Twenty Canadian travel advisors on an Avalon Waterways Bordeaux familiarisation river cruise trip. There are some travel experiences that stay with you long after you return home. My recent Avalon Waterways Familiarisation (FAM) Trip through Bordeaux, France, was definitely one of them. I had the incredible opportunity to spend a week aboard the Avalon Artistry II, travelling alongside 20 other travel advisors from across Canada. It was an unforgettable combination of beautif

If you're a first-time river cruiser who's never taken a river cruise (unlike larger ocean cruises), Europe is the easiest place to start. Small ship cruises have ports right in town, and you unpack once. Instead of racing between hotels, you wake up already near the day's sights.