Scenic Group (shipowner) is the parent company of three travel brands - Scenic Luxury Cruises và Tours, Evergreen Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises (Emerald Waterways & Emerald Yacht Cruises).

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Company history

Fka "Emerald Waterways", Emerald Cruises (emeraldcruises.com) is a Scenic Group-owned travel brand và an affordable river cruise line established in 2013 và operational since 2014. The company is a division (subsidiary/brand) of the Australian cruisetour operator Scenic Tours.

The parent company Scenic Group offers a huge variety of leisure travel deals - from 5-star luxury riverboat cruises khổng lồ land tours & coach travel excursions in Australia, Europe, và the USA. Scenic Group"s river cruise brand "Emerald Waterways" is known on the Australian market as "Evergreen Waterways".

In early-2020, Scenic Group established "Emerald Yacht Cruises" as a separate (from Emerald Waterways) brand specializing in premium yachting vacations. The new brand is planned for inauguration in 2022 with the newbuild 100-passenger superyacht Emerald Azzurra. Scenic"s yacht brand operates itineraries in Europe"s southern seas (Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean, black Sea) và also in Red Sea (Arabian Gulf/Dubai) và Indian Ocean (Seychelles). In 2021 started the construction of Azzurra"s sistership Emerald Sakara (planned for inauguration in 2023-Q1).

On March 9, 2021, was officially announced the merger of Scenic Group"s brands "Emerald Waterways" (EmeraldWaterways.com) and "Emerald Yacht Cruises" (EmeraldYachtCruises.com) into a single brand - "Emerald Cruises" (EmeraldCruises.com).

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Emerald Waterways as a cruise line debuted with 2 top-luxury riverboats - Sky and Star. In 2015, the second pair of sisterships joined the fleet - Dawn & Sun. The 5th boat was scheduled for launch in năm nhâm thìn (Emerald Belle), but a construction yard fire accident postponed the launch for 2017. The boat"s name was also changed to "Emerald Destiny", joining the 2017-inaugurated boats Liberte and Radiance.

Overall, the company has raised the bar within the budget river cruising market. The brand is positioned somewhere between the 3- & 4-star cruise lines. It competes with renowned brands lượt thích Avalon Waterways & Viking Cruises by boasting less expensive fares and innovative thiết kế touches.

The following YouTube video provides information regarding Emerald Waterways ships" general onboard amenities và services on the company"s "Star-Ship" class boats. It provides information on onboard activities & amenities, along with the boats" best deck plan features.


One of the new river cruise companies, Emerald targets the European inland waterways cruising market exclusively. The line operates the following Scenic Tours-owned riverboats:

Emerald Waterways ships have some of the best crew-to-guest ratios for European riverboats. One of the best fleetwide innovations is the dual-purpose area - the brand"s signature "pool cinema" complex) located Deck 3 aft on the "Star Ships". The area transforms from a heated indoor pool (with a retractable roof) at daytime into a cinema at night - a quality river cruise ship feature. The second impressive feature is Emerald"s balcony stateroom that transforms into a conservatory with a button touch.

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The rest of the innovations are fairly standard on newbuilds in the modern era of European river cruising. Among those are the private balconies for the majority of cabins, good-sized suites, and open-air alternative dining spots. The alfresco dining area at the bow of the ships provides informal alternative dining options for breakfast & lunch, but most meals are served in the Reflections Restaurant - the riverboat"s main dining room.

Next YouTube video clip is about shipboard dining options.


Emerald Waterways cruise giao dịch inclusions

Emerald Waterways river cruise tour đơn hàng are inclusive of:

some flights (depending on market and special offers)all transfers (to and from the ship)guided sightseeing/shore excursions, also city toursgourmet dining, all meals onboard (and some ashore)(top suite cabins only) pre-dinner canapes, after-dinner sweet treatsunlimited tea & coffeebottled water (in all cabins / replenished daily)free drinks (wine, beer, soft drinks, espresso, cappuccino) with every mealcomplimentary bicyclefree mạng internet / WiFi accesslive onboard entertainmentall onboard và excursion gratuitiesimpeccable service

In July 2020, the "Emerald Waterways" brand was officially launched in Australia, where Scenic Group originally operated river cruises via the "Evergreen Cruises & Tours" brand.

In July 2021 officially started operations the brand "Emerald Yacht Cruises". Announced on February 1, 2020, the new brand is served by two 110-m long, 100-passenger superyachts - Azzurra (2022) và Sakara (2023).

(Coronavirus crisis) passenger shipping pause 2020-2021

Due khổng lồ the Coronavirus crisis, all Scenic Group travel entities have suspended passenger operations (land tours, yacht và river cruises) by canceling all voyages with pre-scheduled departures in the period March 14, 2020, through late-July 2021.

Scenic Group"s fleetwide travel operations resumed in August 2021, including the riverboats in Europe, Asia (ship Harmony) and Egypt (ship Movenpick MS Hamees).

