The Avalon Expression, launched in 2013, is a 164-passenger ship that is almost identical to the Avalon Panorama and Avalon Vista. It offers cruises on the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers.

Next time we're on a ship together, let's discuss ... I included five of my favorite little things that Avalon does on its ships. But the list could as easily have had several additional items.

Avalon Waterways' 166-passenger Avalon Passion was launched in 2016 as one of the company's newest Suite Ship class of river cruise vessels. Avalon designed its Suite Ships with staterooms on the ...