How Is the War in Ukraine Affecting the European River Cruise 2022 Season?
byDenise Caiazzo/
欧洲河流巡航的2022赛季已经开始。随着限制的放松,越来越多的美国人愿意和愿意出国旅行。但是,有些人担心俄罗斯与乌克兰之间的战争如何影响他们的旅行计划。
为了帮助您在建议他们进行欧洲河流时做好充分的准备,这是主要品牌正在发生的事情的摘要,包括由于乌克兰的状况而对行程的任何更改。
Amadeus River Cruises
Marcus Leskovar, executive vice president, Amadeus River Cruises, gave this update: “We have had some passengers call and inquire about the status of our cruises, but we did not have any cancellations due to this situation yet. Also, there are no trip or cruise interruptions that we can foresee at this time, especially since it is not expected that any part of the European Union or NATO zone will be physically affected by the conflict. More important than the actual distance to the conflict is whether a vessel is operating within the confines of the European Union and/or NATO zone. All countries that are part of some of our cruises and that have a border with Ukraine (Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania) are part of the European Union. We currently don’t have any plans to alter cruises and are planning to operate all itineraries. As an Austrian company, we work hand-in-hand with Austrian and European officials to monitor the situation in real-time.”
AmaWaterways
The brand does not cruise in Russia or Ukraine so they did not have to alter any river cruise itineraries or pre- and post-cruise land programs.
Amawaterways执行副总裁兼联合创始人Kristin Karst说:“ Amawaterways的重中之重将永远是我们客人和工作人员的安全。”“有20年的经验提供无与伦比的河流巡航旅程,我们的运营团队可以立即进行修改和调整短途旅行,如果需要这样做。我们的客人非常渴望再次旅行,因此他们能够为所访问的国家的经济复苏提供急需的支持,这些国家经过两年的旅行限制,这些国家正在努力康复。”
As for how the war has affected business, Karst said: “The conflict has not had a significant impact on our reservations for this year. There was a short lull in new reservations at the end of February until mid-March, but the phone lines are busy again and we are seeing a lot of last-minute reservations coming in for the September to December travel period. Our outlook for 2022 remains positive with incredible pent-up demand and we’re so excited to welcome our guests back to the rivers!”
阿瓦隆水道
“First, we proactively cancelled all Russia tours through 2023. We have also seen a slight slowdown in bookings in the last few weeks (less than 10 percent), specifically for Eastern European vacations,” reported a representative from Avalon. “Conversely, we’ve enjoyed an increase in sales for North America and other Western and Southern European destinations – for both tours and river cruises. Overall, traveler resilience is stronger than ever. And, both advisors and our consumers have shared with us their confidence and comfort in traveling with the Globus family of brands, knowing that they’re in good, safe hands, not to mention the fact that they’re in for a perfectly planned getaway.”
Last week, the line命名为最新套房,阿瓦隆的观点,在布拉迪斯拉娃。这座443英尺,166个乘客的船有83个小木屋,其中80%是全景套房。Avalon独有的全景套房设有一个11英尺宽,墙壁到天花板的窗户,并带有一扇门,打开了整个7英尺的门,将整个套房变成了露天阳台。Avalon View将在多瑙河(Danube River)上度过整个2022赛季,提供六到22天的行程,包括“多瑙河的品味”,“多瑙河交响乐”,“多瑙河上的Active&Discovery”和“ Danube上的Active&Discovery”和“ Gone Girl!”(与名人主持人吉莉安·弗林(Gillian Flynn)一起航行的讲故事的人)。
翡翠巡游和风景秀丽的豪华游轮和旅游
“风景和翡翠邮轮close watch on the Russian assault on Ukraine as guest and crew safety is paramount. The companies have not made any changes to itineraries at this point. We feel it is important to support the local economies of these destinations that are dependent on travel. And as long as there are no dangers to our guests and crew, we hope to offer these destinations to our guests,” said Ann Chamberlin, VP of sales for the sister brands Emerald Cruises and Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours.
