Top 10 River Cruise Lines

Top 10 Favorite River Cruise Lines

River Cruise Line of the Year

Best for Excursions
Best for Food & Drink
Best for Fitness & Wellness

Top Preferred Supplier - River Cruise

River Cruise Line of the Year
River Cruise Line of the Year - Cuisine
River Cruise Line of the Year - Groups
Sales Rep of the Year - River Cruise

River Cruise Partner of the Year
Overall Supplier Partner of the Year

​Best River Cruise Experience

Best Cruise Community Partner

​River Cruise Line Partner of the Year

Consumer Favorite for Wellness - River

River Cruise Line of the Year

River Cruise Line Partner of the Year (10th year in a row)
Partner Company of the Year (7th time in the last 8 years)
Partner Representative of the Year - Kristin Karst (3rd year in a row)

Best Cruise Line River & Ocean

Most Supportive River Cruise Partner

River Cruise Line of the Year

#1 Best Danube River Cruise

10 Best River Cruise Lines of 2025

10 Best Danube River Cruises for 2025

River Cruise Partner of the Year

Best River Cruise Cuisine
Best River Cruise Group Programs
Best River Cruise Line Overall
Best River Cruise Ship - AmaMagna

Best River Cruise Line
Best for Active Cruisers (River Category)

Best Luxury River Cruise Line

Best River Cruise Line for Africa/Egypt (Gold)
Best River Cruise Ship Overall - AmaMagna (Gold)
Best River Cruise Line - Europe (Silver)
Best River Cruise Line - Overall (Silver)

Overall River Cruise (Gold)
River Cruise Itineraries (Gold)
Sustainability (Bronze)
Best Travel Advisor Support - River Cruise

Best Cruise Ship Suites:
AmaMagna Owner's Suite

Cruise Marketing - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Marketing Initiative (Gold)
Cruise Marketing - Print Advertising (Silver)
Cruise Marketing - Direct Mail (Silver)

Cruise - Overall Solo Traveler (Gold)
Cruise - Overall River Cruising (Gold)
Cruise - Overall Cuisine (Gold)
Cruise - Overall River Cruise Ship (Gold)

Best Cruise Lines in the World - River Ships

Best Cruise Line Industry Leader:
Kristin Karst

River Cruise Line of the Year

River Cruise Partner of the Year

Supplier Partner of the Year

Luxury Specialty Cruise Line of the Year

River Cruise Partner of the Year

Cruise Partner of the Year

Best River Cruise Line
Best Overall Partner, US

Cruise Line of the Year, River Ships

River Cruise Line With the Highest Client Satisfaction
Best River Cruise Line for Luxury
Best River Cruise Line for Onboard Cuisine

Readers' 10 Favorite River Cruise Lines of 2024

Canadian Agents’ Choice Favourite River Cruise Line

10 Top Cruises for Food & Drinks

Best Cruise Community Partner
Best River Cruise Line

Most Engaged Partner

River Cruise Partner of the Year

Best Ocean or River Cruise
Best Overall Supplier

#1 & #3 Best Rhine River Cruises 2024

River Cruise Partner of the Year (9th year in a row)
Partner Company of the Year (2nd year in a row)
Partner Representative of the Year - Kristin Karst (2nd year in a row)

Best River Cruise Line

Best European River Cruise For Active Travelers: AmaMagna

Best Exotic River Cruise

River Cruise Partner of the Year
Best Overall Supplier of the Year

Distinguished Partner of the Year
Most Engaged Preferred Partner of the Year

Luxury Specialty Cruise Partner of the Year

River Cruise Partner of the Year

River Cruise Partner of the Year

Best River Cruise Ship: AmaDolce
Best for Embarkation/Disembarkation: AmaDolce
Best for Spaces/Interiors: AmaCello
Best for Cleaning/Maintenance: AmaVenita
Best for Food: AmaVenita

Best Enrichment (River Category)

Best River Cruises

Silver for Best River Cruise Line Experience

Best River Line - AmaWaterways

Best River Cruise Line - Overall
Best River Cruise Line - Africa/Egypt
Best River Cruise Line - Europe
Best River Cruise Ship - Overall:AmaMagna

GOLD-Best River Cruise Line-Overall
GOLD-Best Travel Advisor Support-River Cruise Line
SILVER-Best River Cruise Itineraries

Best Luxury suite: Zambezi Queen

Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year

Gold Winner for
Cruise - Overall-River Cruising
Cruise - Overall-Cuisine
Cruise Marketing – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative
Cruise Marketing – Webinar
Cruise Elements – Luxury Ship Attraction, Pickleball Court
Overall – World Cruise, Seven River Journey

Best River Cruise Line
Best River Cruise Ship: The AmaMagna
Best Cruise Line For Solo Travelers

