Description
The 2027 European River Cruise Market Report provides a comprehensive overview of the European riverboat business, in a concise, independently-researched 150-page report, our most expanded edition to date based on feedback.
Excel capacity data with ALBDs by quarter and river is available as an add-on option.
Included in this European River Cruise Market Report:
- Comprehensive insight into the river cruise industry, with 2027 supply data broken down by company and river.
- One on one interviews with leading river brands, shipyards and management companies, including AmaWaterways, CroisiEurope, Tauck, Scenic, Avalon Waterways, APT, Amadeus, Riviera, Viva, Riverside, Thurgau, Transcend, Century, United Waterways, Riverman, Concordia Damen and TeamCo and more.
- Analysis of market drivers, demand trends, supply/demand scenarios and key challenges.
- Independently researched capacity data for 2027, with five-year comparisons covering 2023 through 2026.
- Brand overview ranking the largest river operators on European waterways by ships, berths, capacity and market share.
- Key rivers section with operator-by-operator capacity and share for the Danube, the Rhine, the Douro, the Rhone, the Seine, the Main, the Moselle and the Dutch region. Other rivers available as datasets in Excel.
- Key operators section with year-by-year fleet deployment for each major brand, showing ships and capacity by river.
- Projected newbuilds for 2027, with capacity, cabins, crew, dimensions and building yard.
- Release date: Sept. 6, 2026
Excel Addendum
- An Excel addendum is available as an option to the 2027 European River Market Report, including ALBD data by river, operator and ship.
- The Excel addendum provides an Excel/XLS file of all the 2026 data in the report, organized by operator, ship, capacity and river. Example here.
- Other Excel files include a Riverboat Index (available separately here as well) as well as historical data in Excel from 2022 to 2026.
































