Part of the fleet
AmaWaterways
The active, food-led river line — daily guided cycling and hiking, a Chaîne des Rôtisseurs dining programme and the twin-hull AmaMagna.
- Introduced
- 2015
- Gross tonnage
- Varies by river
- Capacity
- 16–124 guests
AmaWaterways' non-European ships are built for their rivers: AmaDahlia on the Nile, AmaDara on the Mekong, AmaMagdalena in Colombia and a 16-guest safari vessel on the Chobe in Southern Africa.
Capacity ranges from sixteen to around 124 guests, and crew ratios rise sharply as ship size falls.
Shore programmes are the reason to sail these itineraries. Nile sailings include private Egyptologist-led site visits; Mekong voyages combine Vietnam and Cambodia with village calls; the Chobe vessel runs twice-daily game drives and boat safaris.
Hardware is simpler than the European fleet — smaller pools, fewer venues — but suites are often larger, and the wildlife and archaeology programming replaces the cycling and wellness focus.
Sister ships
Ships in the AmaWaterways Exotics Class
4 sister ships share this class — near-identical layouts, cabins, and onboard venues across the AmaWaterways fleet.
Launched 2022
AmaDahlia
The Nile ship — 72 guests, unusually large suites and private Egyptologist-led access at every site.
Launched 2015
AmaDara
The Mekong ship — 124 guests, a colonial-style interior and a shore programme built around village life.
Launched 2024
AmaMagdalena
The Colombian ship — 60 guests on the Magdalena, the first purpose-built river cruise vessel on the river.
Launched 2009
Zambezi Queen
The Chobe safari vessel — 28 guests, twice-daily game drives and boat safaris on the Botswana-Namibia border.
Also in AmaWaterways
Other ship classes
AmaMagna Class
The twin-width Danube ship — roughly double the beam of a conventional river vessel, with four restaurants, a gym and a water-sports platform.
AmaWaterways European Class
The core run of European sister ships — twin-balcony staterooms, a complimentary Chef's Table and a full bicycle fleet aboard.
Cruise line