Lüftner Cruises Explained

Type:Private
Industry:Cruises
Founded:1994
Founder:Wolfgang and Martina Lüftner
Hq Location:Innsbruck, Austria
Website:https://www.lueftner-cruises.com/en

Lüftner Cruises, also operating under Amadeus River Cruises, is a cruise operator based in Innsbruck, Austria that offers European river cruises.[1] [2] [3] [4]

History

The Lüftner family has been involved in modern European river cruising since the 1970s,[5] having previously operated Lufter Reizen.[6] Lüftner Cruises was founded in 1994 by Wolfgang Lüftner and Martina Lüftner and remains a family business.[7] [8] At first the company only used chartered ships. In 1997, it began to establish its own fleet with the construction of MS Amadeus. It is often credited with helping to launch the river cruise industry[9] In 2015, the company started calling at Australia.[10] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe Luftner suspended all river cruises from March 2020-June 2021.[11]

Amadeus fleet

As of 2020, Lüftner Cruises had a fleet of 16 Amadeus ships, which have been built by the De Hoop Shipyards in the Netherlands.[12] [13] [14] with the exception of Amadeus Star, built by GS Yard.[15] In 2020, the company placed an order for Amadeus Cara.[16]

ShipEntered serviceLengthPassengersFlag
Amadeus Imperial'[17] [18] [19] 2020135 × 11.4 m168DE
Amadeus Star[20] [21] [22] 2019135 × 11.4 m164DE
Amadeus Queen[23] [24] [25] 2018135 × 11.4 m162DE
Amadeus Silver III[26] 2016135 × 11.4 m168DE
Amadeus Silver II2015135 × 11.4 m168DE
Amadeus Silver2013135 × 11.4 m180DE
Amadeus Provence[27] 2017110 × 11.4 m140DE
Amadeus Diamond2009 (renovated 2019)110 × 11.4 m146DE
Amadeus Brilliant2011 (renovated 2020)110 × 11.4 m150DE
Amadeus Elegant2010110 × 11.4 m150DE
Amadeus Princess2006 (renovated 2020)110 × 11.4 m160DE
Amadeus Royal2005 (renovated 2015)110 × 11.4 m142DE
Amadeus Symphony2003 (renovated 2014)110 × 11.4 m144DE
Amadeus Classic2001 (renovated 2013)110 × 11.4 m144DE
Amadeus Rhapsody1998 (renovated 2014)110 × 11.4 m146DE
Amadeus1997 (renovated 2019)110 × 11.4 m146DE