With rebooking, Scenic Group provides an FTC (Future Travel Credit) for all canceled departures. To each of the canceled cruise bookings (river or ocean itineraries) is provided 110% FTC (for the booking"s full value), khổng lồ rebook và travel by December 31, 2022. Khổng lồ all booked land tours (including Egypt cruisetours) during the suspension period is provided 100% FTC (for the booking"s full value), khổng lồ rebook & travel by December 31, 2022.

Scenic"s FTC is valid for travel departures through lớn December 31, 2022. The FTC can be applied khổng lồ any existing booking within the Scenic Group travel companies (Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Evergreen Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises) and also when rebooking future travel. The FTC is fully transferrable lớn another customer.

Upon the expiry of the Scenic FTC voucher (on December 31, 2022), unable khổng lồ travel customers may request a 100% cash refund (equal khổng lồ the amount paid). All customers with a booking that departs from July 1, 2020, and customers considering a booking after July 1st, have the option khổng lồ transfer their booking (up khổng lồ 30 days prior departure) lớn an alternate date without a fee. Scenic will waive all cancellation fees with the booking value applied as an FTC và we will review the timing for the full payment when rebooking. Please note, if you choose khổng lồ cancel there may be third-party fees applicable, which will be at the customer"s own expense. This policy applies lớn all Scenic Group"s travel brands.


Besides its owned fleet, Emerald Waterways also charters ships with deployment in the Adriatic Sea (yachts Adriatic Pearl, Adriatic Princess, Swallow, Lastavica), Nile River Egypt (hotel ship Movenpick MS Hamees), Volga RIver Russia (MS Nizhny Novgorod).

Vacation travelers wishing to lớn explore Southeast Asia while experiencing a cấp độ of luxury style should check out the new Mekong River cruise itineraries of Emerald Waterways.

A signature 16-day itinerary on the purpose-built Mekong Navigator riverboat explores Vietnam và Cambodia along the Mekong River. In addition to the 16-day river cruise tour from Hanoi lớn Siem Reap, Emerald Waterways offers an 8-day "Magnificent Mekong", 12-day "Mekong Discovery" & 19-day "Vietnam & Cambodia Explorer" B2B itineraries.

Owned by the Austria-based company Lueftner Cruises, this luxurious ship is often charted by large European river cruise companies, including Uniworld, Emerald Waterways, Haimark Travel, Vantage Deluxe World Travel, Saga.

Croatia"s Dalmatian Coast yacht cruises (Adriatic Sea)

Emerald Waterways offers small-yacht cruises along Dalmatian Coast (Croatia, Adriatic Sea). The company offers an 8-day itinerary (April through October) with "land and sea" packages of 11-days (to Zagreb) và 16-days (to Budapest Hungary.

The 11-day "Island of Dalmatia Cruise & Zagreb" package offers 8-day yachting plus 3 nights in Croatia"s capital Zagreb.

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Emerald Waterways yacht cruise đơn hàng are on the ships Adriatic Princess (2017) và Adriatic Princess II (2019) - newbuild 36-passenger boats featuring a salon-restaurant with bar, lounge terrace, aft marina platform with pool ladders (for sea access), & serving watersports.

Emerald Yacht Cruises

In July 2021 was planned for inauguration the company"s new brand "Emerald Yacht Cruises". Announced on February 1, 2020, the new brand will be served by two 100-passenger superyachts - Emerald Azzurra (2022) & Emerald Sakara (2023).

The custom-designed ships will be operated in warmer climates, including Southern Europe"s Mediterranean (Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea) as well as the Red Sea và Indian Ocean (Seychelles).

Emerald Yacht Cruises 2021 program had grouped a total of 47 different itineraries to destinations lượt thích Italy (Ligurian Riviera), Spain (Costa del Sol), France (Cote d"Azur), Greece (Greek Islands, Cyprus, Crete), Adriatic Sea"s Dalmatian Coast (Croatia, Montenegro, Albania), Malta, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Jordan.

The Azzurra yacht"s inaugural itinerary program (2021) included:

Emerald Yacht Cruises giao dịch are fly-cruise and ATOL-protected (Air Travel Organiser"s Licence) và ABTA-protected (directly booked flights with non-ATOL airlines).

In March 2021 was announced the 2023 program for Emerald Azzurra. In addition khổng lồ voyages in the Adriatic, Aegean, Mediterranean, Red seas, the 2023 collection included 2 new black Sea itineraries.

Also were announced 2023 “Epic Voyages” - two expanded/B2B voyages combining several shorter itineraries.

In August 2021 were included 2 new itineraries in Emerald Azzurra"s 2022 schedule, both visiting Saudi Arabia & transiting the Suez Canal.

With Emerald Sakara, Scenic Yacht Cruises introduces in 2023-Q1 a new destination in the Indian Ocean - Seychelles Islands. The 7-day itinerary (themed "Tropical Charms of the Seychelles") roundtrip from Victoria (Mahe Island) visits the islands Sainte-Anne, Cousin, Praslin, Grande-Soeur, Curieuse, La Digue and Aride.

In August 2022, Emertald Cruiseslaunched its 2023-2024 yacht cruise brochure featuring a range of new sailings onboardEmerald Azzurra&Emerald Sakara, which is scheduled to debut in late 2023.Highlights feature Caribbean và Central American cruises, Transatlantic sailings, và new hotline ports across the Mediterranean & the Adriatic Sea.Emerald Cruises is due to lớn sail lớn 15 new islands và countries, as both ships are khổng lồ be homeported in the Caribbean during the winter of 2023 & 2024.

