MOSCOW – A political pariah? Perhaps. But are Russia’s geopolitical controversies, heightened tensions with the United States and reports of election meddling keeping Western tourists away? If you ...

When Scenic Cruises launched its 112-passenger ship, the Scenic Tsar, last month, it marked yet another extensive refurbishment for a ship on Russia’s Volga River. The reason is that there are plenty ...

More than 100 foreign tourists experienced a short-lived Titanic-like scare on the Volga River early Wednesday when their luxury cruise ship sailing from Moscow to St. More than 100 foreign 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 ...

An incident involving fire on a Russian cruise ship has been reported. The ship was undergoing repairs in a yard when it caught fire. According to cruise news, the three-deck “Holy Russia” ship was ...

Two-week journey on the Volga explores country’s long history A trip along the mighty Volga River in Russia provides an incredible history lesson – whether about conquering tsars and invading armies, ...

Here are some of the more interesting deals, websites and other travel tidbits that came across our desk recently: SmarTours is offering its 10-night Cruise of the Czars: The Russian Waterways priced ...

HOPES of finding more survivors are fading after an overloaded cruise ship sank amid wind and rain in the wide waters of a Volga River reservoir in Russia this morning. HOPES of finding more survivors ...

It was Oct. 14 in 1997 and we were on the Volga River in Russia traveling round-trip from Moscow to Astrakhan, which is on the Caspian Sea. This was the last cruise of the summer before winter set in.

Rescuers scoured the wide waters of a Volga River reservoir on Monday, searching with dimming hopes for survivors after an aged, overloaded cruise ship sank amid wind and rain. More than 40 people ...