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Get to Know Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship: A Photo Tour of the AmaViola

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A few months back Disney Cruise Line announced the upcoming construction of two new ocean liners. These will be of similar size and capacity to the current Disney Dream and Fantasy ships, capable of transporting thousands of guests across thousands of miles. These ships have planned christening dates in 2021 and 2023. But if you’re not in the mood to wait five to seven years for a new Disney-related cruise experience, you can have one right now via the new Adventures by Disney (AbD) river cruise product.

Disney is currently partnering with AmaWaterways (pronounced like ah-ma waterways) to offer European river cruises on the Danube and, starting next summer, on the Rhine. Ama owns the ships, not Disney, which means that when AbD has not chartered the ships Ama can use them for other ventures. But Disney did have a hand in designing the vessels, asking for family-friendly features, like connecting cabins, not typically found on river cruises.

The first Ama and Adventures by Disney partnership sailings happened this month on the AmaViola, a three month old ship. I was onboard the second of these voyages, the first heading West to East from Germany to Hungary. In the coming days, I’ll be sharing my experiences and describing how a Disney river cruise differs from a Disney ocean cruise, as well as how an Adventures by Disney river cruise differs from a traditional AbD trip. But to start, here’s a photo tour of the lovely AmaViola.

By way of introduction, be aware that the AmaViola has a maximum capacity of 158 guests, compared with about 2,700 on the Disney Magic and Wonder, and about 4,000 on the Disney Dream and Fantasy.

 

Deck plan of the AmaViola
Deck plan of the AmaViola

 

There are 79 guest cabins on three decks. Twelve of the cabins (six pair) have the capacity to be connected to another cabin via an internal door. Twelve cabins have a capacity of three guests. Four suites have a capacity of four guests. The remainder of the cabins sleep two.

Exterior of the Ship.

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The Navigation Bridge.

The captain is regularly accessible to guests throughout the cruise. Guests are often welcome to visit the Bridge to learn more about the ship.

The captain on the Navigation Bridge. Guests are often able to join the captain to learn more about the ship.

 

The Upper Sun Deck.

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The Pool.

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The Lower Sun Deck.

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The Chef’s Table.

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Guest Hallway.

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Main Lounge.

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Reception and Crew Reception Desks.

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The Gift Shop.

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Elevator.

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The Library Area Off the Main Lounge.

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The Coffee Bar Area Off the Main Lounge.

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Main Dining Room

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Public Area Women’s Restroom.

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Fitness room.

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Guest Room. Category AB, Cello Deck.

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Other Guest Room Configurations.

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Now that you’ve gotten a tour of the ship, stay tuned for more posts about activities and life on the AmaViola. Let me know what questions you have and I’ll try to make sure I cover them all.

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Erin Foster

Erin Foster is an original member of the Walt Disney World Moms Panel (now PlanDisney), a regular contributor to TouringPlans.com, and co-author of The Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise Line. She's been to WDW, DL, DL Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Aulani, DVC Vero Beach, and DVC Hilton Head. She's a Platinum DCL cruiser and veteran of 10 Adventures by Disney trips. Erin lives near New York City, where she can often be found indulging in her other obsession - Broadway theater.

9 thoughts on “Get to Know Disney’s Newest Cruise Ship: A Photo Tour of the AmaViola

  • It’s great to see the layout of the boat. Can’t wait to see more of the adventure. We are scheduled for the Holiday cruise. They book it as family friendly, do you feel it really is fitting that bill for your family?

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    • Yes, absolutely. There were more than 30 children on my sailing. It was definitely a family-friendly experience.

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  • AmaViola? I’m looking at copyright infringement.

    Regards,

    AquaViola

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  • Can’t wait to hear more. Will put this on my bucket list!

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  • Where’s Mickey and the gang?

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    • No Mickey anywhere. More about that in a post coming soon.

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  • How beautiful! Can’t wait to read more about the experience.

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  • Erin,
    Thank you for this detailed, informative account of the AmaViola. What a stunningly designed river boat and I cannot wait to experience this myself in the future.
    Jackie

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