Uniworld

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.

Uniworld is a member of Cruise Lines International Association.[2]

River Countess at San Basilio , Venice (2016 picture)

On 2 June 2019, the River Countess, moored at the San Basilio Cruise Pier in the Giudecca Canal, in Venice, Italy was struck by MSC Opera. Four people were slightly injured.[3] River Countess suffered freeboard bow and stern damage.[4] On 4 June, Uniworld programmed necessary repairs, planning a return to service for 21 July.[5][6] On 17 June, River Countess was towed from the S. Basilio Terminal[7] to the nearby port of Marghera, where she was placed over a semi-submersible heavy-lift ship, and thereby moved to a shipyard in Trieste for full repair.[8][9] On 20 June, River Countess was at Trieste shipyard,[10] transported there by the Heavy Load Carrier Yacht Express.[11] After thorough inspection of the damage at the Trieste shipyard, it was determined that it was more extensive than originally thought and would take longer to be repaired. On 26 June, the return to service was postponed to 6 September (with the cruise starting on 8 September).[12][13] River Countess returned to service, in the Venice area, on Sunday 8 September 2019.[14]

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