First entering service for Uniworld in 2001 and refurbished in 2010, River Empress is 360 feet long and carries 134 guests in 67 staterooms and 4 suites. She was renovated to add French balconies to all staterooms and suites located on Rhine Deck, ensuring magnificent views of the passing countryside are never missed.

There are five stateroom categories aboard River Empress and one suite category. All cabins feature luxurious, specially made English Savoir™ beds and fine linens, bottled water, flat-panel interactive television, bathrobes and a well-appointed bathroom stocked with L’Occitane toiletries. As an added bonus, guests booking suite accommodations receive free laundry service and a daily newspaper, along with slippers, an in-room coffee machine, a bottle of wine upon embarkation, a fruit and cookie plate, morning coffee and shoe shine.

River Empress features wireless internet access throughout, as well as a lounge offering panoramic views, a bar, an elegantly appointed dining room, a cozy Captain’s lounge and a library.  Out on deck, passengers will find ample space for sunning and sightseeing as well as a fitness room, spa and shops. All public areas are equipped with Wi-Fi access.  Guests also have the use of complimentary bicycles and Nordic walking sticks while ashore. Along with her sisters, River Empress was named one of the world’s “Top Small Cruise Ships” in the Conde Nast Traveller 2010 Reader’s Poll.

• River Empress is equipped with a passenger elevator.
• River Empress resembles a boutique, European hotel.
• River Empress features wireless internet throughout the ship.
• Guests in suites aboard River Empress receive free laundry service and a shoe shine.