Yoga Mats • Stretch Bands • Day Packs • Fitbits® • Walking Sticks • Maps for Biking, experience their cruise—their way. Hiking & Running • Picnic Baskets The three types of included excursions available on every 2019 Avalon Europe cruise: NEW! Adventure HostSM The Avalon Adventure Host helps guests select their active CLASSIC: excursions and offers ideas for optional and free-time pursuits on board and on shore. A local expert is ready to guide guests through the history and heritage of local destinations and the “must see” sites. NEW! AvalonGO App Our new mobile app keeps guests DISCOVERY: informed and on course before and during their cruise. Find schedules, Inspiring and interactive activities designed to transfer details, daily itineraries, GPS, speak to your clients’ interests—from cooking and dining and entertainment options classes, to painting workshops—allow guests for free time in each destination. Post photos to share with friends via real to spend time immersing themselves in the time social media. destination’s unique culture.
ACTIVE: NEW! FlexDining Your clients embark on energetic excursions Guests can choose the onboard dining venue that suits their keeping them in motion and on the go—from mood—from a breezy al fresco lunch at the Sky Grill to specialties in our Panorama Bistro. Guests can now enjoy an elegant four- a guided jogging tour, to biking, paddling, and course dinner in the glass-walled dining room anytime from hiking their way through scenic locales. 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. They can even enjoy breakfast in their stateroom or request a picnic-basket lunch. CHARTING A NEW COURSE IN RIVER CRUISING
Everyone travels to see new things, but many AVALON CLASSIC CRUISES travel to do new things as well. With Avalon’s exclusive Active DiscoverySM river cruises, Avalon Choice Excursions we offer excursions for varying interests and all fitness levels for those with a curious Discovery 10% or energetic mindset. Active ACTIVE DISCOVERY 10% Classic 80% CRUISES OFFER: • Optionals also available • Always independent • More unique port cities exploration with AvalonGO app • More time in each port • More day sailing • More Active & Discovery excursions AVALON ACTIVE DISCOVERY CRUISES Avalon Choice Excursions Active Discovery on the Rhine 8 Days | Wiesbaden to Amsterdam Classic Active Discovery on the Danube 20% 9 Days | Linz to Budapest Active 40% NEW! Active Discovery on the Rhône Discovery 8 Days | Arles to Lyon 40%
• Optionals also available • Always independent exploration with REVERSE CRUISE AVAILABLE AvalonGO app NEW ITINERARIES IN 2019!
Colorful India & the Ganges River 13 Days | Delhi to Kolkata Reflections on the Seine 9 Days | Paris to Paris German Grandeur 11 Days | Basel to Munich Burmese Days: Along the Irrawaddy 11 Days | Yangon to Yangon Enchanted Europe 18 Days | Budapest to Basel or 16 Days | Basel to Budapest
REVERSE CRUISE AVAILABLE 95% OF TRAVELLERS PREFER AVALON’S PANORAMA SUITES TO OTHER CRUISE LINE CABINS.* In 2019, we introduce a 100% fleet of Suite Ships in Europe, featuring 2 full decks of Panorama Suites that are 30% larger than the industry standard, with staterooms featuring our exclusive Open-Air Balcony. Even seasoned travellers have never seen Europe like this.
*Statistics pulled from a January 2018 survey of 652 past Avalon Waterways travellers. CUSTOMIZE & COMBINE just the way they want
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