Last January, Celebrity Cruises announced it had signed an order for 10 transformative ships that would make up Celebrity River Cruises. The company has now announced a commitment for 10 more ships, giving the European river cruise fleet 20 vessels by 2031.
Celebrity also revealed the names of three new ships that will join the fleet in 2028–Celebrity Wanderer, Celebrity Roamer, and Celebrity Boundless. They will join Celebrity Compass and Celebrity Seeker that will debut when Celebrity River Cruises launches in 2027.
“Guest demand for Celebrity River Cruises has exceeded our expectations, and expanding the fleet allows us to bring this highly anticipated experience to even more travelers,” said Jason Liberty, chairman and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group, parent company of Celebrity Cruises. “Whether guests already love the Celebrity experience or are discovering it for the first time, they now have new ways to enjoy it along some of Europe’s most iconic rivers. With Celebrity’s expansion into river, we’re strengthening our connected vacation ecosystem, offering more choice, more access, and more reasons for guests to stay with us — turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations.”
The 2028 itineraries for all five ships are now open for booking. The cruise line also revealed the new itineraries will sail to 80% more destinations than the 2027 itineraries, as well as visit 24 new ports. In all, Celebrity River Cruises is offering more than 160 sailings to more than 50 destinations across Europe.
“Our inaugural 2027 Celebrity River Cruises season sold out in under six minutes – a testament to how much guests value the unmatched hospitality and service Celebrity delivers,” said Laura Hodges Bethge, president of Celebrity Cruises. “To meet this extraordinary demand, we’re thrilled to open 2028 sailings featuring 80% more European destinations, five ships, and more than 160 itineraries. There are now more ways than ever to experience Europe’s rivers, The Celebrity Way.”
2028 itineraries include the Danube, Dutch Tulip Season cruises, and 6-night sailings between Vienna and Nuremberg. Guests can also sail itineraries along the Rhine between Basel and Amsterdam, visit the Gäuboden Festival in Straubing, and the Christmas Markets.