Cruise Line of the Year
Best River Cruise Line

Partner Company of the Year
River Cruise Partner of the Year
Supplier Partner Representative of the Year (Kristin Karst)
Supplier Medal of Excellence (Kristin Karst)

Best River Cruise Line With the Highest Client Satisfaction
Best River Cruise Line for Families
Best River Cruise Line for Luxury

River Cruise Line of the Year

The Best 10 Cruises for Food

Gold Winner for
Overall Luxury Cruise Ship, AmaMagna
Gold for Cruise Marketing - Webinar
Gold for Cruise Marketing - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Marketing Initiative
Silver Winner for Cruise - Overall River Cruising

Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year

River Cruise Line with the Highest Client Satisfaction
Best Onboard Dining
Best River Cruise Line for Families

Best River Cruise Line Overall
Best River Cruise Line Africa/Egypt

Best River Cruise Line Europe

Gold Winner for “Best River Cruise Line Experience”

River Cruise Line Partner of the Year

Best River Cruise Line
Best River Cruise Itineraries
Best Travel Advisor Support

Best River Cruise Line

The Most Innovative Cruise Lines of the 21st Century - AmaWaterways

Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year

CTN Best Companies

River Cruise Line Providing the Best Travel Advisor Support
Most Anticipated New River Cruise Ship - AmaLucia
Best Travel Advisor Engagement Program by a River Cruise Line

Best Overall Cruise Line (River)

Partner Company of the Year
River Cruise Line Partner of the Year

Membership - Culinary Director, Robert Kellerhals and 20 AmaWaterways ships in Europe.

Partner of the Year Award

Zambezi Queen - World’s Leading Boutique Cruise

Highest Client Satisfaction
Best Onboard Dining
Best River Cruise Line for Families

Best New Ship, AmaMagna

Best Travel Advisor Support

Honoree – Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Kristin Karst

River Cruise Partner of the Year

Best River Cruise Line (Gold)
Best Travel Advisor Support – River Cruise Line (Gold)
Best River Cruise Itinerary

Best Overall Supplier of the Year
Best River Cruise Line of the Year

Agent's Choice Award: Favorite River Cruise

Best River Cruise Line

River Cruise Line Partner of the Year
Small Business Network - Exemplar Award

Best River Cruise Line Europe
Best River Cruise Line Africa/Egypt
Best River Cruise Line Asia
Best River Cruise Line Overall
Best River Cruise Ship - AmaMagna

Green Award Certification for High Safety and Environmental Standards awarded to 20 of AmaWaterways European Ships

Gold Winner for
Best River Cruise Itineraries
Best Travel Agent Support for a River Cruise Line
Silver Winner for Best Overall River Cruise

Best River Cruise Line
Best River Cruise Line for Active Cruisers
Best New River Cruise Ship – AmaMagna

Best River Ship – AmaLea

Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst

Top River Cruise Partner 2019

Gold Winner for
Overall River Cruising - AmaWaterways
Overall River Cruise Ship - AmaMagna
Luxury Ship - Suite Design - AmaMagna
Silver Winner for Luxury Ship - Restaurant Design - Al Fresco Restaurant

Aspire Awards Luxury River Cruise Line of the Year

Nexion's Best River Cruise Line
Nexion's Best Overall Supplier

TTGLuxury Travel Awards Winner for River Cruise Line of the Year

Cruise Advisor's Best Overall Cruise Line (River)

Affluent Traveler's Specialty River Cruise Line of the Year

Best Onboard Dining
Best New Ship, AmaLea
Best River Cruise for Families
River Cruise Line with the Highest Client Satisfaction

Supplier Partner of the Year
Cruise Line Partner of the Year

Best River Cruise Line

Travvy Award Gold Winner for
Best River Cruise Line
Overall Best River Cruise Line
Africa/Egypt Best River Cruise Line
Asia Best River Cruise Line
Europe Best River Cruise Ship, River Cruise: AmaLea

HALL OF FAME:
Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst

Canadian Ambassador Chairman's Award
Rudi Schreiner & Kristin Karst

2019 World's Greatest Places
AmaMagna

Outstanding Contribution Award
Rudi Schreiner

Best River Cruise Line for Active Cruisers

Best River Cruise Line

2018 RCA Readers Choice Awards
Best Overall River Cruise Line

2018 Readers’ Choice Award
Best River Cruise Ship: AmaKristina

Best River Ship: AmaCerto

AFAR Travelers’ Choice Award Winner for
Best River Cruise Line

2018 Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards
Top 3 European River Cruise Line

