Uniworld

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 China. Uniworld also has operational offices located in the Netherlands, Switzerland, France, and China. The company is part of The Travel Corporation group, which also includes businesses such as Trafalgar Tours and Contiki Tours.

For the advertising agency, see UWG Inc.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection
TypePrivate
IndustryCruise line
FoundedLos Angeles, California, 1976 (1976)
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Ellen Bettridge, President & CEO
ProductsRiver cruises
Number of employees
115
ParentThe Travel Corporation
Websitewww.uniworld.com
River Countess ship at Passau

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 China.

Fleet
Ship name Year built Remodeled Length Guests Staterooms
Queen Isabel 2013 258 feet (79 m) 118 39
River Countess 1999 2012 360 feet (110 m) 134 67
River Duchess 2003 2012 360 feet (110 m) 134 67
River Empress 2002 2014 360 feet (110 m) 134 67
River Princess 2001 2011 360 feet (110 m) 132 67
River Queen 1999 2010 360 feet (110 m) 132 63
River Royale 2006 2014 360 feet (110 m) 132 66
S.S. Antoinette 2011 443 feet (135 m) 164 80
S.S. Beatrice[1] 2009 2018 410 feet (120 m) 162 80
S.S. Catherine 2014 443 feet (135 m) 164 80
S.S. Joie De Vivre 2017 128 54
S.S. Maria Theresa 2015 443 feet (135 m) 150
S.S. São Gabriel 2020
River Tosca 2009 236 feet (72 m) 82 39
Mekong Navigator 2014 230 feet (70 m) 68
Ganges Voyager II 2016 185 feet (56 m) 56 28
River Victoria 2011 423 feet (129 m) 202 101

Uniworld is a member of Cruise Lines International Association.[2]

Incident
River Countess at San Basilio Terminal, Venice (2016 picture)

On 2 June 2019[3] the River Countess,[4] moored at the San Basilio Terminal in Venice (Italy), was hit by MSC Opera.
Four people were slightly injured.[5] The ship had freeboard bow and stern damage.[6]

On 4 June, Uniworld programmed necessary repairs, planning service return for July 21.[7][8]
On 17 June the ship is towed from the S. Basilio Terminal[9] to the nearby port of Marghera, were she will go placed over a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, and so moved to shipyard in Trieste for full repair.[10][11] On 20 June River Countess is at Trieste shipyard,[12] transported by the Heavy Load Carrier "Yacht Express".[13]
After thorough inspection of the damage on shipyard site, it was determined that it was more extensive than originally thought and will take longer to be repaired; on 26 June the return in service were then posposed to September 6 (begin of cruise on September 8).[14][15] River Countess returned to service, in Venice area, on Sunday 8 September 2019.[16]

References
  1. (was: River Beatrice)
  2. http://www.cruising.org/
  3. On sunday 2 June 2019 in Venice were 3 historical anniversary: the ancient Marriage of the Sea ceremony (where a prayer was offered that "for us and all who sail thereon the sea may be calm and quiet"), the related Festa della Sensa, and the more recent Festa della Repubblica.
  4. vesseltracker.com "River Countess - Passenger ship, MMSI 244780776"
  5. Dibelius, Georgia. "Four injured as cruise ship smashes into dock at Venice". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. https://abcnews.go.com/International/control-cruise-ships-crashes-tourist-boat-busy-venice/story?id=63432819, Out-of-control cruise ship crashes into river cuise ship on Giudecca Venice canal
  7. luxurytraveladvisor.com "Uniworld Cancels Six River Countess Sailings After Venice Collision" by Adam Leposa - Jun 4, 2019 9:09am
  8. travelmarketreport.com "MSC Opera, Uniworld’s River Countess Undergo Repairs After Venice Collision" June 4
  9. (In Italian) youtube.com "Grandi manovre a San Basilio, traino River Countess" (watch?v=j8CMq-Kiyxg) - Published on Jun 17, 2019 by "190759ge" user
  10. (In Italian) ilgazzettino.it "Il battello speronato portato in nave a Trieste per la riparazione" 18 June 2019
  11. insurancemarinenews.com "Marine accident round-up : 21st June 2019" - June 21, 2019 - "Tourist boat River Countess was loaded aboard heavy load carrier Yacht Express in Venice on June 17th and headed for Trieste, where repairs were to be carried out."
  12. (In Italian) ilpiccolo.gelocal.it "A Trieste lo scafo urtato dalla Msc" 21 Giugno 2019
  13. vesselfinder.com "YACHT EXPRESS, Heavy Load Carrier" IMO: 9346029, MMSI: 244870311
  14. uniworld.com "TRAVEL UPDATE: River Countess incident update from Venice" Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 2:30pm PDT "Upon final clearance from the Italian authorities to move River Countess to the shipyard for repairs, and a thorough inspection of the damage by our shipyard, it was determined that the damage was more extensive than originally thought and will take longer to repair. As a result, we have canceled these additional River Countess cruise dates: (July 19, 2019 to August 30, 2019 - cruise-land departure)"
  15. icruise.com "Uniworld Europe Cruise, 9 Nights From Milan, River Countess, September 6, 2019"
  16. latteluxurynews.com "Uniworld’s River Countess back in service" (13 September 2019)
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