Cruises

Amadeus ships cover many European countries (Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands), various rivers (the Danube, Rhine, Main, Mosel, Rhône, Saône and Seine) and also Belgian and Dutch inland waterways. The company also runs themed cruises for golfers and fans of classical music.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luftner Cruises Professional Review- Luftner Cruises Cruises: Travel Weekly. 22 February 2021. www.travelweekly.com. en. 7 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707112133/http://www.travelweekly.com/Cruise/Luftner-Cruises/Review. live.
  2. Web site: Donau im Feuerzauber lockte tausende Besucher nach Grein. 2021-07-31. Tips Online.
  3. Web site: Dr. W. Lüftner Reisen GmbH. 2021-07-31. Emmersdorf an der Donau. de-AT.
  4. Web site: 2020-08-24. Neues Schiff: Amadeus River Cruises tauft die "Amadeus Imperial". 2021-07-31. cruise4news. de-DE.
  5. News: Daniel . Diane . A River Trip in Tulip Season . The New York Times . September 30, 2014 . August 2, 2021.
  6. News: Harris . Ann Pringle . A Special Guide to Cruises Worldwide; A Cruise, but Not Smooth Sailing . The New York Times . February 3, 1991 . August 2, 2021 . ...but Wolfgang Luftner, president of Luftner Reisen, said, "All vessels cruising the Danube were affected by the low water levels, with some individual differences depending on the specific draft of each boat." Even so, of 80 or more Luftner Reisen cruises in 1990, Dr. Luftner said that only about a dozen were re-routed. As it happened, however, my husband and I were on one of the dozen..
  7. Web site: 8 February 2021. Our Story. 22 February 2021. Lüftner Cruises. en. 29 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129021319/https://www.lueftner-cruises.com/en/company/our-story.html. live.
  8. Book: Publishing, Berlitz. Berlitz River Cruising in Europe & the USA. 2018-05-01. Apa Publications (UK) Limited. 978-1-78573-104-4. en.
  9. Web site: Luftner Cruises' Wolfgang Luftner on the European river cruise season. 22 February 2021. www.travelweekly.com. en. 11 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200311210553/https://www.travelweekly.com/On-The-Record/Luftner-Cruises-co-owner-Wolfgang-Luftner. live.
  10. Web site: Jones. Lucy. 2015-09-30. Amras cruises launches in Australia with Lüftner Cruises Amadeus fleet. 2021-08-02. Cruise Passenger. en-US.
  11. COVID-19 pandemic in Europ
  12. Web site: Schepen zoeken van a tot Z .
  13. Web site: Amadeus Imperial: nummer 16 van Shipyard De Hoop voor Lüftner Cruises. Martin. Dekker. 9 September 2020.
  14. Web site: Shipyard De Hoop delivers innovative river cruise ship Amadeus Queen to Lüftner Cruises. 10 April 2018. Netherlands Maritime Technology.
  15. Web site: Amadeus Star.
  16. Web site: "Amadeus Cara" joins the Lüftner Cruises' fleet from 2021 – Late Cruise News. 9 January 2020 .
  17. Web site: Amadeus Imperial Christened in Amsterdam – Late Cruise News. 24 August 2020 . 22 February 2021. en-US.
  18. Web site: Amadeus Imperial Cruise – Ship Review – Photos & Departure Ports on Cruise Critic. 22 February 2021. www.cruisecritic.co.uk. en-gb. 18 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210118070141/https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=1403. live.
  19. Web site: 2020-05-26. Shipyard De Hoop completes third vessel in series for Lüftner Cruises. 2021-08-02. Baird Maritime. en-US.
  20. Web site: Just Back From Amadeus Star: The Austrian Line That's Making Its Mark In The U.K.. 22 February 2021. www.cruisecritic.co.uk. en-gb. 17 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191017031713/https://www.cruisecritic.co.uk/news/4598/. live.
  21. Web site: 3 September 2019. Amadeus Star: Bucking the river cruise trends. 22 February 2021. Cruise Trade News. en-GB. 31 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731222452/https://www.cruisetradenews.com/amadeus-star-river-cruise-ship/. live.
  22. Web site: Amadeus Star.
  23. Web site: 2018-04-23. Austria's Lüftner Cruises takes delivery of latest river cruise ship. 2021-08-02. Ship & Offshore. en.
  24. Web site: Amsterdam Cruise Port. 26 July 2019. Amsterdam Cruise Port.
  25. Web site: Amadeus Queen prepares for christening in Amsterdam. Sea News.
  26. Web site: 2015-11-25. MS Amadeus Silver III ergänzt ab 2016 die Flusskreuzfahrt-Flotte von Lüftner Cruises. 2021-08-20. Kreuzfahrt Blog. de-DE.
  27. Web site: Amadeus Provence is nieuwste aanwinst voor Lüftner Cruises. Martin. Dekker. 25 April 2017.
  28. Web site: Bohmann. Johannes. 6 November 2013. Die besten Schiffe des Jahres: Kreuzfahrt Guide Awards 2013 verliehen. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122181749/https://www.presseportal.de/pm/53784/2591819. 22 January 2021. Presseportal.
  29. Web site: Kabashi. Arton. Green Globe Certification Announces Top Performing Sustainable Travel & Tourism Businesses for 2011. 17 January 2021. Green Globe. en-US. 22 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210122014823/https://greenglobe.com/latest-news/highachievement2011/. live.
  30. Web site: 5 April 2013. Lueftner Cruises committed to ecological principles. 22 February 2021. eTurboNews Trends Travel News Online. en-US. 31 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210731222452/https://eturbonews.com/66854/lueftner-cruises-committed-ecological-principles/. live.

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