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Spotlighting 2022 Travvy Award Nominees: River Cruising

Image: The Emerald Luna sailing along storied European waterways. (photo courtesy of Emerald Cruises)
Image: The Emerald Luna sailing along storied European waterways. (photo courtesy of Emerald Cruises)
Lacey Pfalz
by Lacey Pfalz
Last updated: 9:00 AM ET, Wed August 3, 2022

The 2022 Travvy Awards are here! The awards ceremony recognizing travel advisors' favorite destinations, hotel brands, cruise lines and more is open for voting now through November 3, 2022.

The awards will be announced at a gala on November 3.

Curious to see which river cruise lines and river ships made the list of nominees in each category this year? Check out the list below and don't forget to vote for your favorites!


Best River Cruise Line - Overall

- Amadeus River Cruises
- AmaWaterways
- American Cruise Lines
- Avalon Waterways
- American Queen Voyages
- Emerald Cruises
- Tauck
- Uniworld
- Viking

Best New River Cruise Ship (Sailing January 2021 or after)


- Amadeus River Cruises' Cara
- AmaWaterways' AMALUCIA
- American Cruise Lines' American Melody
- American Queen Voyages' American Countess
- Avalon Waterways' Avalon View
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection's S.S. Sphinx
- Viking's Skaga

Best River Cruise Ship - Overall

- Amadeus River Cruises' Cara
- AmaWaterways' AMAMAGNA
- American Cruise Lines' American Symphony
- American Queen Voyages' American Countess
- Avalon Waterways' Avalon View
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection's S.S. Joie de Vivre
- Viking's Skaga


Best River Cruise Line - Africa/Egypt

- AmaWaterways
- Avalon Waterways
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
- Viking

Best River Cruise Line - Europe

- Amadeus River Cruises
- AmaWaterways
- Avalon Waterways
- CroisiEurope
- Emerald Cruises
- European Waterways
- Riviera River Cruises
- Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours
- Tauck
- Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
- Viking


Best River Cruise Line - US Waterways

- American Cruise Lines
- American Queen Voyages
- Viking


Ready to vote for your favorites? Check out the voting page here!


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Lacey Pfalz

Lacey Pfalz

Senior Editor, News & Features

Lacey Pfalz is Associate Editor at TravelPulse. She's a passionate advocate of responsible travel and believes the best travel experiences happen outside of a planned itinerary. Lacey currently lives in rural Wisconsin. She can be reached at [email protected].

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