By
Laura Hyde |
TUI River Cruises will add its fifth ship to its European fleet from summer 2027. TUI Elara, which means ‘bright’ in Greek, will sail five-, seven- and 14-night itineraries along Europe’s waterways with departures from Frankfurt in Germany, Amsterdam in the Netherlands and Basel in Switzerland.
The adults-only ship will sail 15 itineraries in total, including five new cruises along the Rhine, Moselle, Dutch and Belgian waterways. These include the ‘Grand Rhine Delights’, ‘Rhine Delights’ and ‘Dutch & Belgian Gems’ itineraries sailing from Amsterdam, the ‘Rhine Delights 2’ itinerary from Basel and the ‘Splendours of the Rhine & Moselle’ itinerary from Frankfurt. TUI Elara will also be the first TUI River Cruises ship to sail to Brussels in Belgium.
Guests can see the historic Reichsburg Cochem on TUI’s ‘Splendours of the Rhine & Moselle’ itinerary which cruises through the Moselle Valley in Germany
“As we enter our fifth year of sailing, we’re thrilled to continue expanding our fleet with the introduction of TUI Elara to Europe’s waterways,” said Katy Berzins, head of TUI River Cruises. “Demand for more immersive, experience -rich travel continues to grow, and TUI River Cruises is all about giving customers the freedom and flexibility to explore multiple rivers and destinations in their own way. Our strong performance, high customer satisfaction scores and growing occupancy show the strength of our position in the river cruise market as we continue to modernise and expand the fleet.”