“Big news: We have two new ships: the Amara, and the Amadeus Aurea coming in 2026,” Marcus Leskovar, executive vice president at Amadeus River Cruises, said in the 2026 European River Cruise Market Report .

Leskover told Cruise Industry News that the company is also starting to introduce new shore excursions, more active programming and enhanced pre- and post-packages.

Leskovar noted that the company is cognizant of mass tourism, and this is one of the drivers behind its new optional excursions.

New itineraries include its Tulip Serenade cruises, taking place between March and May, and a summer itinerary in late July and the beginning of August that is round-trip from Amsterdam, titled “Best of Holland and Belgium”.

Leskovar said that Amadeus was one of the first river cruise lin

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