Five essential things you should know before boarding a Riviera Travel cruise ship

All-suite ships

MS Oscar Wilde, MS Emily Bronté, MS Geoffrey Chaucer, MS William Wordsworth and MS Thomas Hardy (167 passengers)

MS Oscar Wilde, MS Emily Bronté, MS Geoffrey Chaucer, MS William Wordsworth and MS Thomas Hardy are Riviera Travel’s all-suite ships. Each all-suite ship has 86 cabins – ranging from 16 square metres to 25 square metres in size – spread across three decks: the lower, Emerald deck (where you’ll also find the fitness centre and spa/salon); the middle, Ruby deck (home to the main restaurant); and the Upper Diamond deck with its observation lounge and bar and restaurant featuring an open kitchen.

Sails to: The Danube, the Dutch Waterways, Rhine, Rhône, Seine, Saône, and Moselle

Douro ships

MS Douro Splendour (121 passengers), MS Douro Elegance (119 passengers), MS Porto Mirante (120 passengers)

Purpose-built to comfortably navigate the River Douro’s five locks, MS Douro Splendour, MS Douro Elegance and MS Porto Mirante accommodate 121, 119, and 120 passengers respectively. 

All three ships come with sun decks equipped with swimming pools while their upper decks are home to an elegant lounge/bar. The main restaurant – as well as the spa – can be found on the middle decks while the lower decks have fitness facilities. 

Sails to: The Douro

Other European river cruise ships

MS George Eliot (132 passengers), MS Lord Byron (140 passengers), MS William Shakespeare (142 passengers), MS Jane Austen (140 passengers)

Among Riviera Travel’s other vessels, the 132-passenger MS George Eliot offers 70 cabins, a restaurant, a bistro, an observation lounge/bar, a hair salon, and a splash pool – plus a putting green.

You’ll find all of the above on MS Lord Byron, MS William Shakespeare and MS Jane Austen in addition to a spa and sauna and, on MS William Shakespeare, a fitness centre.

Sails to: The Danube, Rhine, Rhône, Seine, Saône and Moselle