Celebrity River Cruises is to double its planned fleet to 20 vessels in response to demand.
Celebrity Cruises announced the launch of its river cruise arm last year and signed an initial order for 10 ships.
However, the line has now committed to building a further 10 ships which will expand its fleet to 20 by 2031.
Jason Liberty, Chairman and Chief Executive of Celebrity River Cruises’ parent company Royal Caribbean Group, said: “Guest demand for Celebrity River Cruises has exceeded our expectations, and expanding the fleet allows us to bring this highly anticipated experience to even more travellers.
“Whether guests already love the Celebrity experience or are discovering it for the first time, they now have new ways to enjoy it along some of Europe’s most iconic rivers.
“With Celebrity’s expansion into river, we’re strengthening our connected vacation ecosystem, offering more choice, more access and more reasons for guests to stay with us, turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations.”
The line has also put its 2028 season on sale, featuring more than 160 sailings to over 50 European destinations on five ships.
Ships Celebrity Compass and Celebrity Seeker will join the line in 2027, followed by Celebrity Wanderer, Celebrity Roamer and Celebrity Boundless the following year.
In 2028, the line will add 24 new ports to its itineraries and will offer sailings on the upper and lower Danube and Rhine rivers, plus Christmas market cruises and Dutch tulip season cruises.
Celebrity Cruises President Laura Hodges Bethge said: “Our inaugural 2027 Celebrity River Cruises season sold out in under six minutes – a testament to how much guests value the unmatched hospitality and service Celebrity delivers.
“To meet this extraordinary demand, we’re thrilled to open 2028 sailings featuring 80% more European destinations, five ships and more than 160 itineraries.”
She added: “There are now more ways than ever to experience Europe’s rivers the Celebrity way.”
