AmaWaterways

Although I remember we kept saying, Yeah.

Well, and so we finally went on our first one in April of 2014 when we were on board to film for our TV concept and we cruised on Alma Waterways and that concept eventually became All Aboard

TV.

I hadn't really thought about it, but it was almost exactly nine years to the month that we took our next river cruise.

Again, it was on Alma Waterways and this was in 2023.

Okay.

But you are forgetting that we did do a river cruise on the Amazon.

I'll be home about 10 days, and Kathy and I go on what is Kathy's absolute favorite show.

tour kathy's been to 105 countries me 119 most of them many times over the christmas markets of europe the christmas markets along the rhine we have a um we're going to spend four days in switzerland zurich and lucerne and then go over to um Basel, Switzerland, board Ama Waterways, the ultimate five-star deluxe river cruise company, and sail Switzerland, Germany, France, and the Netherlands.

Now, I got good news and bad news.

The good news is, excuse me, I'll give you the bad news first.

And that brings to five the number of river ships on the Nile, with another one coming in 2028.

Also, Viking River Cruises brings two new ships onto the river this year, Sekhmet and Ta, which are both named after ancient Egyptian gods, while Ama Waterways is launching the Ama Nubia this month.

And next year also sees Century Cruises launching its custom-built ships on the Nile.

So that is kind of exhausting because Egypt's also going to get a massive boost next year from the solar eclipse, which is happening on the 2nd of August in 2027.

So next up, as far as number of river cruise ships on the European River.

And that is a cruise line we've had a decades-old partnership with, and that is AmaWaterways.

And they are in second place as far as the European River is They have about, I think right now it's right around 24 ships, and they're typically going to carry 150 to 160 guests each.

So Alma Waterways, they have an approach is they will adapt instead of pausing sailings when the water drops.

On your

Ama Cruise next year.

And

maybe some others.

You're cheating on me.

I dare

mention that we have actually got next August with Ama Cruise Line a very special, unique Rhine itinerary with Amanda Dixon.

If people are familiar with Amanda Dixon from KSL.

Here's another interesting one happening as we speak.

The Danube and Rhine Rivers over in Europe, so Ama Waterways, Viking, many other lines are having severe problems navigating these waterways, turning river cruises into essentially motor coach tours, and the ships aren't going anywhere just as a floating hotel for the passengers.

My question is, if this happens...

They are still providing a vacation with the sites and everything, but it's really not a cruise experience.

Kind of the same applies here.

You don't say, I want to take an Alma Waterways cruise or I want to take a Vikings cruise.

First, we're going to ask some questions.

Right.

European river cruise, if you have not taken one of those, and Larry has plenty of options that he has that he's hosting specifically, but come talk to our friends at Viking.

Come talk to our friends at Alma Waterways and Avalon.

You're going to find a wonderful deal.

And like you said, sometimes some of those things can be actually free airfare to Europe, which is pretty