Lüftner Cruises

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Type

| Privately held company
Industry| Cruises
Founded| 1994
Founder|

* Wolfgang
* Martina Lüftner

Headquarters| Innsbruck, Austria
Website| www.lueftner-cruises.com

Lüftner Cruises is an Austria shipping company based in Innsbruck, Austria, that offers cruises on European Union. As of 2020, it had a fleet of 16 AMADEUS ships.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Fleet
* 3 Amadeus fleet[1]
* 4 Cruises
* 5 Awards
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History[edit]

Lüftner Cruises was founded in 1994 by Wolfgang Lüftner and Martina Lüftner and remains a family business to this day. After using only chartered ships in its early years, the company began to establish its own fleet in 1997 with the construction of MS Amadeus.

## Fleet[edit]

The Lüftner Cruises Amadeus fleet comprises 16 ships that travel through Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands (see list of river cruise ships).

## Amadeus fleet[1][edit]

Ship | Entered service | Length | Passengers | Flag

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Amadeus Imperial[2] | 2020  | 135 × 11.4 m  | 168  | DE
Amadeus Star  | 2019  | 135 × 11.4 m  | 164  | DE
Amadeus Queen  | 2018  | 135 × 11.4 m  | 162  | DE
Amadeus Silver III  | 2016  | 135 × 11.4 m  | 168  | DE
Amadeus Silver II  | 2015  | 135 × 11.4 m  | 168  | DE
Amadeus Silver  | 2013  | 135 × 11.4 m  | 180  | DE
Amadeus Provence  | 2017  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 140  | DE
Amadeus Diamond  | 2009 (renovated 2019)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 146  | DE
Amadeus Brilliant  | 2011 (renovated 2020)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 150  | DE
Amadeus Elegant  | 2010  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 150  | DE
Amadeus Princess  | 2006 (renovated 2020)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 160  | DE
Amadeus Royal  | 2005 (renovated 2015)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 142  | DE
Amadeus Symphony  | 2003 (renovated 2014)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 144  | DE
Amadeus Classic  | 2001 (renovated 2013)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 144  | DE
Amadeus Rhapsody  | 1998 (renovated 2014)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 146  | DE
Amadeus  | 1997 (renovated 2019)  | 110 × 11.4 m  | 146  | DE

## Cruises[edit]

The fleet sails various rivers – the Danube, Rhine, Main, Mosel, Rhône, Saône and Seine – as well as Belgian and Dutch Waterway|waterways. The company offers traditional River cruise|river cruises throughout Europe and themed cruises for Golf and fans of classical music.

## Awards[edit]

* 2013: “River Ship of the Year 2013” (Flussschiff des Jahres 2013) for the Amadeus Silver II, presented by the Kreuzfahrt Guide[3]
* 2011: “Green Globe Highest Achievement Award 2011” (Cruise category) presented by Green Globe[4]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ "OUR AMADEUS FLEET". Lüftner Cruises. 2020-12-16. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
2. ↑ Tropf, Wolfgang (2020-08-24). "Neues Schiff: Amadeus River Cruises tauft die "Amadeus Imperial"". cruise4news (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-01-17.
3. ↑ Bohmann, Johannes. "Die besten Schiffe des Jahres: Kreuzfahrt Guide Awards 2013 verliehen". Presseportal.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ↑ Kabashi, Arton. "Green Globe Certification Announces Top Performing Sustainable Travel & Tourism Businesses for 2011". Green Globe. Retrieved 2021-01-17.

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