Celebrity Cruises’ President Laura Hodges Bethge revealed that the cruise line’s first river itineraries in 2027 will take place on the Rhine and Danube rivers.
The announcement was made during Celebrity’s 2025 president’s cruise aboard the Celebrity Apex during the President’s Cruise. Hodges Bethge held a presentation and Q+A session with other members of the cruise line’s executive ream.
The executive explained that the Rhine and Danube rivers were at the top of the wishlist for Celebrity cruisers. “The are the two biggest rivers and it’s where we hear you all want to go,” explained Laura “We’ve also announced that we will be on all of the big European rivers, so over time we will get to all of them.” According to information made available when Celebrity originally announced its plans to launch a river product., the cruise line will launch with two ships in 2027; four in 2028; and four more in 2029.
During the presentation, images of destinations like Amsterdam, Cologne, Budapest, Vienna and Paris were shown, with the later city hinting that the cruise line may introduce Seine itineraries in the near future.
Hodges Bethge also spoke briefly about the offerings on board the new river itineraries, revealing that Celebrity will most likely offer an all-inclusive product.
“I reserve the right to change or tweak that just a little bit because we’re still fine-tuning the details,” said Celebrity’s president. “That said, the intention is that our river cruises will be all inclusive – drinks, wifi and one shore excursion per port. And then there’d be opportunities if you wanted to upgrade those things”
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