A refresher on river cruise lines' upcoming plansThis year is shaping up to be a notable one for river cruising with some 20 new ships, an unexplored river and a new player... At new Princess ...

As cruise aficionados know ... It is hard to imagine that this gem of a ship, with its purple funnels brightening the waters of London Tilbury on embarkation day, was once set for the scrapheap.