Emerald Cruises 2021-2022 Mekong River

Emerald"s 2021-2022 Mekong River cruises (in Vietnam và Cambodia) are scheduled for the newest boat - Emerald Harmony. The 2019-built Emerald Harmony carries 84 passengers and, unlike most similar-sized Mekong ships, is designed khổng lồ navigate all the way through khổng lồ Saigon.

Emerald Harmony offers 4 itineraries, each designed lớn allow passengers lớn discover a new way of life, warm community spirit, exotic cuisine, & learn about a culture that is rooted in agriculture.

The 8-day "Majestic Mekong Cruise" is between Prek Kdam & Saigon/Ho chi Minh City. The 13-day "Majestic Mekong Discoverer Cruise" itinerary is between Saigon and Siem Reap (with Angkor Wat). The 17-day "Treasures and Temples of Vietnam and Cambodia Cruise" additionally visits Hanoi and Halong City. The 21-day "Grand Tour of Vietnam & Cambodia Cruise" visits Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, Siem Reap.

In April 2021, Emerald Cruises announced its Southeast Asia river program scheduled for the newbuild boat Emerald Harmony. Itineraries include:

Christian-themed river cruises 2022 (Passion Play)

In 2022, Emerald Cruises scheduled 6x "Passion Play" themed river cruisetours designed for North Americans. The 10-day voyages combine an 8-day Danube cruising with the extension package "Passion Play". Departures are offered in May, June, July & September (2022).

The Passion Play in Oberammergau (Bavaria"s Garmisch-Partenkirchen district) is a performance only that takes every 10 years. Since 1634, when the town"s inhabitants have put on a portrayal of the life and death of Jesus, this unique sự kiện has been performed 42 times, making it the world"s longest-running show. Due to lớn the Coronavirus crisis, the scheduled for 2020 performance was rescheduled lớn 2022.

Depending on departure dates, passengers can either begin or end their 8-day voyage on one of Emerald’s 180-passenger riverboats with the "Passion Play" package. The itineraries visit 4 countries (Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany) và the capital đô thị ports Budapest, Bratislava, Vienna, in addition to small villages & towns.

The special package includes 1-day admission to lớn "Passion Play" (in Oberammergau), 1-night khách sạn stays in Munich (with a thành phố tour) và Oberammergau, also airport-ship transfers & meals.

Emerald River Cruises 2022 Europe

In February 2021 was released "2022 European River Cruise Preview" brochure with an extensive collection of cruisetours and new land packages.

New for Emerald Waterways offers include an extended port stay in Amsterdam Holland (on Rhine itineraries), a special excursion lớn Amsterdam’s Floriade Horticulture Expo, & 5-day Christmas Market cruises (Danube, Rhine, Rhone).

New for 2022, Amsterdam joins the river thành phố capitals Prague, Paris, Madrid và Berlin which can be added as land packages to lớn the beginning/end of the voyage. On select departures ("Jewels of the Rhine" và "Splendours of Europe" itineraries) customers can extend the sailing with 2 nights in a centrally located hotel in Amsterdam, with daily breakfast and airport-hotel-airpot transfers. The 10-day "Jewels of The Rhine" itineraries start at CAD 3840 per person, the 17-day "Splendours of Europe" - at CAD 6595 pp.

A visit to lớn "Floriade Horticulture Expo 2022" is offered on select Rhine cruises from Amsterdam. Floriade Horticulture Expo takes place every 10 years (between April-October) and offers cruisers khổng lồ visit a huge greenhouse complex, 40 professional presentations, cable oto ride (over Floriade Park), arts and culture programs. The 8-day "Springtime Delights" (Tulip Times-themed itinerary from CAD 4245) also visits Keukenhof Gardens in Lisse.

5-day Christmas Market river cruises visit a new market thành phố each day. In 2022, the company adds a selection of 5-day itineraries (Rhine, Danube & Rhone/for the first time). The 5-day "Christmas in Southern France" cruise is priced from CAD 1945 pp.

Early bookings (made by May 16, 2021) receive USD 3000 per couple savings. Suite bookings receive EUR 150 OBC (onboard credit) per person. Fully-paid bookings made by February 28, 2021, received Super Earlybird savings (additional 10%). All daily excursions, port charges, ship transfers, gratuities, meals, wines và beers by the glass (with dinners & lunches) are fares-inclusive. All bookings come with Emerald"s new flexible booking policy that allows transfers to lớn alternate departure dates or itineraries up lớn 60 days prior departure without fees.

Special Interest Cruises 2022

In late-May 2021, the company released details on three "Special Interest Cruises" scheduled for 2022. These themed voyages are highlighted by chất lượng experiences và 3 of Emerald"s most popular Moselle-Rhine and Danube itineraries reimagined khổng lồ focus on wellness, arts, culture và wine-making.

Next YouTube videos are official releases that nhận xét the company"s signature river cruise destinations: