They say: "The elegant river cruises featured in this brochure are operated by Uniworld – one of the most prestigious cruise companies in the world with meticulously designed vessels and uniquely decorated to give you a rather boutique hotel feel onboard. There are also superb extras including complimentary fine wines, beers and soft drinks served at dinner. By day there are onshore trips led by experts and back on ship there are musical soirees and insightful lectures."

• Elegant river cruises are on small sized ships with usually no more than 130 passengers
  
• New cruises for 2012 include ‘Grand European River Voyage Amsterdam to Istanbul’, ‘Grand France’ and ‘Gems of Germany, Belgium & the Netherlands’
  
• Key destinations include : The Rhine, Moselle, Danube, Seine, Douro, Rhone, Saone, Elba and Moldeu rivers