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Seabound River Atlas

Every river cruise, on one map

Eleven rivers, from the Danube to the Mekong. Tap a city to see where ships tie up, which lines sail from it, when to go, and, for the main embarkation cities, where we’d stay before you board. Or start with our nine river guides.

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132 river places on 11 rivers.

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11 rivers

Every river on the map

Each opens on the map with its season, its embarkation cities and the lines that sail it. For the lines themselves, start with River Cruises, Decoded.

Danube28 places · March–December · busiest June–September · Christmas markets late Nov–DecPassau and Budapest to the Iron Gates and the Black Sea: the classic first river cruise, with Vienna in the middle.Embarkation cities 7 · Highlights: Budapest, Vienna, Wachau ValleyOpen on the map → Rhine, Main & Moselle23 places · March–December · Christmas-market sailings late Nov–DecAmsterdam to Basel, the castle-lined Middle Rhine, and the vineyard bends of the Moselle and Main.Embarkation cities 5 · Highlights: Cologne, Middle Rhine, StrasbourgOpen on the map → Seine6 places · March–December · Giverny open April–OctoberRound trips from Paris to Giverny, Rouen and the Normandy coast.Embarkation cities 1 · Highlights: Paris, Giverny, RouenOpen on the map → Rhône & Saône8 places · March–December · schedules vary by lineBurgundy and Lyon down to Avignon and Arles, through Provence.Embarkation cities 3 · Highlights: Lyon, Avignon, ArlesOpen on the map → Douro6 places · March–NovemberPorto into the terraced port-wine valley, as far as the Spanish border.Embarkation cities 1 · Highlights: Porto, Pinhão, SalamancaOpen on the map → Nile8 places · Year-round · peak December–FebruaryLuxor to Aswan between the temples, usually wrapped in a Cairo stay.Embarkation cities 2 · Highlights: Luxor, Edfu, AswanOpen on the map → Mekong12 places · Year-round on most lines · best November–MarchVietnam’s delta to Cambodia, with Angkor before or after.Embarkation cities 5 · Highlights: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sa DecOpen on the map → Mississippi19 places · Lower river late January–early June and October–early December · upper river summer to early September, as listedNew Orleans to St. Paul: the River Road, Memphis and the river towns of the Upper Mississippi.Embarkation cities 6 · Highlights: New Orleans, Memphis, NatchezOpen on the map → Bordeaux (Garonne & Dordogne)7 places · March–December · Christmas sailings in DecemberBordeaux and the wine estuary: the Médoc, Saint-Émilion, Blaye and Sauternes country.Embarkation cities 1 · Highlights: Bordeaux, Saint-Émilion, PauillacOpen on the map → Elbe9 places · Spring–December · Christmas sailings late in the year · low-water risk in summerBerlin and Potsdam to Dresden, Saxon Switzerland and Prague, through Luther and Meissen country.Embarkation cities 2 · Highlights: Dresden, Meissen, WittenbergOpen on the map → Columbia & Snake6 places · March–November · late spring and fall are the prime weeksPortland up the Columbia Gorge to Idaho, in the footsteps of Lewis and Clark.Embarkation cities 2 · Highlights: Astoria, Columbia Gorge, ClarkstonOpen on the map →

Our river guides

Read before you choose a river

Each guide covers the stretches, season, locks and every fare the lines publish, with an embarkation guide and hotel picks for each starting city and a page for the port days that matter.

Ocean cruising · 15 regions

Every cruise region on the atlas

Each region opens into a full advisor-written guide with its own illustrated port map, the cruise lines that call there, seasons, entry notes and the practical detail that decides the trip.

