A hull already lent once
The ms Treasures has a past that says everything about how this fleet is
built. In 2021 the Swiss shipowner ran her for a few months under its own
brand, with a different name, before returning her to the operator. The hull
does not belong to the operator: she is chartered, and a charter can be
suspended.
This is not an isolated event. In 2026 the shipowner permanently took back
another hull of this fleet for the same brand. The 2021 episode was a return
trip; the 2026 one was not.
The hull
She left the Vahali yard in Belgrade in 2011. One hundred and ten metres,
four decks, 98 travellers and 47 cabins. Refitted in 2018 on the same pattern
as her two sisters, then refreshed in 2021. The refit release announced
forty-nine cabins; the operator's current page lists forty-seven. We keep the
most recent figure and flag the gap.
The lift connects only two decks, with twelve steps between the others.
About four cabins in five have a French balcony; the eight on the lower deck
have a fixed window. A whirlpool, a gym and a putting green sit on the sun
deck, which the lift does not serve.
Our calendar is empty
Zero departures in our inventory for this ship, while she sails the Danube
and the Rhine and carries a calendar with the operator. The gap is on our side
and it is flagged for correction. The booking goes through your advisor.
The other ships in the fleet
The ms Esprit shares the same one hundred and ten metre hull. So does the ms Sapphire. The
ms Savor holds the Danube in the long series. The ms Grace covers the Rhine and the
Mosel.
The ship does not belong to the operator
The hull is the property of Scylla AG, the Swiss shipowner in Basel, which
builds her, crews her and charters her exclusively to Tauck. The operator
sells the journey, trains the onboard staff and signs the experience; it does
not hold the ship.
The consequence showed in 2026: the shipowner took one hull of this fleet
back for its own brand. She has sailed under another name since. That is the
normal risk of an entirely chartered fleet, and it is better known before
booking two years ahead.
The fare includes a great deal, except the plane
No excursion is sold aboard. They are all in the fare, which changes life
on board: nobody spends the evening comparing options. Gratuities to the
crew, the guides and the cruise director are included too, as are transfers
and luggage.
Standard alcoholic drinks are included on board the ship, all day. That
inclusion applies on the ship; ashore it does not automatically follow.
The international flight remains your cost. It is the main missing line,
and the one your advisor builds with you.
What the operator says about accessibility
It cannot accommodate wheelchairs on its European river cruises. The
wording is its own and leaves no room: narrow hallways, unavoidable stairs,
difficult ground ashore. Mobility scooters are refused on all its trips
without exception.
Anyone needing help to walk, to eat or with personal needs must be
accompanied by an able companion. A medical certificate may be required.
On the number of adapted cabins, nothing. Neither the operator nor the
shipowner publishes a figure, for any hull. An honest page says so rather than
filling the gap.
The legal frame, before signing
Any dispute: Connecticut law, Connecticut courts. No imposed arbitration,
but a written waiver of class action and of punitive damages. The operator
publishes a California seller of travel registration and nothing else; no
Quebec licence is established.
It is the agency that brings the Quebec protection. A licence from the
Office de la protection du consommateur, a separate trust account, the
Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel Agents: those three follow a booking
made here, and only that one.
