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Ships of Tauck Cruises

Cruise AVA Avalon Waterways Isabela II ship

Isabela II
lupus mare.

Lupus Mare
ms Andorinha.

ms Andorinha

72 Cruises availables
ms Emerald.

ms Emerald
ms esprit.

MS esprit

10 Cruises availables
ms Grace.

ms Grace

37 Cruises availables
Inspire.

MS Inspire
ms Joy

ms Joy

34 Cruises availables
ms lumière.

MS lumière

45 Cruises availables
MS Reverie

MS Reverie

45 Cruises availables
ms Sapphire.

ms Sapphire

6 Cruises availables
ms Saudade2

MS Saudade

65 Cruises availables
ms Savor.

ms Savor

30 Cruises availables
ms serene.

MS Serene

58 Cruises availables
ms Treasures.

ms Treasures
Santa Cruz II22

Santa Cruz II

342 Cruises availables

Tauck: an American tour operator, and ships that belong to somebody else

The central fact fits in one sentence. Tauck owns no ship in Europe: the ships sold under its colours belong to Scylla AG, a Swiss owner based in Basel, which builds them, crews them and charters them to Tauck exclusively — and which runs its own river cruise brand alongside. This is not legal small print. In 2026 the owner took back ms Emerald for its own brand: the ship changed name and company, and the tour operator could do nothing about it.

What we carry, measured

Several vessels on our list carry no dates. The number of departures currently on sale is shown at the top of this page. The busiest ship is Santa Cruz II, and she is not a European river boat, she is the Galápagos ship, owned by the Ecuadorian company Metropolitan Touring and also chartered by HX. One ship, several brands. Then come ms Andorinha, MS Saudade and MS Serene follow.

Accessibility, which is not a grey area

The tour operator writes it itself: its European river itineraries cannot accommodate a wheelchair or a mobility scooter — narrow corridors, unavoidable steps, the ground the excursions cover. Scooters are refused on all its journeys, everywhere in the world. An able-bodied companion is required for anyone needing help, and a medical certificate may be requested. And no number of accessible cabins is published, for any of the ships, by either the tour operator or the owner. It is the widest documentary gap in this fleet; we would rather say so than fill it with an estimate.

The word "balcony", and the most expensive confusion

The tour operator writes "real French balcony" in its English documentation. That is a French balcony: a sliding window with a railing, no floor space. The word "real" describes the type of balcony, not whether you can stand on it. No ship in this fleet has a balcony you can step out onto. It is the easiest mistake to make and the costliest to discover at the gangway.

The same rivers, season after season

That is the nature of European river work: the same rivers, the same towns, and variety coming from dates rather than tracks. We will not say what the fare covers: ask your advisor for the written list of the exact departure.

Frequently Asked Questions

None in Europe, in the sense of ownership: the river vessels sold under its colours belong to Scylla AG of Basel and are chartered. The Galápagos ship belongs to the Ecuadorian company Metropolitan Touring. The number of departures currently on sale is shown at the top of this page.
No, and that is the central fact of this page. Tauck owns no hull in Europe: the ships sold under its colours belong to Scylla AG, a Swiss owner based in Basel, which builds them, crews them and charters them to Tauck exclusively — and which runs its own river cruise brand alongside.
One concrete thing, and it happened. In 2026 the owner took back ms Emerald for its own brand: the ship changed name and company, and the tour operator could do nothing about it. A charter is renegotiated; an owned hull is not. It does not make the product worse, but it explains why a fleet can move from one year to the next.
Santa Cruz II, in the Galápagos, is the most heavily scheduled and the furthest from home, and it is a product apart from the European rivers. On Europe's rivers the vessels are much alike and the itinerary makes the difference. An advisor will tell you which one sails on your dates.
No, and the tour operator writes it itself: its European river itineraries cannot accommodate a wheelchair or a mobility scooter — narrow corridors, unavoidable steps, the ground the excursions cover. Scooters are refused on all its journeys, everywhere in the world. An able-bodied companion is required for anyone needing help, and a medical certificate may be requested.
No figure is published, for any of the ships, by either the tour operator or the owner. It is the widest documentary gap in this fleet, and we would rather say so than fill it with an estimate.
A sliding window with a railing, and no floor space. The tour operator writes "real French balcony" in its English documentation, and the word "real" describes the type of balcony, not whether you can stand on it. No ship in this fleet has a balcony you can step out onto. It is the most expensive confusion to discover on arrival.
We will not say it in the line's place. What the fare covers changes here from one departure, market and cabin grade to the next, and we have not measured it departure by departure. Ask your advisor for the written list of the exact departure before booking, not after.
Yes. This page shows the departures we carry online, and our inventory does not always cover the operator's full catalogue. Call us with the date and itinerary you found: in most cases we can book it for you.
It depends on the departure and the market, not on the line. If French matters to you, say so before booking: it is checked departure by departure.
On small fleets and expedition ships, yes: few cabins, and the best go early. Talk cancellation terms through with your advisor before you decide.
Your agency, and it alone. Voyages AquaTerra operates under a licence from Quebec's Office de la protection du consommateur, your payments pass through a trust account, and the compensation fund for travel agency clients covers your departure. That holds whichever line you choose.
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