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.

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

Uniworld is a member of Cruise Lines International Association.

Incident

On 2 June 2019 the River Countess, moored at the San Basilio Terminal in Venice, was hit by MSC Opera.
Four people were slightly injured. The ship had freeboard bow and stern damage.
On 4 June, Uniworld programmed necessary repairs, planning service return for July 21.
On 17 June the ship is towed from the S. Basilio Terminal 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. On 20 June River Countess is at Trieste shipyard, transported by the Heavy Load Carrier "Yacht Express".
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. River Countess returned to service, in Venice area, on Sunday 8 September 2019.