Celebrity Cruises has floated out Celebrity Compass, its first river cruise ship, as the company gets ready to enter the European river cruise market in 2027.
The float-out began at Zwijnenburg shipyard in Rotterdam on September 9. Once the ship was in the water, it travelled 80 kilometres on the river and reached TeamCo Shipyard in Heusden on September 12.
Celebrity Compass is due to start sailing on the Rhine in August 2027. It is the first of 20 river cruise ships Celebrity Cruises plans to add to its fleet by 2031. The ships will sail on the Rhine and Danube rivers.
The company announced its first 10 river ships in 2025 when it announced plans to enter the river cruise market. In January this year, the company announced another 10 ships, taking the planned fleet to 20 vessels by 2031.
Celebrity Compass will debut alongside Celebrity Seeker in 2027. Celebrity Wanderer, Celebrity Roamer and Celebrity Boundless are due to join the fleet in 2028.
The ships are being designed
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