About Us
AG River Cruises combines 30 years of experience at the forefront of the travel industry with an unparalleled wealth of knowledge about rivers, destinations and cruise lines. When you book with a river cruise specialist like ourselves, we’ll give you honest, unbiased advice you simply won’t find elsewhere.
Plus, you’ll never pay more than going direct when you book with us.
So, join us and allow our well-heeled team to create something that extra bit special for you on the world’s most magnificent waterways.
Here’s to the next 30 years in river cruising!
We look forward to welcoming some of you aboard soon.
Bon voyage!
Alistair Gill & Mark Kempster
Founders of AG River Cruises
Our Founders
“For over 30 years, Mark and I have been planning and taking care of our customers’ holidays and cruises as if they were our own – striving to create something that extra bit special you simply don’t get with larger travel agencies.
Now, we’re proud to present the culmination of decades of experience travelling the world’s waterways and building contacts with the world’s best river cruise lines. We present to you, AG River Cruises.
I look forward to personally welcoming some of you to our river cruise family soon.”
Alistair Gill
Co-Founder
“There’s an old adage that goes, “Life is good, but it’s better on rivers.”
If you’ve had the privilege of exploring a destination by river, no further explanation is needed. If you’re yet to discover the joys of river cruising, you’ll soon be singing from the same hymn sheet. We guarantee it.
Mark Kempster
Co-Founder
Why Choose AG River Cruises?
Cruise Lines
Book with confidence - ABTA & ATOL Protection
We look after your holiday as if it were our own and can happily reassure you that your holiday is fully protected. Our ABTA membership protects all package and tailor-made holidays booked through AG River Cruising, and our ATOL license protects all holidays that include flights. This means you can book safe in the knowledge you are fully protected
We are the UK’s No.1 River Cruise Specialist
Providing impartial advice from our family-based team based in Tunbridge Wells, we are the UK’s No.1 River Cruise Specialist. From matching you to the best cruise to offering exceptional value for money, tailoring the holiday to your needs to uncovering the most unique experiences, we are here to guide and help you with every part of your river cruise, from start to finish.
Our customer reviews speak for themself
We strive to offer a 5★ service. With rave 5-star reviews, we believe that our dedication shines through. Take a read through what our customers have to say about their experience and see for yourself.
We are the top partner for leading cruise operator
As the key strategic partner with major river cruise operators, we foster and develop relationships to make sure we’re providing you with the latest, most exciting and unique river cruise packages available.
Our staff have over 1,000 years’ combined cruise expertise
Our passionate staff have over 1,000 years’ of combined travel expertise from the past 40 years. In fact, some of the founding team members still work for us. They’ve passed their passion and knowledge onto the next generation to ensure we have another 40 years of happy, satisfied customers who return from their cruise with everlasting memories.
Celebrating our ruby anniversary as travel agents
We have been operating as a travel agency for over 40 years and take delight in providing you with unbiased and up-to-date advice. As we open a new door as river cruise specialists, we look forward to providing you with simply unmissable packages and exclusive deals with the world’s top cruise operators in the most incredible destinations on earth.
