Amadeus River Cruises Launches 2026 Programme

Amadeus River Cruises Launches 2026 Programme featuring a new ship, a new Rhine concert cruise with André Rieu & expanded excursion offerings.

15% Early booking discount until 30^th November 2025.

Amadeus River Cruises has launched the first half of its 2026 European programme featuring 17 itineraries in 13 countries on 14 luxury river ships including the new AMADEUS Aurea. The 2026 itineraries, which are on sale now, range from five to 16 days including a new Rhine Concert Cruise featuring Dutch violinist and conductor, André Rieu.

The new Rhine Concert Cruise with Andre Rieu is a six-night itinerary from Cologne to Amsterdam onboard AMADEUS Cara with calls in Bonn, Nijmegen, Arnhem, Rotterdam and Dordrecht. The highlight of the cruise is a dazzling performance by world-renowned André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra in the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam. The cruise departs 5^th January 2026 with prices from £1,049 per person for the cruise with all meals and soft drinks, beer and wine with lunch and dinner, the concert in Amsterdam, use of onboard bicycles, WiFi and port fees. Fred. Holidays, who have recently re-signed their GSA (general sales agent) agreement with Amadeus River Cruises has also put together a fly or rail inclusive price which starts from £1,699 per person.

Launching in 2026 is the AMADEUS Aurea which will accommodate 158 guests in 12 spacious suites with balconies and 67 cabins featuring panoramic windows. Guests can

savour culinary highlights in the elegant Panorama Restaurant, unwind on the sun deck with its outdoor pool and Lido Bar, stay active in the state-of-the-art fitness room or enjoy an al fresco drink while watching the world go by on the River Terrace. The new ship will also be sustainable with Cutting-edge environmental technologies such as a hybrid propulsion system and an efficient heat recovery system. AMADEUS Aurea will set sail on the Rhine on 26^th May 2026.

Amadeus River Cruises has further expanded its excursion offerings for 2026, providing  culture, sports and nature enthusiasts with even more shore excursion choices.

• AMADEUS Active – additional exciting cycling tours through Vienna, Bamberg, and Amsterdam are available as well as new hiking opportunities in Linz and Oberwesel and vineyard explorations near Bernkastel.
• AMADEUS Taste – wine and sparkling wine tastings in Koblenz, Cochem and Rüdesheim, an excursion to the Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse market hall in Lyon and a visit to a truffle farm in the picturesque village of Grignan.
• AMADEUS Experience – new onboard events including a waltz lesson, concerts along the Rhine, Budapest by Night with a folk programme and a chanson evening on selected French routes.

The 2026 programme also features exciting themed cruises in winter, as well as special journeys focusing on golf and music.

To celebrate the launch of the new programme, Amadeus River Cruises is offering a 15% early booking discount on all 2026 itineraries booked before 30^th November 2025.

The 2026 programme features cruises on Europe’s most beautiful and renowned waterways: on the waterways of Belgium and Holland, past the Rhine’s picturesque vineyard scenery, along the Rhine-Main canal, in the steps of French Savoir-Vivre on the Rhône, Saône and Seine, and through the charming landscapes adjoining the Danube all the way to the Black Sea.

Prices for the 2026 programme start from £1,033 per person for the seven-night Treasures of Burgundy & Provence sailing round trip from Lyon departing 25^th March 2026.

For further information and reservations, call Amadeus River Cruises on 0800 035 6411 or visit www.amadeus-rivercruises.co.uk