Sail on a River Cruise Together!
Being separated from family and friends is such a challenge. But, now that the world is at the beginning stage of opening up it is a great time to think about getting together. Sailing on a river cruise is a great option to celebrate the end of the pandemic with family and friends.
Who would you like to reconnect with through traveling? Close friends, siblings, parents, children, or grandchildren?
Why Celebrate the End of the Pandemic on a River Cruise?
A river cruise gives everyone in your group a chance to see and do what interests them as well as provide excellent opportunities to fellowship together. A river cruise focuses mainly on exploring port cities and towns and discovering their unique culture. On a river cruise, there are excursions included at every port and on some lines, they have different levels of activity to appeal to different travelers. As a group, you can go together or split up and reconnect later in the day to enjoy experiences together. Dinner is a great time to have a chance to sit and talk about the fun you had out and about.
Benefits of a Group on a River Cruise
When you get a group of people together to all go on a river cruise there are some added perks. It doesn’t matter what kind of group you have–friends, family, book club, dinner club, business group, golf buddies, you get the idea. Your group doesn’t even have to be that large to get some perks but I will say that larger groups may get you a few more.
The different river cruise lines had different group offers. Let’s explore those now! I am going to stick to groups sailing in Europe. There are slight differences for other parts of the world.
Viking River Cruise Group Offers
Start your group with just 5 staterooms/10 people booked on the itinerary of your choice.
- All groups of 10 guests and above receive a $125 discount per person.
- Group discounts are combinable with Early Booking Discounts, valid for all group bookings.
- Viking Explorer Society Travel Credit is combinable with group discounts.
- Potential to earn free berths depending on the number of your group
Additional Amenities:
- Level B: 10-15 staterooms–Welcome bottle of sparkling wine/stateroom
- Level A: 16-24 staterooms–Welcome bottle of sparkling wine/stateroom AND 30 minute cocktail party.
Terms of Payment:
- Due to limited staterooms on river cruise vessels, space is not guaranteed until $500 deposit/person has been paid.
- Deposit and Final Payment dates vary and are dependent upon current promotion.
AmaWaterways Group Offers
A group can be started with only 5 staterooms/10 guests.
- $250/person discount for 7-night itineraries
- $500/person discount for 10+ night itineraries
- Only a $25/person deposit needed to get started
- Date confirmed $400/person deposit (50% refundable until 120 days before departure) required to select stateroom
- Complimentary private transportation/coach for groups of 35 or more
- Potential to earn free berths dependent on number of travelers
Group Amenity Points (available on select itineraries)
- $50/stateroom onboard credit
- Bottle of wine (red or white) per stateroom
- Box of chocolates per stateroom
Create a Theme Group around your particular theme
- A Theme group must have at least 10 staterooms/20 guests
- Same group discounts apply
- 2 custom private excursions based on your theme
Bonus: Receive an additional amenity on select itineraries if you book by June 30, 2020
Avalon Waterways Group Advantage Program
- Only 8 passengers makes a group
- Prepaid gratuities for your group
- 2 drink invitations per person
- Any promotions at the time of booking
How to Secure?
A $250 non-refundable deposit/person secures the group program, individual promotions and cabin number.
So, what do you think? Has this blog post got you thinking? I hope that you are prompted to start thinking about how you are going to get back to reconnecting to your loved ones, friends, club buddies, and those with similar interests you hang out with. If you’re not quite sure about celebrating post-pandemic on a river cruise that’s okay. But, start making plans to do something together!
Now, if you are interested in getting a group together on a river cruise I would love to help you get started with that!
Happy travels to you…until we meet again!
Here are some other links you might be interested in:
- AmaWaterways vs. Viking? Which river cruise is best for me?
- Planning a Family Reunion? Consider a Cruise!
- Is a River Cruise Right for my Family?
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