AMAWaterways was recently awarded the Luxury Travel Advisor Award of Excellence for "Best River Cruise Company." As a partner of AMAWaterways, we are thrilled for the recognition of this great company! Operating ships such as the AmaLyra, AmaPrima, AmaKatarina, AmaDolce, AmaBella, AmaLotus, and AmaVida, among other luxury vessels, …

That's right -- one of the only passenger icebreakers in operation -- the Kapitan Khelbnikov -- has announced it will end its career as an expedition vessel in March 2012. The Kapitan Khelbnikov was built in Finland in 1981, and was originally designed for the rigors of northern Siberia. The ship has sailed to extremely remote corners of the globe …