Our 2009 rivers programme on the Rhône and the Danube marked Swan Hellenic’s successful return to river cruising. Our 2010 programme of specially selected dates on the Rhône and the Danube quickly sold out in 2009 and our new river cruise option for 2010, the Rhine, is almost sold out more than six months before cruise departure.

Swan Hellenic offers a small, specially selected, programme of river cruises each year, focused on the months of May, June and September when temperatures are comfortable and the cities, towns, churches, museums, vineyards and countryside visited extend a quiet welcome. With just three dedicated Swan Hellenic cruises on the Rhône, and one each on the Rhine and the Danube, we expect our 2011 river cruises to be just as popular.

We are pleased to be continuing our partnership with A-ROSA – many favourable comments have been received regarding both the standard of the river cruisers and the quality of the on board experience. Spacious, comfortable cabins – many with Juliette style balconies – generous public rooms and open deck space (including facilities such as the spa) plus well planned menus and courteous staff, provide the basis of a good holiday. Add a Swan Hellenic Guest Speaker, and the services of an experienced Swan Hellenic Cruise Director and Excursions Manager, a tailor-made itinerary and an inclusive programme of shore excursions, escorted transfers, and all gratuities included on board and ashore, and your river cruise becomes a special experience – a Swan Hellenic rivers cruise.

We look forward to introducing you to the many and varied delights of a Swan Hellenic river cruise, travelling in comfort and style through the heart of Europe, in 2011.

Lord Sterling,

Chairman