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INTRODUCTION _______________________6-14 EDITORIAL COVERAGE ______________ 16-46
Intro: Growth and New Entrants Fuel Charge to 2030 _ 6 Viking: In Command _________________________________16
New Ships 2026 ____________________________________12 United Waterways: Running Europe ________________ 20
SWOT ______________________________________________14 Avalon: Intentional Growth _________________________ 22
AmaWaterways: Potential Luxury Goods Crossover __ 24
A-Rosa: Known and Proven ________________________ 26
CroisiEurope: 50 and Moving Forward _____________ 28
Amadeus: 40-Year Legacy _________________________ 30
Riverside: Young but Charged _____________________ 32
VIVA: Anything But Boring __________________________ 34
Riviera: Upping Capacity ___________________________ 36
Tauck: 100 Years Young ____________________________ 38
Uniworld: Season of Growth _______________________ 40
Emerald: Sails the Seine in 2027 ___________________ 42
TUI: Big Capacity Jump ____________________________ 44
Travel Advisor Analysis ____________________________ 46
MARKET CAPACITY _________________50-59
Methodology ______________________________________ 50
Capacity Breakdown by River ______________________ 52
2026: Market Capacity/Largest Brands ____________ 54
2025: Market Capacity/Largest Brands ____________ 55
2024: Market Capacity/Largest Brands ____________ 56
2023: Market Capacity/Largest Brands _____________57
2022: Market Capacity/Largest Brands ____________ 58
2021: Market Capacity/Largest Brands _____________ 59
4 Cruise Industry News: 2026 European River Market Report
