Cruise news (River Cruises-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
VIVA Cruises expanded 2028 river cruise schedule for 10th anniversary
Scylla's subsidiary VIVA Cruises announced its 2028 river cruise programme, marking the company’s 10th anniversary with 325 sailings across 7...
October 20, 2026 - Cruise Industry
TUI River Cruises announces its largest Summer programme for 2028, adding 2 new ships and the Seine
TUI River Cruises has announced its largest summer schedule to date for 2028, introducing two newbuild boats, TUI Zora and TUI Velara, and expanding...
October 19, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Viking names 7 new river ships in ceremony connecting Europe and Egypt
Viking has named 7 new river ships during a simultaneous ceremony centred in Amsterdam and virtually connected to locations across Europe and Egypt...
October 18, 2026 - Cruise Industry
AmaWaterways launches 6-day Machu Picchu cruisetour extension in 2027
AmaWaterways will introduce a 6-day land extension to Machu Picchu (Peru) in 2027, expanding its travel programme beyond river cruising. The 5-night...
October 15, 2026 
Riverside Luxury Cruises opens bookings for 2028 season, debuting Riverside Mahler
The UK-based Riverside Luxury Cruises has opened bookings for its 2028 European river cruise season, which will feature the introduction of Riverside...
October 15, 2026- Cruise Industry
Viking River Cruises took delivery of newest Longship, Viking Rota
Neptun Werft (in Rostock/Warnemunde) officially delivered to Viking the newest Longship, Viking Rota. Rota will operate itineraries on the Rhine...
October 8, 2026 - Cruise Industry
ACL-American Cruise Lines christens American Ranger on the Hudson River
ACL-American Cruise Lines has christened its newest vessel, American Ranger, during a ceremony on the Hudson River in New York. The event took place...
October 1, 2026 
Rhine reaches record low water level as river traffic faces restrictions
The Rhine reached a new record low water level at the Dutch-German border over the weekend, with forecasts indicating no significant rainfall in the...
September 29, 2026- Cruise Industry
Century Cruises (China) entered the European market with the Century Star ship
Century Cruises officially entered the European river cruise market with Century Star, following 23 years of operating Yangtze-deployed large ships...
September 29, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Explora Journeys expands into European river cruising
Explora Journeys is preparing to enter the river cruise sector, with the MSC Group’s luxury ocean brand signing a Letter of Intent/LoI with Den...
September 25, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Travelmarvel Sirius ship begins inaugural Nile River cruise season
Travelmarvel has marked the inaugural sailing of Travelmarvel Sirius, returning the Australian touring and river cruise brand to the Nile River. The...
September 19, 2026 - Cruise Industry
River cruise ship Celebrity Compass floated out ahead of 2027 debut
Celebrity River Cruises has marked the float-out of Celebrity Compass, the first boat in its fleet, scheduled for a European debut in September 2027...
September 16, 2026 - Cruise Industry
Pandaw Cruises to resume Irrawaddy Delta expeditions in Myanmar
Pandaw Cruises will resume river expeditions in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Delta in November, marking the company’s return to the region...
September 14, 2026 - Cruise Industry
EST-Floattech to supply battery systems for 15 new river cruise ships
EST-Floattech has secured a contract from Dutch system integrator Van Tiem Elektro to supply its Octopus High Energy battery systems for a new series...
September 7, 2026 - Cruise Industry
CroisiEurope's 2027 schedule lists 170+ itineraries
CroisiEurope has announced its 2027 cruise schedule, offering 170+ river, canal/hotel barge and ocean itineraries aboard 50 ships operating on 43...
September 7, 2026