关于商业动荡的结果,张伯林补充说:“我们将继续看到2022年和2023年的强大预订。当然,我们的一些客人问了有关安全的问题并表达了他们的担忧,但是在这一点上,我们看不到任何跨越 -板对我们的预订效果。
值得注意的是,Emerald Cruises刚刚宣布了屡获殊荣的旅行行业倡导者和教育家Vanessa McGovern的最新河船Emerald Luna;以及3月推出首款豪华海洋游艇Emerald Azzurra。2023年,这条线还将推出其第二艘豪华游艇Emerald Sakara;风景秀丽将推出其第二次Eclipse Ultra-Luxury游艇。
Tauck
Tauck relayed that they have not altered or adjusted any of their river cruises as a result of the conflict in Ukraine (although they have cancelled all 2022 departures of their land tours of Russia and eliminated the St. Petersburg port call from their “St. Petersburg & the Baltic Sea” small ship ocean cruise).
“In general, our bookings have remained very robust in Europe despite some guest concerns, which we addressed recently in an email to guests booked to travel to Europe with Tauck in the coming months,” said Joanne Gardner, Tauck’s vice president, worldwide operations. “We basically reported what we’ve been hearing from our partner-suppliers there, and what we’ve seen ourselves (we’ve had a large contingent of Tauck employees visiting Europe lately in preparation for our 2022 operating season). That is, that people in Europe are carefully monitoring developments in Ukraine and there’s a fervent desire for a peaceful resolution of the crisis, but otherwise, daily life goes on normally. As Tauck’s President Jennifer Tombaugh noted in the email sent to our Europe-bound guests, ‘I felt utterly and completely safe and comfortable during my entire time in Europe. It all felt very normal … the regular rhythm of life in the places I visited was very apparent and wonderful to see.’
关于202年“我们仍持谨慎乐观态度2 plans in Europe and elsewhere. Many of our guests haven’t traveled in more than two years, they have their 2022 Tauck travel plans in place, and they won’t be easily deterred from getting out there and seeing the world. We’re committed to helping them do exactly that, all while keeping their health and safety as our very highest priorities.”
Uniworld
Following the invasion by Russia in Ukraine and the ongoing war, Uniworld Boutique River Cruises canceled its Trans-Siberian rail program from Moscow to Vlasivostok, Russia for 2022. “We still plan to move forward with our new Cruise & Rail experiences through Hungary, Italy, Romania, Austria, Switzerland and more this year,” said Ellen Bettridge, president & CEO of Uniworld Boutique River Cruises.
“Aside from the Trans-Siberian rail itinerary, we do not have any cruises operating in the affected areas this year and are operating all of our Central European cruises, including those along the Danube, as planned. Ultimately, the confidence and safety of our guests and crew remain our top priority. We are closely monitoring the situation and remain optimistic that brighter days are ahead. Our thoughts are with all who are affected by this conflict.”
Viking
Viking responded to our request for information with: “We are deeply opposed to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and are heartbroken for all the people who are impacted. On March 1, we made the decision to cease all operations in Russia in 2022. At this time, we have made the decision to cancel all departures of our Ukraine and Russia river itineraries through 2023. We will also replace scheduled stops in Russia for all 2022, 2023 and currently open 2024 ocean itineraries. Guests and their travel advisors on impacted departures have been notified directly.
“As a company that has been helping people explore the world for 25 years, we strongly believe in the power of travel to build connections between cultures. We remain hopeful for a quick resolution to the current conflict. Our team is actively monitoring the situation and will keep our guests up to date as necessary.”
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提供人道主义援助
Many in the旅行行业已采取措施来帮助战争颠倒生活的人们在乌克兰。在邮轮公司中,Amawaterways与阿姆斯特丹港口和其他志愿组织合作,提供其中一艘河船,为到达阿姆斯特丹的难民提供临时住宿。荷兰美国线的Volendam也被用作temporary shelter for Ukrainian refugeesin the Netherlands during a three-month stay in Rotterdam. MSC Cruises, Royal Caribbean, and Carnival Corp. are also providing aid.