Emerald Cruises is a cruise line headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, formerly known as the river cruise line Emerald Waterways and ocean yacht service Emerald Yacht Cruises, and part of the Scenic Group.
History Emerald Waterways was founded in 2013 by Glen Moroney, as a division of Scenic. It offered its first cruises on the rivers of Europe in 2014 on the 180-passenger Emerald Sky.
In 2018, the company announced its first non-European ship, the 84-passenger Emerald Harmony, to provide cruises between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Siem Reap, Cambodia. It also announced its expansion into yacht cruising, chartering the MV Adriatic Princess to offer cruises on Croatia's Dalmatian coast on the Adriatic Sea.
In February 2020, Emerald Cruises became the umbrella brand for Emerald Waterways and Emerald Yacht Cruises, a new ocean cruise line. In addition, it announced an upcoming launch of Emerald Azzurra, the first ship launched by Emerald Yacht Cruises, providing ocean cruises to the Adriatic, Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Fleet
Emerald Cruises operates eight river ships, one yacht, two chartered river ships, and two chartered yachts. Emerald Azzura delivered in February 2022 with starts in Jordan.
Owned Ship Name Year Launched Type Length Crew Guests Staterooms SuitesEmerald Sky2014River cruiser135 m511801972Emerald Star2014River cruiser135 m511801972Emerald Sun2015River cruiser135 m511801972Emerald Dawn2015River cruiser135 m511801972Emerald Radiance2017River cruiser89 m371121046Emerald Liberté2017River cruiser110 m471361554Emerald Destiny2017River cruiser135 m511801972Emerald Harmony2019River cruiser73 m4084438Emerald Luna2021River cruiser135 m511801972Emerald Astra2026River cruiser135 m511801972Emerald Azzura2022Yacht110 m721003515Emerald Sakara2023Yacht110 m721003515Emerald Kaia2026Yacht110 m721003515Emerald Raiya2027Yacht110 m721003515Emerald Xara2028Yacht110 m721003515
Former Ship Name Year built / Refurbished Type Length Crew Guests CabinsMV Adriatic Pearl2012Yacht41m83618MV Adriatic Princess2017Yacht45m83618MS Hamees2018River cruiser72m4314272MV Rossia2018River cruiser125m110224106MS Swallow2019Yacht49m73618MV Lastavica2019Yacht49m73618
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