From decadence on the Danube to luxury on the Nile, see our pick of the best river cruise suites.

S.S. Joie de Vivre

Uniworld’s newest ship was christened in Paris in March. "Plush fabrics, French-inspired furniture, considered art and Twenties accents characterise Joie de Vivre," said Teresa Machan, Telegraph Travel's cruise editor, who was on board.

"There are two Royal suites, eight Junior suites and 54 staterooms, all with mattresses by the venerable Savoir and a pillow menu. Cabins on the lower deck lead off a narrower corridor and have a thin eye-level window rather than the floor-to-ceiling glass doors on decks 3 and 4, which open to a Juliet balcony."

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