Communications with affected guests will be done in order of upcoming departure dates,” reads a company statement. “Avalon will be in direct contact with all affected guests and their travel advisors to offer a range of options to reschedule affected cruises. “In recognition of any inconvenience caused by the change, Viking has provided guests on these modified itineraries with onboard credit to be used on their upcoming sailing, as well as a voucher to be used for their next voyage," Viking said in a statement.Īvalon Waterways says it will be cancelling all Danube and Main-Danube itineraries between now and the end of the year. Viking River Cruises will continue to sail through Austria but it will not be stopping at any ports of call there. The company says Crystal Ravel will resume river cruising in March 2022, offering 7-night Delightful Danube itineraries sailing between Budapest and Vilshofen, Germany, joining Crystal Mozart sailing 7-night Danube Dreams & Discoveries itinerary sailing roundtrip from Vienna.Īll affected guests, and their travel agents, have been contacted with details of this cancellation along with their rebooking and compensation options, the company says. “Such strong guest response to our resumption of service makes it even more disheartening that we were obliged to cancel the four remaining Crystal Ravel sailings.” “We’ve had an amazing season and our guests and crew have been excited to be back on board enjoying some truly special moments, including special wine tastings in the Wachau Valley, stops in Vienna featuring the Crystal Signature Event at the Belvedere Palace and visits to Budapest, which have included an unforgettable nighttime sail by the beautiful Parliament building,” said Walter Littlejohn, senior vice-president and managing director of Crystal River Cruises. 2021 sailings of Crystal Ravel, whose Danube itinerary is comprised primarily of Austrian ports.Ĭrystal Debussy, which operates 7- to 10-night Rhine River cruises departing from Amsterdam and Basel, is scheduled to continue to operate its published itineraries through the end of the year, reads a notice on Crystal’s website. Cancellations & adjustmentsĪs such, river cruise companies have been responding accordingly with suspensions and adjustments.Ĭrystal River Cruises has cancelled the remaining four Dec. The Munich Christkindlmarkt, one of Germany’s oldest and biggest Christmas markets, for instance, has been nixed for the second consecutive year. The German states of Bavaria and Saxony have also entered into various degrees of lockdown and some Christmas markets in the country have already been cancelled. As part of its lockdown, Austria has temporarily cancelled these holiday hot spots. 19.Īustria is the first European nation to reimpose a national lockdown this winter season.įor river cruises, the restriction interrupts itineraries that include visits to popular Christmas markets along the Danube river. But this could be extended another 20 days, the country’s chancellor, Alexander Schallenberg, said on Nov. In the wake of Austria imposing a country-wide lockdown as part of an effort to break a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections, river cruise lines in Europe have announced changes and cancellations to various itineraries, bringing the final weeks of 2021 to a sour close.Īs part of new measures, Austria has paused leisure travel, restricting tourist entry through Dec.
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