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The best river cruises for 2012: Relax, the Vikings and headhunters will look ...

Let the sights come to you on a river cruise – there's so much to see as you sail along at a leisurely pace and every morning brings a new destination to explore.

Riverboats, however roomy and opulent, have an intimacy of scale, and many cruises include wine with meals, creating the perfect atmosphere to make friends at dinner as you talk over the day's events.

And in 2012 there are new ships and itineraries to choose from. Here is our pick of some of the best river cruises in Europe and farther afield...

If the idea of taking a holiday on a Viking longship conjures up a journey on high seas in an open boat manned by ferocious bearded men in hats with horns, think again. Viking River Cruises is launching four 443ft 'Longships' next year. One feature is the Aquavit Terrace, an all-weather indoor/outdoor observation lounge with retractable floor-to-ceiling glass doors. Each ship has two very spacious Explorer Suites with a separate bedroom and sitting room, and a veranda giving 270-degree views. Two of these, Viking Idun and Viking Njord, will be sailing on Grand European Tours on the Rhine, Main and Danube from Amsterdam to Budapest (and Budapest to Amsterdam). Among the many highlights of the 14-night itinerary are the chance to take a Second World War excursion in Nuremberg, city tours of Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest, and cruising the beautiful Wachau Valley. Departures are from April to November 2012. The cost in an Explorer Suite is from £9,945pp and from £3,695pp in a cabin with French balcony (saving £500 on brochure prices if booked before November 30). Prices include flights from a choice of UK airports, wine and beer with lunch and dinner, and 12 guided tours (020 8780 7995, www.vikingrivercruises.co.uk ). The River Saigon is an elegant new boat launching in January on the Mekong. With French colonial style decorations, 60 guests are accommodated in 30 deluxe cabins with French doors opening on to wide promenade decks.

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Exclusive amenities include free First Class air, special pre-cruise overnight and dinner in Miami, an exclusive event, free private transfers to and from the port of Miami, free roundtrip luggage delivery service, Internet access and Visas. Four shorter South America voyages ranging from 12 to 24 nights focus on the Panama Canal, Chilean Fjords, Brazil, Argentina and the Amazon. Seven Seas Navigator voyages to the tropics will now operate roundtrip from Miami – one of the line’s newest ports – beginning November 2012 through April 2013, with 16 departures to the Eastern and Western Caribbean. The ship then departs Miami for an 18-night voyage to San Francisco to begin its highly popular cruises to the untamed beauty of Alaska. Lilllian Africano is Cruise Editor at JAX FAX, Senior Editor at Elegant Accents Magazine, Editor-in-Chief of SpaReviewMag.com and Executive Editor of Global-Writes.com. She is also the author of 16 books, including three best-selling novels (under the pseudonym "Jessica March") and a business guide to the Middle East that was named "best of its kind" by the Good Book Guide (London). She co-authored the 9th edition of Off the Beaten Track guide to New York (Globe Pequot), as well as You Know You're in New Jersey When... (Globe Pequot) and two editions of The Insiders Guide to the Jersey Shore (Globe Pequot).   Her articles have appeared in many magazines and newspapers, including Smithsonian Magazine (online), New York Magazine, the New York Post, Travel Weekly, ASTA Network Magazine and several inflight publications. Online, she has served as a travel editor and writer for AOL. Lillian is President-Elect of the Society of American Travel Writers; Past President of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association and a member of the Authors Guild and the American Society of Journalists & Authors.

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