Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection corporate office is located in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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 and the company operates a fleet of 21 river cruising

River cruise

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 cruise ships along the rivers of Europe

Europe

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, Russia

Russia

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, Egypt

Egypt

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, and China

China

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. Uniworld has operational offices located in Holland, Switzerland

Switzerland

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, France

France

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, and China

China

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. The company is part of the Travel Corporation group which include businesses such as Insight Vacations and Contiki Tours

Contiki Tours

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Company history

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, established in 1976, is a luxury river cruise company based in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. From its start over 30 years ago, Uniworld has expanded both its fleet and the scope of its efforts, currently operating over 500 departures annually and covering more than 20 countries. Its cruises range in length from a week to a month and are designed to appeal to a variety of interests and guests. Along with its primary operations in Western and Central Europe, the company now also works in partnerships with affiliated groups in Portugal

Portugal

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, Russia

Russia

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, Egypt

Egypt

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 and China

China

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Uniworld offers boutique cruise ships with an average capacity of 130 guests and itineraries with included shore excursions. Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection was named to Travel + Leisure's World's Best Top 10 Small Cruise Lines, Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List and their Reader's Choice Awards for World's Top 10 Small Cruise Lines.

The Uniworld Fleet

Ships cruising in Europe

Ship name	Year built	Length	Guests	Staterooms	Notes
S.S. Antoinette	2011	443 feet	164	82	Wireless Internet Connection (Wi-Fi) available, floating art museum, first movie theater on a river cruise ship, heated swimming pool with underwater music.
Douro Spirit	2011	245 feet	128	64	New build for 2011, only North American river cruise line in Portugal & Spain in 2011
River Royale	2006	360 feet	132	66	Wireless Internet Connection (Wi-Fi) available
River Countess	1999	360 feet	134	67
River Duchess	2003	360 feet	134	67
River Empress	2002	360 feet	134	67
River Princess	2001	360 feet	132	67
River Queen	1999	360 feet	132	63	Only ship with a fireplace on the rivers of Europe
River Ambassador	1996	360 feet	128	66
River Baroness	1997	360 feet	128	66
River Beatrice	2007	410 feet	160	80	Ultra-luxurious, all-suite ship launched in 2009

Uniworld is a member of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) furthering CLIA's river cruise and niche membership base.