{"id":6216,"date":"2022-04-01T12:36:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T12:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/?p=6216"},"modified":"2024-05-24T09:35:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T09:35:03","slug":"tui-river-cruises-welcomes-final-ship-to-the-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tui.co.uk\/press\/tui-river-cruises-welcomes-final-ship-to-the-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"TUI RIVER CRUISES WELCOMES FINAL SHIP TO THE FLEET"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>TUI Isla sets sail for the first time, completing the TUI River Cruises fleet<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Sailing on her first itinerary Rhine Explorer 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Courtney Smith, TUI\u2019s internal godmother present at christening ceremony ahead of the first sailing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1<\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <strong>April 2022:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> TUI Isla, the third and final ship to join the TUI River Cruises fleet set sail on her first ever itinerary, Rhine Explorer 2 today, following a Christening event earlier this week.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The spring sailing will set off from Basel, Switzerland before heading to Strasbourg, France and then onto some of Germany\u2019s well-known cities such as Rudesheim, Koblenz and Cologne before finishing her itinerary in Amsterdam, Netherlands.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Christening ceremony took place on the 28<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> March, as part of a special voyage for TUI retail staff, ahead of her first customer sailing. Godmother Courtney Smith, a TUI retail homeworker, pushed the button for the traditional bottle smash. Courtney has been with TUI for five years and was appointed Godmother in 2020, but due to the pandemic, has only now been able to carry out her duties.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Courtney Smith, godmother of TUI Isla said:\u00a0<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI am honoured to be TUI Isla&#8217;s Godmother. It\u2019s amazing to finally be able to christen her, and the fact she is the final ship of the fleet makes it really special. TUI River Cruises have been so popular with our customers and having sailed on TUI Isla now I can understand why.\u00a0 It\u2019s a really special experience and I feel incredibly lucky to be playing such an important role in the brand.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The river cruise line has expanded its summer 2022 offering with two new itineraries and one new port of call. The new Treasures of the Main itinerary features the new port of call Aschaffenburg, a town that combines tradition and modernity. Legends of the Rhine is a new seven-night Frankfurt round trip with calls to Cologne, Bonn and Koblenz. Guests sailing on this itinerary departing on 12<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> August 2022 will also experience Rhine in Flames festival &#8211; Germany&#8217;s oldest and largest fireworks display.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Chris Hackney, Managing Director of Cruise TUI UK &amp; I said:<\/strong><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to complete our TUI River Cruises fleet with TUI Isla setting sail.\u00a0 Her addition allows us to visit ports of call and destinations we haven\u2019t been to before.\u00a0 We\u2019ve had some incredible feedback from guests sailing onboard TUI Maya and TUI Skyla since they launched last year so we\u2019re thrilled to be able to offer even more itineraries to our guests.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cTUI Isla is our third ship, completing the TUI River Cruises line up so We\u2019re pleased we can operate fully as a river cruise line, and welcome new and returning customers onboard.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact the press office on 01582 642 100 or <a href=\"mailto:email%E2%80%AFpressofficeuk@tui.co.uk.%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF%E2%80%AF\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">email <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><span 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