American Cruise Lines Celebrates a Record-Breaking Year in 2025
American Cruise Lines has announced that 2025 was a record-breaking year for the company, including winning 23 awards—cementing the company’s place as The Most Awarded U.S. Cruise Line.The company’s new ship, American Patriot, was named a top finalist for Best New River Cruise Ships by Travel Weekly. Some of American’s most notable 2025 awards included: Cruise Critic’s Best for Solo Travelers award, Cruiseline's award for Best River Cruise Lines, Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best River Cruise Lines award…
River Cruiser MS Lumière Completes First Autonomous "Dock2Dock" Voyage
During a live showcase on board Scylla’s new passenger vessel MS Lumière, Shipping Technology, Retina, and Scylla successfully completed the first-ever autonomous Dock2Dock voyage—from undocking in Hardinxveld-Giessendam to docking in Gorinchem.The demonstration combined Retina’s M-Pilot maneuvering system with the ST BRAIN and Autonomous Lane Assist (ST Sailing) from Shipping Technology, enabling the vessel to undock, sail and dock autonomously under real-world conditions. Throughout the route…
Century Cruises Enters European Market with New River Cruise Vessel Under Construction at Concordia Damen
Concordia Damen, a Werkendam-based shipbuilder, has commenced construction of a new River Cruise vessel for Century Cruises, one of China’s leading river cruise operators. The vessel has been developed in partnership with United Waterways, and marks Century Cruises’ official entry into the European river cruise market.The hull of the vessel, to be named Century Star, has recently arrived at Concordia Damen’s yard in Werkendam for outfitting. Delivery is scheduled for June 2026.
Sunken WW2 German Warships Exposed by Low water Levels on Danube
Europe's worst drought in years has pushed the mighty river Danube to one of its lowest levels in almost a century, exposing the hulks of dozens of explosives-laden German warships sunk during World War Two near Serbia's river port town of Prahovo.The vessels were among hundreds scuttled along the Danube by Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet in 1944 as they retreated from advancing Soviet forces, and still hamper river traffic during low water levels.However, this year's drought…
