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Viking adds nine river cruisers to fleet

Viking adds nine river cruisers to fleet

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 28, 2025 | Inland navigation, News, Passenger ships, Shipbuilding

Viking has named nine new river cruise ships — including the company’s 100th ship — during a simultaneous ceremony in Basel, Switzerland. The ships will sail along the Rhine, Main, Danube, Seine, Douro, Mekong and Nile rivers. The Viking Annar, Viking Dagur, Viking...
River cruiser completes autonomous ‘Dock2Dock’ voyage

River cruiser completes autonomous ‘Dock2Dock’ voyage

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 28, 2025 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Inland navigation, Navigation, News, Shipping

A major global milestone for autonomous inland shipping was reached on Friday 24 October 2025. During a live showcase on board Scylla’s brand-new river cruise vessel MS Lumière, Shipping Technology, Retina, and Scylla completed the first-ever autonomous Dock2Dock...
Concordia Damen starts outfitting river cruiser Century Star

Concordia Damen starts outfitting river cruiser Century Star

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 10, 2025 | News, Passenger ships, Shipbuilding

Dutch, Werkendam-based shipbuilder Concordia Damen has commenced outfitting of a new river cruise vessel for Century Cruises, one of China’s leading river cruise operators. The vessel has been developed in partnership with United Waterways, and marks Century Cruises’...
VIDEO: Concordia Damen delivers hybrid river cruiser

VIDEO: Concordia Damen delivers hybrid river cruiser

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 30, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Concordia Damen has completed and delivered a CDS River Cruise 135, the Excellence Crown, to Swiss shipping company Twerenbold Reisen Group. The 135-metre-long ship features hybrid propulsion and was designed and built by the shipyard in Werkendam, the Netherlands....

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