{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-17/riverside-luxury-cruises-2028-season-mahler","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-17/riverside-luxury-cruises-2028-season-mahler.md","title":"Riverside Luxury Cruises Opens 2028 Season","headline":"Riverside Luxury Cruises Opens 2028 Bookings, Debuting Riverside Mahler in May","description":"Riverside Luxury Cruises opened 2028 reservations with an 18% early-booking discount and the May 2028 debut of the Riverside Mahler on Rhine-Danube routes.","section":"Product Launches","published_at":"2026-10-17T19:35:24+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-17T19:35:24+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Riverside Luxury Cruises opened reservations for its 2028 season, which runs from early spring through the end of December.","Guests booking any 2028 sailing before June 30, 2027 receive an 18 percent discount on the sailing price across all suite categories and package types.","The Riverside Mahler debuts in May 2028 and lifts Main-Danube Canal departures to 12 in 2028 from four in 2026 and two in 2027."],"companies":[{"name":"Riverside Luxury Cruises","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003mlrq/riverside-luxury-cruises","website":"https://riverside-cruises.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"EIN Presswire","title":"Riverside Unveils 2028 Season with Debut of Riverside Mahler - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News","url":"https://www.einnews.com/article/950423613/live"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Product Launches","Riverside Luxury Cruises"],"body_markdown":"[Riverside Luxury Cruises](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/003mlrq/riverside-luxury-cruises) has opened reservations for its 2028 river cruise season, led by the debut of the Riverside Mahler. The company said in a press release that the program runs from early spring through the end of December, with an 18 percent discount for bookings made before June 30, 2027. [EIN Presswire](https://www.einnews.com/article/950423613/live) carried the announcement.\n\n## Riverside Mahler Debut and 2028 Itineraries\n\nThe 2028 schedule spans short three-night getaways to extended 23-night journeys and adds expert-led theme cruises. The Mahler debuts in May 2028 and joins the Debussy in an expanded program connecting the Danube and Rhine. The ship spends the summer sailing between the two rivers, with itineraries linking destinations in Germany, Austria and Hungary with Amsterdam and Basel. In September the Mahler sails the Lower Danube, returns to the Rhine in October, and closes its inaugural season with Christmas sailings on the Danube.\n\nAdding the Mahler increases sailings through the Main-Danube Canal, which connects the Rhine and Danube, to 12 departures in 2028, up from four in 2026 and two in 2027, the press release said. The Debussy begins the 2028 season in March with spring tulip sailings through the Netherlands and Belgium, followed by a sojourn into the Lower Danube. In early summer the Debussy introduces new nine- and 10-night itineraries between Amsterdam and Basel that incorporate the Moselle River and offer an extended cruise through the Rhine and its tributaries. Through summer and fall the Debussy continues Amsterdam-Basel sailings, Dutch Waterways itineraries and additional journeys into the Danube, before Christmas market sailings on the Rhine.\n\nThe Mozart continues to sail the Upper and Lower Danube, adding a new seven-night Vienna-to-Budapest itinerary that includes the Wachau Valley. The line has also added a new Hungarian port to the Mozart's schedule. The Ravel takes guests along the Rhone and Saone rivers in France. Guests who book any 2028 sailing before June 30, 2027 receive an 18 percent discount on the sailing price, applicable to all suite categories and package types, the company said.\n\n## Riverside's Booking Promotions and Fleet\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Riverside Luxury Cruises activated pricing promotions for 2026 sailings in 2025, including single-supplement waivers in July 2026 and a tiered Early Booking Discount of up to 18 percent for 2027 departures. The same records show the line launched the Riverside Debussy on the Rhine in 2024, the third ship in the fleet, expanding coverage beyond the Danube and Rhone/Saone. Riverside Luxury Cruises is a Hamburg-based operator running three all-suite ships, the Mozart, Ravel and Debussy, on the Danube, Rhine and Rhone/Saone, according to company records.\n\n## Mahler's May 2028 Debut\n\nThe Riverside Mahler debuts in May 2028, when it joins the Debussy on Danube and Rhine routes. The ship's first season ends with Christmas sailings on the Danube.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}