One hundred and thirty-five metres, not one hundred and ten
Start with the correction. Our page said one hundred and ten metres. Three
concurring sources, including the Swiss shipowner and the operator itself, give
one hundred and thirty-five. The confusion comes from the fleet, which runs two
series: four hulls of one hundred and thirty-five metres and three of one
hundred and ten. This ship belongs to the first.
Entered the fleet in 2014, refitted in 2020. Sixty-seven cabins and 130
travellers in Tauck configuration, against 142 berths certified by the
shipowner across 71 cabins. Twenty-two suites of twenty-eight square metres,
eight duplex cabins whose windows all open.
The figure we do not publish
The draught. The operator gives one, the shipowner gives another, almost
double. On a hull of this length the shipowner's figure is the plausible one,
but we will not settle it in their place: a draught is read on a certificate,
not on a sales page.
Thirty departures in our inventory, ten in 2026 and twenty in 2027. The
ship holds the Danube, exclusively for the operator. An infinity pool and a putting green
sit on the sun deck, which the lift does not serve.
The other ships in the fleet
The ms Joy shares the same hull. The ms Grace covers the Rhine and the Mosel. The ms Treasures
is one of the three shorter units. The ms Inspire completes the one hundred and
thirty-five metre series.
The hull and the brand
Two companies share this ship. Scylla AG, of Basel, is the shipowner: it
had her built, it owns her, it maintains her. Tauck charters her exclusively,
installs its way of travelling aboard and sells her under its name.
The arrangement has held for years and produces well-kept ships. It also
has its fragility: in 2026 the shipowner called one hull back for its own
brand. A charter ends, ownership does not.
What you pay and what you no longer pay
You no longer pay for excursions, none of them, they are all in the fare.
You no longer pay gratuities to the crew, the guides or the cruise director.
You no longer pay transfers or luggage handling.
On board the ship, house wine, beer and standard spirits are included all
day. Off the ship, the rule changes.
You pay the international flight, its taxes, and your personal expenses.
Internet access is provided in a basic form, where available.
Accessibility, unrounded
No wheelchairs and no mobility scooters on the European river itineraries:
it is written in the operator's documentation, and the reason given is the
hallways, the steps and the ground on excursions. Scooters are refused across
all its trips.
Anyone needing help to walk, to reach the table or with personal needs must
travel with an able companion. A medical certificate may be requested.
No inventory of adapted cabins exists publicly on this fleet. A missing
figure is not a figure: we flag it instead of replacing it with a guess.
Why go through an agency here
Because this operator's contract sends you before the courts of
Connecticut, has you waive class action, and rests on no Quebec licence. The
only published registration is that of a California seller of travel.
Voyages AquaTerra holds a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du
consommateur. A trust account, the Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel
Agents, and someone who answers when a connection collapses the night before
departure.
