Traffic on the Volga, Europe’s longest river, has rebounded sharply in the past two years, as we learned on a recent two-week cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

Rescuers scoured a Volga River reservoir east of Moscow on Monday, searching with dimming hopes for survivors after an aged, overloaded cruise ship sank. More than 40 people were confirmed dead.

Russian river cruises, which have been popular mainly among older couples, are rebranding to attract a younger audience. ... River cruises on the Volga seek new categories of tourists.

Beyond the river cruise markets that have seen some of the most development over the last decade, namely Europe and China, some major U.S. river cruise operators are now pushing into the more ...

NEW YORK -- On a Russian river already flush with vessels marketed in the U.S., Viking River Cruises will introduce another ship aimed at American passengers.

River Cruise ships are much smaller usually with 150 to 225 passengers. ... You can cruise the Volga River in Russia and the Yangtze in China.

The death toll from Sunday's sinking of a cruise vessel on the Volga River rose to 100 on Wednesday as families continued to bury the dead and rescuers searched for 29 people still missing.

At least 63 bodies have now been recovered from a cruise ship which sank in Russia's Volga River with 208 people on board. The overloaded two-deck Bulgaria - which should not have been carrying ...

Russian river cruises, which have been popular mainly among older couples, are rebranding to attract a younger audience. Cities along riverways can both aid in this process and benefit from it. In ...