In a landmark event for both river cruising and Colombian tourism, AmaWaterways officially christened its newest ship, AmaMagdalena, on Tuesday in the UNESCO-designated city of Mompox.

The launch of AmaWaterways’ AmaMagdalena, the first-ever luxury river cruise ship to sail the Magdalena River in Colombia, marks a major milestone for the river cruise company.

AmaWaterways’ highly-anticipated, luxury river cruising world-first operation in Colombia, South America, was launched last weekend.

Departures of AmaWaterways’ new Colombia river cruise have sold out until the end of May, Co-Owner Greg Murphy has revealed ahead of the new itinerary’s launch on 15 March.

AmaWaterways has confirmed a further two-month delay for the already revised launch of its inaugural sailing in Colombia aboard AmaMagdalena, most recently slated to debut in January 2025. The first of two purpose-built ships for the new market was originally intended to launch in December 2023.

AmaWaterways has confirmed the delay of its launch in Colombia on the Magdalena River by two months, with the first of two ships set to now debut in January 2025.

Abercrombie & Kent has established a DMC presence in four new countries with openings in Colombia, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.

Arcadia Expeditions is set to operate a world-first expedition that traces the origins of the El Dorado story through Colombia.

AmaWaterways has unveiled plans to launch a new custom-built, all-suite river ship in Colombia, South America.

Traveller Made has signed Colombia as its second Preferred Destination Partner in South America. The new partnership is through the country’s national tourism bureau, ProColombia. Recently, Traveller Made revealed its first destination partner on the continent as Peru, having struck an alliance with PromPeru.

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Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has scrapped sailing to Cuba planned for Scenic Eclipse in a few months time, revising its program to offer new options in the Caribbean and Central America. The schedule adjustment is understood to be direct result of the Trump Administration’s ban on US citizens travelling to Cuba.