The newbuilds will support TUI River Cruise\u2019s fleet expansion from six to 10 ships by 2028, strengthening its presence across Europe\u2019s inland waterways, including the Rhine, Nile and Douro.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnnouncing our new-build ships marks a major milestone for TUI River Cruises and signals our continued investment in the future of our fleet,\u201d said Katy Berzins, head of river cruises at TUI River Cruises.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese new ships, purpose-built for our customers, reflect our ambition for growth and our commitment to delivering an elevated, modern river cruising experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
Future focused<\/strong><\/p>\n Designed specifically for the UK market, the vessels incorporate future-focused technology and are prepared for the adoption of alternative fuels, reflecting growing sustainability ambitions within the river cruise sector.<\/p>\n The two CDS River Cruise 135 vessels have been developed using Concordia Damen\u2019s in-house design and customised to meet TUI River Cruise\u2019s operational requirements.<\/p>\n Alongside an innovative hull form and a range of technological enhancements, the ships have been constructed with methanol as a future fuel in mind, supporting the industry\u2019s transition towards lower-emission operations.<\/p>\n Each vessel will feature 94 cabins accommodating up to 188 passengers, with interiors and onboard facilities designed to deliver a modern river cruising experience while maintaining operational flexibility.<\/p>\n The investment closely follows the christening of TUI Aria and underlines TUI Group\u2019s strategy to expand its river cruise business in response to increasing customer demand.<\/p>\n This introduction of methanol ready vessels also highlights the growing role of alternative fuels in supporting more sustainable operations across Europe\u2019s inland waterways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dutch shipbuilder Concordia Damen has secured a contract to build two methanol ready river cruise vessels for TUI River Cruises, with delivery scheduled for 2028.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[40,2622,274,2624,2623,2621],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-6474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-projects-initiatives-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-damen-concordia","tag-inland-waterways","tag-methanol-ready","tag-newbuild-vessel","tag-river-cruising"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6476,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6474\/revisions\/6476"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6474"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=6474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}