SIMON TOFFANELLO/PANDAWA river cruise, in my opinion, is an example of slow travel at its finest. How is a river cruise different from an ocean cruise? Typically carrying between 100 to just under 200 passengers, river cruises are much more intimate. They include:Abercrombie & Kent River CruisesAmadeus River CruisesAmaWaterwaysAmerican Cruise LinesAqua ExpeditionsA-Rosa CruisesAvalon WaterwaysCentury CruisesCroisiEuropeDelphin Amazon CruisesEmerald CruisesJungle ExperiencesPandaw River CruisesRiverside Luxury CruisesRiviera River CruisesScenic Luxury Cruises & ToursTauck River CruisingUniworld Boutique River CruisesVictoria CruisesVikingViva CruisesZambezi QueenWhere can you sail on a river cruise? Viking and AmaWaterways are among those that offer river cruises on the Chobe River in Botswana, where you can watch elephants, hippos and other wildlife from a different perspective.