Guests will have more chances to experience a sailing with Celebrity River Cruises after the brand revealed plans to double its fleet size by 2031.<\/p>\n
Celebrity River Cruises, which is set to launch next year and sold out its debut Danube and Rhine sailings within minutes last year, has unveiled plans for 10 new ships that will expand its European river cruise fleet to 20 vessels by 2031. <\/p>\n
The cruise line has also opened bookings for its 2028 season, offering more than 160 sailings to over 50 destinations across Europe. <\/p>\n
Guests can sail the Rhine to the vineyards of Alsace, follow the Danube to Budapest\u2019s old market halls, or wake up in Prague and end the day at a caf\u00e9 in the heart of Vienna<\/p>\n
The 2028 sailings will visit 80 per cent more ports, the cruise line said.<\/p>\n
These include Straubing during Germany’s G\u00e4uboden Festival, and there\u2019s the opportnity to sail during the Dutch tulips season and to visit Christmas markets.<\/p>\n
Prices start from \u00a32,115 per person based on a six-night sailing from Nuremberg, Germany, to Vienna in Austria departing on 16 November 2028.<\/p>\n
\u201cGuest demand for Celebrity River Cruises has exceeded our expectations, and expanding the fleet allows us to bring this highly anticipated experience to even more travelers,\u201d said Jason Liberty, chairman and chief executive of Royal Caribbean Group, parent company of Celebrity Cruises.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhether guests already love the Celebrity experience or are discovering it for the first time, they now have new ways to enjoy it along some of Europe\u2019s most iconic rivers. <\/p>\n
\u201cWith Celebrity\u2019s expansion into river, we\u2019re strengthening our connected vacation ecosystem, offering more choice, more access, and more reasons for guests to stay with us \u2014 turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations.\u201d <\/p>\n
Construction of the new fleet has already begun, with the first steel cut for Celebrity Compass \u2013 the line’s debut river ship \u2013 last week.<\/p>\n
Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises, said: \u201cOur inaugural 2027 Celebrity River Cruises season sold out in under six minutes \u2013 a testament to how much guests value the unmatched hospitality and service Celebrity delivers. <\/p>\n
\u201cTo meet this extraordinary demand, we’re thrilled to open 2028 sailings featuring 80 per cent more European destinations, five ships, and more than 160 itineraries. There are now more ways than ever to experience Europe’s rivers \u2018The Celebrity Way\u2019.\u201d <\/p>\n
Read more: Inside Celebrity River Cruises\u2019 first ships<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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