How to book a flight-inclusive river cruise with Avalon Waterways
We've curated fixed-price packages for our most popular river cruises with round-trip economy flights from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, and Edinburgh. Departures from Newcastle, Bristol and Glasgow are available at a supplement. Once you have chosen the perfect river cruise itinerary, search for the distinctive "FLY FROM £299" tag in the dates and prices section of your selected itinerary, where we present flight-inclusive packages from only £1,999pp.
booking window: July 15, 2024 through March 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: October 7, 2024 through March 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: February 7, 2025 through March 7, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
There’s no better way to immerse yourself in the history and culture of Europe than to follow one of the great rivers that have flowed through it for centuries. Book ahead for 2025 and enjoy savings of up to £3,000 per couple on select European cruise itineraries.
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
Save on the cruise of a lifetime, whether you choose a more intimate experience in Southeast Asia with no more than 36 travellers, a Galapagos Islands cruise to experience fascinating creatures like the marine iguana and the giant tortoise, or even a journey past ancient temples, tombs and incredible sights on the Nile.
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: December 11, 2023 through December 31, 2025
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
Waive goodbye to the single supplement fee on your suite or stateroom. Don’t miss out though, as there’s only a limited number of supplement free staterooms available per departure.
booking window: August 8, 2023 through January 2, 2026
travel window: January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025
booking window: August 16, 2024 through December 31, 2026
travel window: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
Sailed with us before? If you’ve previously travelled with Avalon Waterways, you could be holding onto valuable Welcome Back Credit, which is doubled for a limited period of time!
With flight-inclusive packages from £1,999pp, it’s a great time to redeem your travel credit against a 2025 river cruise. All you need to do is choose where to go, then get packing!
To check how much credit you are holding onto, please click here. For more details, call our friendly team.
Along with the widest suite views that river cruising has to offer, and the space to soak it up, our award-winning cruises include:
Go ahead, rock the boat. Book your future Avalon river cruise! Don’t wait to lock in an early discount with guaranteed stateroom confirmation today! It’s just another way you’ll have smooth sailing on an Avalon river cruise.
Finding the right cruise deal that is right for you is our goal. Search by the river you are interested in and then filter down by when you want to go. Make sure to look through our current offers and river cruise deals and select the ones you are interested in...it’s that easy.
As Europe's second-longest river and a vital means of transportation for 2,000 years, the Danube is the only major European river to flow from the west to the east. A stunning course in any direction!
Meaning “River of Gold,” the Douro truly is a treasure that reveals the gems of Portugal’s wine region, weaving a course through some of Europe’s most captivating vistas and charming villages.
Springing from the Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at Bordeaux, the Garonne River flows through some of France’s most idyllic landscapes, rich in history, artistry, cuisine, and wine, of course.
Flowing from the Swiss Alps to Holland's North Sea, the Rhine is perhaps most famous for its legendary Lorelei rock and the imposing medieval castles that line its banks.
Quaint, quiet, & quintessentially German, the Main winds leisurely through the country's most stunning areas, passing hilltop castles & storybook medieval villages alike.
Flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany, the Moselle River is known for the excellent wines produced along its banks as well as for its picturesque medieval castles.
An important inland trade and transportation route since Greek times, the Rhône River flows south from the Swiss Alps to the Mediterranean Sea, winding through the orchards and vineyards that inspired great artists in the Rhône Valley.
The Saône River-its name derived from the Gallic river goddess, Souconna-flows from northeastern France to join the Rhône River in Lyon. The Saône passes through the picturesque wine-making landscapes of Burgundy and Beaujolais.
The Seine rises just northwest of Dijon and flows northwesterly through Paris before emptying into the English Channel at Le Havre. It's one of Europe's great historic rivers, and since the early Middle Ages, has been considered the river of Paris.
Terms & Conditions
Make a new booking between 6th December 2024 and 31 March 2025, for any future travel date, apply your Welcome Back Credit (WBC) previously earnt from travelling with us, and we will double your existing discount for you, up to the value of £225 per person (thus £450 per person total). The Welcome Back Credit is awarded upon completion of Globus family of brands holidays. Credit amounts can only be applied to the land or cruise portion of a new Globus family of brands holiday. To double your discount, please contact us by calling one of our Holiday Planners or by contacting your preferred travel advisor. Credit must be applied before final payment on a future booking and is not redeemable for cash. Promotion is combinable with all live consumer discounts and applicable to new bookings only, cannot be applied to existing bookings. Can be withdrawn at any time