Clockwise from top left: Nicole Edenedo of Travel Weekly, Jennifer Holboth of Riverside Luxury Cruises and Rebecca Tobin of Travel Weekly on the new river line and its acquisition of Crystal's former river ships.
Subscribe now using your favorite service:
A new river cruise line, Riverside Luxury Cruises, is arriving on the Europe rivers this summer, and it's especially noteworthy because it's using the ships built and operated by the now-defunct Crystal Cruises; just last month it added the five purpose-built Crystal ships to its lineup.
In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and river cruise editor Nicole Edenedo talk with Jennifer Halboth, the president of Riverside Collection, Americas, about how parent company Seaside Collection discovered and acquired the Crystal ships, the plan for rollout and itineraries, the direction Riverside will take, its plan to position itself in the luxury market, river industry trends, challenges and more.
This episode was recorded Feb. 13 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by ALG Vacations
Related reports:
More former Crystal river ships are acquired by startup Riverside
New river line plays a familiar tune with former Crystal Mozart
On the oceans, the new Crystal is launching with higher commissions and an A&K partnership