The ship is in service, our calendar is empty
This needs saying before anything else. The ms Inspire sails the Rhine and
carries a calendar with the operator, but our inventory holds no departure for
her. Zero. She is not a withdrawn ship, this is a loading gap on our side, and
it is flagged for correction.
That means two things for you: the page describes a very real hull, and the
booking goes through your advisor rather than through the calendar on this
page.
The hull
One hundred and thirty-five metres, 67 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 across two
decks, a lift serving every deck except the sun deck.
The build year is given as 2013 by a specialist database and 2014 by the
shipowner. We keep 2014: the owner of the hull is the authority. A refit took
place in 2020. The building yard is published nowhere.
The other ships in the fleet
The ms Grace covers the Rhine and the Mosel. The ms Savor holds the Danube. The ms Esprit is
one of the three shorter hulls. The ms Joy shares the same series.
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.
