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AmaWaterways

24 crossings between 24 ports in 13 countries. On 13 they are the only operator on the water; on 2 they are the quickest of several; on 7 a rival is faster.

Three things the timetable does not say

54% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 13 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.
7 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.
4 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 24 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

7 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Budapest – Vilshofen an der Donau 452 km AmaWaterways 168 h 00 Avalon Waterways 144 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals
Amsterdam – Basel 569 km AmaWaterways 168 h 00 Scenic Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals
Avignon – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 200 km AmaWaterways 192 h 00 FlixBus-eu 2 h 30 rate not held 4 rivals
Dijon (Bus Station) – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 174 km AmaWaterways 192 h 00 FlixBus-eu 2 h 20 rate not held 1 rival
Saigon – Siem Reap 413 km AmaWaterways 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises 144 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals
Arles – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 406 km AmaWaterways 192 h 00 Uniworld 168 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals
Amsterdam – Budapest 1146 km AmaWaterways 360 h 00 Emerald Cruises 288 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Where they are the only boat

13 crossings with no other operator on record.

Windhoek – land tour 24 h 00 rate not held
Johannesburg – land tour 96 h 00 rate not held
Johannesburg – Windhoek 144 h 00 rate not held 1181 km
Budapest – Giurgiu 168 h 00 rate not held 671 km
Le Havre (Bus Station) – Paris City 168 h 00 rate not held
Arles – Dijon (Bus Station) 192 h 00 rate not held 572 km
Amsterdam – Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon 192 h 00 rate not held 319 km
Basel – Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon 192 h 00 rate not held 252 km
Barranquilla Colombia – Cartagena Colombia 192 h 00 rate not held
Giurgiu – Vilshofen an der Donau 360 h 00 rate not held 1112 km
Kasane – Victoria Falls not held rate not held 72 km
Victoria Falls – Windhoek not held rate not held 1047 km
Victoria Falls – land tour not held rate not held

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for AmaWaterways crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 24 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.