| Scenic river return

SCENIC Group has announced the resumption of Scenic and Emerald European river cruising in Portugal, France, and Germany.

Scenic Group Chief Operating Officer Rob Voss said “we are so excited to be able to greet our guests again after such a challenging year”.

“Our teams in operations, sales and marketing have worked hard with our travel partners to bring about our European launch, and we are seeing very positive responses from our guests who have been looking forward to this news,” he said.

Voss said Scenic planned to continue adding more itineraries, as Europe and other countries like the USA and UK continue to reopen their borders to travel.

Itineraries on the Douro River in Portugal will resume from 30 Jul, followed by France’s Gironde and Dordogne rivers in Bordeaux on 29 Aug, the Rhine River on 30 Aug, and the Danube River on 27 Sep.

There will be six of the eight-day Bordeaux Affair cruise departures through Oct, and the six of the 11-day Beautiful Bordeaux, offering guests an immersion into all things French.

The eight-day Gems of the Danube will depart four times in Sep and Oct.

However for Australian and NZ residents, Scenic Group has suspended all Europe river cruising departures through to 31 Dec due to border closures.