Supplier of the Year
River Cruise Line Partner of the Year

Best River Cruise Line

TravelAge West WAVE Award for
Best Onboard Dining
Best New Ship, AmaKristina
Best River Cruise Line for Families
River Cruise Line with the Highest Client Satisfaction

TTGLuxury Travel Awards Winner for
Premium Cruise Line of the Year

Travvy Award Gold Winner for
Best River Cruise Line, Overall
Best River Cruise Line, Africa/Egypt
Best River Cruise Line, Asia
Best River Cruise Line, Europe
Best Cruise Ship, River Cruise: AmaKristina

Magellan Award Gold Winner for
Overall River Cruising – AmaWaterways
Luxury Ship – Restaurant Design – The Chef’s Table
Cruise Expedition Shore Excursions – Chobe River Safari Game Viewing

Magellan Award Silver Winner for
Luxury Ship – Suite Design – AmaMagna
Overall River Cruise Ship – AmaLea

Best For Active Cruisers
AmaWaterways was named the Best River Cruise Line for the second year in a row for its continued dedication to innovation.

Cruise Award Winner for
Best Overall
Best Onboard Activities
Best On-Shore Activities
Best Food

Travel Network Group’s River Cruise Line of the Year

Best River Ship: AmaKristina

AFAR Travelers’ Choice Award Winner for
Best River Cruise Line
Best Onboard Design

CAA’s Cruise Partner of the Year

Nexion’s Partner of the Year and Best River Cruise Line

NACTA’s River Cruise Line Partner of the Year

Cruise Line of the Year, Virtuoso

Magellan Award Gold Winner for
Luxury Ship Restaurant Design – The Chef’s Table, AmaKristina
Luxury Ship Cabin Design – AmaKristina
Cruise Expedition Itinerary – Wine Cruises

Magellan Award Silver Winner for
Cruise Expedition Shore Excursions – African Safaris
Overall River Cruise Ship – AmaKristina

ASTA’s River Cruise Line Partner of the Year

Best on Europe’s Rivers Award for
Best Value/Quality Ratio on Europe’s Rivers
Best Shore Excursions for Foodies
Best River Boat Options for the Active Traveler
Best Riverboat Partnerships and Programs for Families

Travel Weekly UK’s Cool Cruises Award for Best River Cuisine

Global Traveler Leisure Lifestyle Award for Best River Cruise Line

TravelAge West WAVE Award for
Best Onboard Dining
Best New Ship, AmaViola
Best Shore Excursion
River Cruise Line Providing the Best Travel Agent Support

Travvy Award Gold Winner for
Best River Cruise Line Overall
Best River Cruise Ship, AmaStella
Best River Cruise Line, Europe
Best River Cruise Line, Africa
Best River Cruise Line, Asia

Editors’ Picks Award for
Best River Cruise Line Overall
Best River Cruise Line for Active Cruisers
Best River Cruise Line for Families

Cruise Award Winner for
Best River Cruise Line Overall
Best River Cruise Line for Onboard Activities
Best River Cruise Line for Onshore Activities

Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards Recognition

The Highest Rated Ships in Europe, Berlitz Guide to River Cruising in Europe

Best River Cruise Line

Magellan Award Gold Winner for
Luxury Ship Restaurant Design – The Chef’s Table
Luxury Cabin Design – AmaViola and AmaStella
Premium Ship Cabin Design – AmaDara
Cruise Expedition Itinerary – Wine Cruises

TravelAge West WAVE Award for
Best New Ship, AmaSerena
Best Onboard Dining

Expedia CSC River Cruise Partner of the Year

Travvy Award Gold Winner for
Most Innovative Executive - Rudi Schreiner
Best River Cruise Line
Best River Cruise Line, Europe
Best River Cruise Line, Asia
Best River Cruise Ship, AmaSonata
Best River Cruise Ship, AmaBella

Magellan Award Silver Winner for
Premium Restaurant Design - AmaDara
Rivere Cruise Ship - AmaViola

The Highest Rated Ships in Europe, Berlitz Guide to River Cruising in Europe

TravelAge West WAVE Award for
Best New Ship, AmaSonata
Best Onboard Dining
Best Theme Cruise

Magellan Award Gold Winner for
Overall River Cruise Line
Luxury Ship Restaurant Design – The Chef’s Table
Luxury Suite Design – AmaDara

Magellan Award Silver Winner for
River Cruise Ship – AmaSerena

Best Luxury River Cruise, Luxury Travel Advisor

Best River Cruise Line, Virtuoso

Best River Ship, Porthole Cruise Magazine

Editors’ Picks Award for
Best Cruise Line for Dining
Best River Cruise Line for Active Cruisers

Travvy Award Gold Winner for
Most Innovative River Cruise Executive – Rudi Schreiner
Best River Cruise Line
Best River Cruise Ship, AmaSonata