The sister ship, delivered in 2023
Scenic Eclipse II came out of the MKM Yachts yard at Rijeka in 2023, a
shipbuilding arm of the group that owns the line. It repeats the design of its
2019 elder: the same length of about 168 metres, 114 suites, ice class 1A Super,
two helicopters and a manned submersible.
Published sources do not agree on its gross tonnage or on its capacity in
ordinary operation. Two serious technical sheets give different figures, and we
will not arbitrate between them on a page meant for a client. What they do agree
on: 200 guests at most in polar waters, the limit set by landing rules in
Antarctica.
The calendar shared with the first Eclipse
The two ships currently show the same calendar on this site: 172 identical
dates, day for day, measured on 26 August 2026 across both pages. Yet these are
two distinct ships, with programmes that ought to differ.
This is a defect in our inventory, not information about the ships. It has been
reported to the site's technical team and logged in our tracking file. Until it
is corrected, have your advisor confirm which ship operates the date you are
considering. It is the kind of detail that matters not at all until the day it
matters a great deal.
What to expect from an expedition
The helicopters and the submersible work, but their use depends on weather,
swell and local permits. Tomorrow's programme is given the evening before and
sometimes changes on the morning itself. A whole cruise can pass without a single
take-off being possible, and that is worth knowing before leaving rather than
learning aboard.
The other ships in the fleet
Scenic Eclipse is its direct elder. Scenic Spirit serves the Mekong, Scenic Azure the Douro, and Scenic Opal rotates the
Rhine, the Danube and the Moselle.
The fare, line by line
Gratuities are included. That is the first difference noticed by travellers
used to lines where the end-of-cruise envelope is part of the ritual. Here
nothing is added to your bill on that account, not for the crew, not for the
guides, not for the drivers.
Meals are included, with the wines and standard spirits served at table.
Wi-Fi is included. Every suite has a butler. Freechoice excursions give you a
choice at each port, which beats one outing imposed on a hundred and sixty
people. Enrich events open places closed to the public, and the Sundowners set
up a reception at dusk somewhere along the way.
Air travel depends on the package. Depending on the market and the season,
the line sells the same itinerary with or without the flight. Ask your advisor
to confirm which of the two carries the date you are considering.
What life aboard assumes
An adult clientele, a day shaped by the port calls, and short evenings. There
is no children's club and no childcare; the practical threshold is around twelve
years. Saying otherwise would sell a voyage that disappoints the family before
the first week is out.
The lift serves the main decks and stops short of the sun deck. Suites fitted
for reduced mobility sit near reception on every ship. Their number varies from
hull to hull and is worth checking on the deck plan.
What a Quebec agency protects
A licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, a trust
account for the sums received, and the Compensation Fund for Customers of Travel
Agents. Three verifiable things, and the licence number appears on your contract.
A booking made outside Quebec gives no right to them.
To that add something the law does not provide: someone who answers when a
connection collapses in Frankfurt on a Sunday night and the ship leaves the next
morning.
