Tauck has disclosed the names of the 2 new riverboats it would launch next year, and announced that the ships will each be considerably longer than the four sister-ships that currently comprise the company’s fleet. The hot ships, the ms Inspire and ms Savor, will both be 443 feet long, in comparison to Tauck’s existing ships which every measure 361 feet. Despite being 23% longer, the 2 newbuilds will only accommodate 130 guests each, or simply 10% greater than its current ships. “Our existing riverboats – what we’re now calling our Jewel Class vessels – have already got the bottom passenger-to-ship-length ratio on Europe’s rivers,” said Tauck CEO Dan Mahar. “The two new riverboats – our Inspiration Class vessels – actually raise the bar even higher.” To illustrate his point,...
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