In the 16th century, explorers’ sailing ships were the backbone of the Age of Exploration, enabling voyages across vast oceans to discover new lands, establish trade routes, and map the unknown world.

But I wouldn’t be sailing the Danube and the Wachau Valley in peak summer, as so many often do. Instead, I hopped aboard the first departure of 2025 for the AmaMagna, one of the many river ships ...

The ship will resemble the World Europa, which sails largely Western Mediterranean itineraries year-round, and the World America, which is scheduled to debut in April 2025, sailing Caribbean ...