Europe’s Christmas markets are a lovely holiday tradition that draw travelers from around the globe. Held during the four weeks of Advent, these open air markets offer a charming, communal atmosphere in which visitors can shop for such gifts as nutcrackers and hand-crafted toys while sampling winter favorites like mulled wine and Austrian lebkuchen, a kind of iced honey cake. (more…)

Emerald Waterways is expanding its onboard programming and entertainment for guests with new photography workshops, yoga classes and dining with a celebrity guest chef. (travelagentcentral.com)

Emerald Radiance, Emerald Waterways’ newest river ship, was christened in Porto, Portugal, on June 16, making it the line’s seventh Star Ship. Gill Williams, a U.K. travel agent, served as godmother. (cruisecritic.com)

Emerald Waterways has announced a new river cruise itinerary for 2018, The Charms of Holland & Belgium. The seven-night river cruise aboard Emerald Waterways’ “Star Ships” begins and ends in Amsterdam. (travelagentcentral.com)

Emerald Waterways is adding three new cruise itineraries on the Rhine River in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium to its 2018 lineup. (travelagentcentral.com)

Launched in 2016 by Emerald Waterways, EmeraldACTIVE Excursions provide guests the opportunity to participate in some sort of athletic activity on their daily shore excursions. For the 2018 cruise season, Emerald Waterways announced 17 new EmeraldACTIVE excursions and inclusions for nine of the cruise line’s European itineraries. (travelagentcentral.com)

One of the fastest-growing river cruise lines, Emerald Waterways, has christened its newest ship, 186-passenger Emerald Destiny. The christening took place May 9, in Vienna. Coleen Christie, a Canadian broadcaster, served as godmother, the first from that country for the line. (cruisecritic.com)

Travelers wishing to explore exotic Southeast Asia while maintaining a level of luxury comfort and style should look no further than Emerald Waterways’ Mekong River cruises. The signature 16-day itinerary on board the purpose-built Mekong Navigator explores Vietnam and Cambodia along the iconic Mekong River. (more…)

Twice named best value river cruise line by Cruise Critic, Emerald Waterways (known as Evergreen Tours in its homeland of Australia) has this week launched Emerald Liberte in the south of France. (cruisecritic.com)

Emerald Waterways has sold out all departures of its itinerary along the Douro River in Portugal, which debuted this year. To meet demand, Emerald Waterways added another Secrets of the Duoro sailing in November. (travelagentcentral.com)

Emerald Waterways has launched its own River Cruise Travel Guarantee program, an offering that was first launched by the line’s sister company, Scenic Luxury Cruises. (travelagentcentral.com)

The eight-day LGBT Danube Explorer sailing will depart Budapest on July 29, 2017, and includes stops in Bratislava, Vienna, and Passau before concluding in Nuremberg. (travelagentcentral.com)

Evergreen Tours, also known as Emerald Waterways, has revealed another new ship to be launched in Europe next year.Emerald Destiny will replace Emerald Belle, which was destroyed by a fire in February, a few weeks before it was due to debut. (cruisecritic.com)

Emerald Waterways has released its 2017 brochure, outlining a season that will see the launch of three new ships and new France and Portugal itineraries. (travelagentcentral.com)

Emerald Waterways has announced its new Emerald Active excursions program, which gives guests the option to engage in more physical pursuits, such as guided bike tours and hiking, on six of the line’s most popular European itineraries. (travelagentcentral.com)

Emerald Waterways has announced a new itinerary in Portugal for 2017: “Secrets of the Douro.” The eight-day trip, which sails onboard the line’s newly built Emerald Radiance, will take travelers roundrtip from Porto, Portugal to Salamanca, Spain, and back. (travelagentcentral.com)

A shipyard fire has caused “significant” damage to Emerald Belle and is likely to delay the vessel’s launch, which was scheduled for April. (cruisecritic.com)

Emerald Waterways will launch two new ships in 2017 — one plying France’s Rhone and Saone rivers and a second smaller ship bound for Portugal’s Douro River. (cruisecritic.com)

Linda Gruneklee will serve as regional sales manager for the Southeastern United States and Theresa Mullen as the new group sales manager. (travelagentcentral.com)

Evergreen Tours’ sister company Emerald Waterways held a dual christening event on Friday, August 21, in the Hungarian capital city of Budapest as it officially launched its two newest ‘Star Ships’. (etbtravelnews.com)

Emerald Waterways, Europe’s newest deluxe river cruise company, has announced exciting additions to their 2016 River Cruising program. (allthingscruise.com)

Kelly Bergin, the president of the OASIS host agency, was named godmother of Emerald Waterways’ new river ship Emerald Dawn, which will be christened Aug. 21 in Budapest. (travelpulse.com)

Citing strong demand, Emerald Waterways will build a fifth river cruise ship scheduled for delivery in early 2016. (travelpulse.com)

Emerald Waterways has named travel industry veteran Joanie Ogg as the godmother of its newest “Star-Ship” Emerald Star. The ship is scheduled to be christened today, October 15, in Vienna. (travelpulse.com)

Emerald Waterways, the new river cruise line launched by Australian company Scenic Tours, launched its second ship of the 2014 season, the 182-passenger Emerald Star. (travelweekly.com)