The Perfect Day sign, the balloon and the waterpark towers at Perfect Day at CocoCay from the pierPhoto: Seabound Journeys Caribbean57 places · Year-round · peak December–AprilThe Bahamas, the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean — the busiest cruising water on earth.Departure port 13 · Eastern 12 · Private destinations 11 · Southern 11 · Western 10Open the guide → South America & Antarctica29 places · October–April · peak December–FebruaryPatagonia, Cape Horn, the Falklands, South Georgia and true expedition landings on the Antarctic Peninsula.Antarctica 12 · Falklands & South Georgia 8 · South America Coast 5 · Patagonia & Gateways 4Open the guide → Mediterranean28 places · Year-round options · busiest May–OctoberSpain to Greece, Italy to Turkey — Western, Eastern and Adriatic itineraries.Western 13 · Eastern 8 · Greek Isles 7Open the guide → Northern Europe28 places · Summer-focused · selected winter itinerariesThe Baltic capitals, the British Isles, and long summer daylight.Baltic Capitals 9 · British Isles 9 · Western Europe 6 · Iceland & Faroes 4Open the guide → Canada & New England17 places · Late April–early November · foliage late Sept–OctFall foliage sailings from Boston and New York up to the Maritimes.Departure port 5 · Maritimes 4 · New England 4 · St. Lawrence 4Open the guide → Arctic & Norwegian Fjords16 places · Coastal voyages year-round · fjords and Svalbard in summerThe midnight sun, the fjords, and Svalbard expedition voyages.Norwegian Fjords 5 · Norwegian Coastal Voyage 4 · Svalbard & High Arctic 4 · Greenland 3Open the guide → Bermuda15 places · Spring–autumn · a few winter callsA short season, three real ports, and pink-sand beaches by excursion.Departure port 5 · Sight 4 · Beach 3 · Where the ship berths 3Open the guide → Panama Canal14 places · October–May · a few September repositioningsLocks, a lake, and a continent cut in half — the transit itself is the destination.Full transit only 7 · Both transits 6 · Possible excursion 1Open the guide → Alaska14 places · Late April–early October · main season May–SeptemberGlaciers, the Inside Passage, and a short, spectacular season.Southeast Alaska Ports 6 · Glaciers & Termini 5 · Gateways 3Open the guide → Australia & New Zealand14 places · Year-round from Australia · peak November–MarchSydney turnarounds, Fiordland, and the South Pacific crossing.New Zealand 6 · Australia East Coast 5 · Pacific Islands & Kimberley 3Open the guide → Transatlantic & Repositioning13 places · Year-round · busiest spring and autumnCrossings and repositioning sailings between seasons and continents.Atlantic Waypoints 5 · Repositioning Gateways 5 · The Crossing 2 · Iceland & Faroes 1Open the guide → Asia12 places · Year-round options · varies by circuitSingapore, Japan and Southeast Asia's fast-growing cruise routes.East Asia 4 · Japan 4 · Southeast Asia 4Open the guide → Galápagos Islands11 places · Year-round · busiest mid-June to early September and mid-December to mid-JanuarySmall expedition ships on fixed park itineraries, reached by air from Quito or Guayaquil.Outer islands 5 · Arrival airports 2 · Central islands 2 · Towns 2Open the guide → Mexican Riviera11 places · Year-round · peak November–AprilCabo, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta — the West Coast's classic week.Departure port 3 · Further south 3 · The classic three 3 · Short Baja loop 2Open the guide → Hawaii & South Pacific11 places · Hawaii year-round · South Pacific variesInter-island Hawaii sailings and long-haul South Pacific itineraries.South Pacific 6 · Hawaii 5Open the guide →

Directory

Every river port and embarkation city

All 132 places, grouped by river, with the lines that call there. Each name opens its card on the map.

Danube 28

Danube River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Rhine, Main & Moselle 23

Rhine River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Seine 6

Seine River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Rhône & Saône 8

Rhône River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Douro 6

Douro River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Nile 8

Nile River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Mekong 12

Mekong River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Mississippi 19

Mississippi River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Bordeaux (Garonne & Dordogne) 7

Elbe 9

Columbia & Snake 6

Columbia & Snake River Cruise Guide: routes, season, lines and cost →

Questions

Questions about the river map

Which rivers are on the river cruise map?

Eleven river systems: the Danube; the Rhine with the Main and Moselle; the Seine; the Rhône and Saône; the Douro; Bordeaux's Garonne and Dordogne; the Elbe; the Nile; the Mekong; the Mississippi with the Ohio and Cumberland; and the Columbia and Snake. That's 132 places in all: 35 embarkation cities, 92 river ports and 5 scenic stretches.

Where do river cruise ships dock?

Usually in or near the old town, on the river embankment. Lines rarely publish the exact berth on their itinerary pages, so each card says so where none is published. A few starting cities are a transfer from the ship: Bucharest sailings usually board at Giurgiu, most Ho Chi Minh City sailings at My Tho, and several lines bus Siem Reap guests to the ship at Kampong Cham.

When is river cruise season?

In Europe, roughly March to December, with Christmas-market sailings from late November. The Nile sails year-round with a December to February peak, and the Mekong is at its best from November to March. Pick a month on the map to see which rivers are in season.

Which river cruise lines are on the map?

Every card lists the lines whose published itineraries sail that river: Viking, AmaWaterways, Avalon, Uniworld, Scenic, Emerald, Tauck, Riverside and Celebrity River Cruises, plus American Cruise Lines, Lindblad and Aqua Expeditions where they're the ones sailing. Each reviewed line links to our full review; the others are marked not reviewed.

Places, lines and seasons come from the lines’ own itinerary pages and port sources, read October 23, 2026. River positions are the riverfront area, not berth directions. Rivers are drawn from Natural Earth’s public-domain river lines; dashed stretches are schematic links where the dataset has no line. Report a correction

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