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Riviera reopened the rivers—but not the old itineraries.

Rhine and Danube sales are back after a low-water stop-sale, with revised routing and substitutions still in play.

Marie-Claude Gagnon · Editor-in-Chief · September 14, 2026 · 2-minute read
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Commission Index6.8 / 10
Sales statusReopened September 10
Prior disruption20 sailings cancelled
Direct commission changeNone announced

What changed

Riviera Travel lifted the stop-sale on its Rhine and Danube programmes earlier than the previously announced September 13 end date.

The operator created revised Danube itineraries and Netherlands-and-Belgium routing for Rhine departures. A train journey between Budapest and Vienna has also been added to some operating plans.

The income and servicing impact

Sales access has reopened, restoring an opportunity to quote and book. The risk is not a lower commission rate; it is the extra servicing, expectation management and potential cancellation exposure created by exceptionally low and variable river conditions.

Your move: use only Riviera’s current itinerary when quoting, reconfirm every affected departure before final payment and set client expectations around route or transport substitutions.

Verified reporting: Travel Weekly UK ↗