Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection is located in Los Angeles, California and the company operates a fleet of 21 river cruising cruise ships along the rivers of Europe, Russia, Egypt, South America, and

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. Uniworld also has operational offices located in the Netherlands,

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, France, and

. The company is part of

The Travel Corporation The Travel Corporation is a private hotel group and travel company based in Cypress, California, United States. Its brands include Trafalgar, Contiki, Insight, Cullinan, Uniworld River Cruises, Red Carnation Hotels, and others, along with Boucha ...

group, which also includes businesses such as Trafalgar Tours and Contiki Tours.

History

Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection, established in 1976, is a luxury river cruise company based in Los Angeles, California. Uniworld currently operates more than 500 river cruises annually with itineraries in more than 20 countries. Its cruises range in length from a week to a month. Along with its primary operations in Western and Central Europe, the company also works in partnerships with affiliated groups in Portugal, Russia, Egypt and

Fleet

Uniworld is a member of Cruise Lines International Association.

MSC Opera collision

On 2 June 2019, the ''River Countess'', moored at the San Basilio Cruise Pier in the Giudecca Canal, in

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, Italy was struck by MSC Opera. Four people were slightly injured. River Countess suffered freeboard bow and

stern The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Ori ...

damage. On 4 June, Uniworld programmed necessary repairs, planning a return to service for 21 July. On 17 June, River Countess was towed from the S. Basilio Terminal to the nearby port of Marghera, where she was placed over a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, and thereby moved to a

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in Trieste for full repair. On 20 June, River Countess was at Trieste

, transported there by the

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''Yacht Express''. After thorough inspection of the damage at the Trieste shipyard, it was determined that it was more extensive than originally thought and would take longer to be repaired. On 26 June, the return to service was postponed to 6 September (with the cruise starting on 8 September). River Countess returned to service, in the Venice area, on Sunday 8 September 2019.''latteluxurynews.com'' "Uniworld’s River Countess back in service" (13 September 2019)

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