Launch Month Is Here! 
04.03.2014
Launch Month Is Here!
There are no less than 32 new European river-cruise vessels being launched in the space of the next few months. All the main operators have at least one, and Viking River Cruises lead the way with their world-record 16-ship launch on March 17/18 (and another two a few days later!).
It is an amazing – and unprecedented – array of new hardware for the European river-cruise business, and it offers a fabulous choice for something new in 2014, notably with new line Emerald Waterways (above), who make their debut in early April.
Here is the full list, starting with the 18 new Viking vessels (NB: The exact names and dates of their multi-ship naming have yet to be confirmed, but this is our best guess-timate).
Viking Cruises
Viking Delling – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Ingvi – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Lif – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Alsvin – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Bestla – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Eistla – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Gullveig – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Kvasir – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Alsvin – Mar 17, Amsterdam
Viking Buri – Mar 18, Avignon
Viking Heimdal – Mar 18, Avignon
Viking Hermod– Mar 18, Avignon
Viking Hlin – Mar 18, Rostock
Viking Idi – Mar 18, Rostock
Viking Kara – Mar 18, Rostock
Viking Torgil – Mar 18, Rostock
Viking Hemming – Mar 21, Porto
Viking Torgil – Mar 21, Porto
Avalon Waterways
Avalon Impression – Mar 22, Dordrecht
Avalon Poetry II – Mar 22, Dordrecht
Avalon Illumination – Jun 23, Vienna
AMA Waterways
AmaReina – Mar 24, Amsterdam
AmaSonata – Jul 22, Vilshofen
Uniworld
SS Catherine – Mar 26, Lyon
CroisiEurope
MS Lafayette – Mar 28, Strasbourg
MS Madeleine – Mar 28, Strasbourg
MS Anne-Marie – Mar 28, Strasbourg
Tauck
MS Inspire – Apr 3, Basel
MS Savor – Jun 21, Rudesheim
Emerald
Emerald Star – Apr 9, Amsterdam
Emerald Sky - Jun 27, TBC
Riviera Travel
MS William Shakespeare – May, TBC
Scenic Tours
Scenic Jade – May, TBC
Scenic Gem – July, TBC