The Rhône on a 135-metre hull
AmaKristina works the Rhône, between Lyon and Arles. That is unusual: the
line's other ships assigned to French rivers are 110 metres, because the network
there is more constrained. This one is 135 and carries 152 guests in 76 cabins,
with the line's twin balcony.
Our count on 26 August 2026 found 76 departure dates, the shortest calendar in
the line's European fleet. That is not a sign of weakness: it is a ship on a
single river, with a shorter season than the Rhine or the Danube.
The ship of the family partnership
This ship carries the programme the line runs with Disney's guided-travel
brand, on a Rhône itinerary launched in 2026. On those specific departures, and
only those, the supervision and the pace differ: extra guides travel with the
group and the outing programme is adapted.
An important point: this does not transform the ship. There is still no
children's club, no childcare and no permanent youth programme aboard. These are
supervised departures, not a family ship. The distinction matters if you book an
ordinary date imagining the supervision of the other.
The other ships in the fleet
AmaCello serves the Saône and the Rhône with a shorter hull. AmaLea carries the same
partnership on the Danube. AmaViola and AmaStella share its configuration.
What the cruise fare covers
Meals are included, with wine and beer served at lunch and dinner, soft
drinks at any hour and a daily cocktail before supper. Guided excursions are
included at every port. Wi-Fi is included. Bicycles are aboard, free to use
during port calls on the European ships.
Outings are graded by effort: gentle, regular, active. That is not brochure
caution. An active visit strings together stairs and slopes for three hours, and
anyone who overestimates themselves at the start regrets it on the way back.
Choose the level the evening before, not on the morning itself.
Two items are not included and they matter. Gratuities for the crew and the
guides remain your responsibility on every destination: the line suggests an
amount, it does not charge it. Air travel is not included either, unless bought
through the line's own air programme.
Who this ship suits
The clientele is adult. There is no children's club, no childcare and no
youth programme, and every traveller under eighteen shares a cabin with a
responsible adult. The minimum age varies by destination and grows stricter on
the African journeys; have it confirmed for the date you want.
A lift links the main decks, but it does not reach the sun deck, which is
accessed by stair. That is where the landscape is watched from. Add to that
boarding gangways that vary from quay to quay, and calls where you cross another
ship moored alongside to reach the bank. Reduced mobility is prepared for, not
improvised.
Booking from Quebec
Voyages AquaTerra operates under a licence from Quebec's Office de la
protection du consommateur. The sums you pay move through a trust account kept
separate from the agency's own funds, and the Compensation Fund for Customers of
Travel Agents steps in where the law provides. That protection does not follow a
booking made outside Quebec.
The ship is the simple part of the file. The flight, the connection, the
hotel night before embarkation and the transfer to the pier make up the rest,
and that is where the real comfort of a departure is decided.
