Luxury river cruise line AmaWaterways is celebrating a record number of reservations received in November and high occupancy levels for its 2022 Christmas Market river cruises.

“As the year comes to a close, we are thrilled to be celebrating an almost sold out Christmas Market 2022 river cruise season and a record month for reservations taken during this past November,” said Kristin Karst, co-founder and executive vice president.

“Both factors clearly show a growing demand for the small ship luxury experience that our fleet of 26 ships and experienced crew are able to offer.”

“We are so appreciative of the show of support we have received at the many in-person conferences our sales team have attended and the recognition bestowed upon us through numerous awards voted on by our travel advisors and media partners who play an instrumental role in our success.”

Expressing her sincere gratitude to the travel advisor community, Karst shares her holiday wishes here. To celebrate the year ending on a very positive note, travel advisors and guests are invited to join Karst and special guests for a festive Sip & Sail on December 22 at 10 am PST/1pm EST.

Travel Advisors may register here for the online live event and invite their clients to register via Facebook.com/AmaWaterways and YouTube.com/AmaWaterways.

“Anticipating a rebound in demand, we have increased significantly the number of river cruise specialists within our reservations team, added a time saving call back feature and enhanced payment options for our travel advisors’ online booking engine,” said AmaWaterways co-founder and President Rudi Schreiner.

“I am very encouraged by the strength of demand we are seeing for groups and FIT business for 2023 and 2024, when we will be delivering another new ship for Egypt and an exciting program cruising the Magdalena River in Colombia.”

AmaWaterways has received an array of industry accolades throughout 2022, including “Cruise Line Partner of the Year” from ASTA, “Partner of the Year” from Nexion Travel Group and “Best River Cruise Line” from Virtuoso.

The line also earned accolades from industry media, including being chosen by TravelPulse Canada readers as “Top River Cruise Line of the Year.”