{"id":20809,"date":"2015-12-07T19:27:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T02:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/?p=20809"},"modified":"2022-05-19T08:39:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T12:39:56","slug":"one-company-exits-elbe-another-enters-consider-elbe-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivercruiseadvisor.com\/2015\/12\/one-company-exits-elbe-another-enters-consider-elbe-river-cruise\/","title":{"rendered":"One Company Exits The Elbe & Another Enters: Should You Consider An Elbe River Cruise? Plus, AmaWaterways’ Low Water Guarantee"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Elbe has always been a tricky river to navigate. Many who book Elbe river cruises return home disappointed because their ships were unable to sail due to low water. They end up sleeping on the ships and doing bus tours during the day. You can read quite a few subscriber comments about the realities and disappointments of cruising the Elbe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n This year, the Elbe saw some of its lowest water levels ever, which prompted AmaWaterways to shuttle its plans to place a new ship on the river. The company was set to launch the new AmaKristina on the Elbe beginning April 1, 2017. But the low water levels forced the company to rethink its plans.<\/p>\n “The Elbe was a dream of mine, because I was born in Dresden,\u201d says\u00a0Kristin Karst, co-owner and executive vice president of AmaWaterways. “It is an extremely beautiful river valley, and we had a lot of demand.”<\/p>\n