A Gift Idea: A River Cruise Gift Card

Have you ever wondered what to get someone else for Christmas – or maybe even as a gift for another special occasion? Sometimes it can be a difficult decision.

Here’s a gift idea if you know someone who likes river cruising, whether they’ve already taken one or have talked about taking one some day. There are several river cruise companies that offer a gift certificate or a gift card for overnight cruises and for day, evening and scenic cruises.

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Gift Certificates for Overnight River Cruises

For overnight or multiple-day cruises, there are two companies that offer gift certificates – Avalon Waterways and Tauck.

Avalon Waterways has gift certificates in the following denominations - $50, $200 and $500. Where does Avalon Waterways offer river cruises? The company has packages for Asia, Europe, South America and the United States; and the recipient can apply the gift card to their river cruise choice.

Tauck is a tour company that has both river cruises and land packages. River cruises are available on a few different waterways in Europe. eGift Cards can be purchased in denominations between $50 and $2,000. And the gift cards can be used for either a river cruise or a land package.

Gift Certificates for Day and Evening River Cruises

For day, evening and scenic cruises, there are several companies that offer gift certificates. Several of them are listed below, but you should be able to find more than these if you have a particular city or river in mind.

Spirit Cruises offers gift certificates in denominations between $50 and $400 for river cruises in Baltimore, Boston, New York City, Norfolk, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

Gift certificates from Bateaux New York are also sold in denominations between $50 and $400.

There are gift certificates for cruises on the Mississippi River by Padelford Boats in Minneapolis/St. Paul and Celebration Belle in Iowa and Wisconsin.

If you would like to see other options, Viator also offers gift certificates between $25 and $500. The company features several river cruises on its website - most are for day, evening and scenic cruises.

You may have some ideas of your own. This list should at least get you thinking about the possibilities that exist.