River Cruise Newsletter

Dear Reader,

Several great money-saving promotions for Vacations To Go customers are due to expire at the end of the month, and I wanted to make sure you knew about them.

All of these cruises must be booked by July 31 (some must be paid in full by that date) in order to take advantage of the discounted rates. Click the links for itineraries, departure dates and rates.

For river cruises in 2008:

Save $1,000 to $2,000 per couple ($500 to $1,000 per person) off select November sailings along European rivers with Uniworld.

Save $600 per couple ($300 per person) off select Gate 1 Christmas market and New Year's river cruises in Europe.

Save $500 per couple ($250 per person) off the air-inclusive price of select Danube River sailings with Globus.

Save $300 per couple ($150 per person) off select Christmas market river cruises with Uniworld.

Vacations To Go customers save an additional $200 per couple off certain Uniworld holiday sailings.

For river cruises in 2009:

Save $1,000 per couple ($500 per person) off select Viking river cruise vacations in Europe and China when you pay in full by July 31.

Save $400 to $700 per couple ($200 to $350 per person) off select Uniworld sailings in Russia. Pay in full by July 31 to double your savings!

This week, I've created a Top 10 list of vacations offered by the world's most respected operators. All prices are per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability.

1) 9 Day Danube River Cruise (Nuremberg to Budapest on MS Symphony), 9 days with Gate 1 Travel. Begins in Nuremberg and ends in Budapest with stops in Regensburg, Vienna and Bratislava. Land/cruise-only starting from $1,099. Departures from September 6, 2008 through November 1, 2008.

2) Romantic Danube (Budapest to Nuremberg), 8 days with Viking River Cruises. Begins in Budapest and ends in Nuremberg with stops in Vienna, Passau and Regensburg. Save $1,000 per couple when you book and pay in full. Land/cruise-only starting from $1,799. Departures from March 29, 2009 through November 22, 2009. Book now!

3) European Holiday Markets (Vienna to Nuremberg), 9 days with Uniworld. Begins in Vienna and ends in Nuremberg with visits to the Christmas markets in Linz, Passau and Regensburg. Save $500 per couple. Land/cruise-only starting from $1,849. Departs November 30, 2008 and December 14, 2008. Book now!

4) Vintner's Choice, 5 days with Cruise West. Begins and ends in San Francisco with visits to the Mumm Napa Winery, Sausalito and the St. Francis Winery. Exclusive Vacations To Go rates! Land/cruise-only starting from $1,861. Departures from September 15, 2008 through October 13, 2008. Book now!

5) Egyptian Splendor 2009-2010, 10 days with Globus. Begins and ends in Cairo with visits to the Pyramids of Giza, Aswan and Luxor. Save $600 per couple off the air-inclusive price. Land/cruise-only starting from $1,911. Departures from January 2, 2009 through December 25, 2009. Book now!

6) 16 Day China with 4 Day Yangtze River Cruise, 16 days with Gate 1 Travel. Begins in Beijing and ends in Hong Kong with visits to the Great Wall of China, the Three Gorges Dam and the Terra Cotta Warriors of Xian. Land/cruise-only starting from $2,089. Departures from October 2, 2008 through November 13, 2008.

7) Douro River Valley 2009 (Lisbon to Porto), 11 days with Uniworld. Begins in Lisbon and ends in Porto with stops in Bitetos, Pinhao and Salamanca. Save $600 per couple when you book and pay in full. Land/cruise-only starting from $2,129. Departures from March 26, 2009 through October 29, 2009. Book now!

8) Cities of Light 2009 (Paris to Prague), 12 days with Viking River Cruises. Begins in Paris and ends in Prague with stops in Trier, Rudesheim and Wurzburg. Save $1,000 per couple when you book and pay in full. Land/cruise-only starting from $2,899. Departures from April 24, 2009 through October 23, 2009. Book now!

9) Central European Experience 2009 (Prague to Paris), 13 days with Globus. Begins in Prague and ends in Paris with stops in Bamberg, Wurzburg and Bernkastel. Save $600 per couple off the air-inclusive price. Land/cruise-only starting from $3,069. Departures from May 7, 2009 through October 8, 2009. Book now!

10) Eastern European Explorer 2009 (Vienna to Bucharest), 16 days with Uniworld. Begins in Vienna and ends in Bucharest with stops in Bratislava, Budapest and Belgrade. Save $1,200 per couple when you book and pay in full. Land/cruise-only starting from $3,949. Departures from April 4, 2009 through October 5, 2009. Book now!

US River Cruises

Mississippi River Cruises (includes Ohio and Tennessee rivers)
Pacific NW River Cruises (includes Columbia River)

International River Cruises

European River Cruises
Amazon River Cruises
Nile River Cruises
Yangtze River Cruises
Russia River Cruises

Once you've found a river cruise that interests you, call us toll free at 800-510-4002 (US and Canada) and a river cruise specialist will attend to your needs. Customers from the UK, please call toll free 0800 279 8084. All other international customers, please e-mail or call us at 001-713-974-2121.

To search for a river cruise anywhere in the world, click here. To see our worldwide listing of escorted tours, independent tour packages, train tours and safaris, click here. For hotels and resorts in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, Bermuda, the Bahamas, Europe, Canada and the continental US, click here. For savings of up to 75% on ocean-going cruises, click here.

Please e-mail me your comments, suggestions and questions at alanfox@rivercruise.com and I will respond the same day.

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Sincerely,

R. Alan Fox
Chairman & CEO