The new Europe river cruise offering from National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions will kick off with two eight-day itineraries along the Rhine aboard newly-built Transcend Connect in April 2026, the cruise line has revealed.

Lindblad Expeditions is making a serious play at the luxury river cruise market, signing a multi-year charter deal with Transcend Cruises for an initial period until at least 2028.

Charter-only river cruise company Transcend Cruises has revealed the names of its two newest ships which are set to launch in Europe next year.

Start-up global charter-only river cruising company, Transcend Cruises, has brought forward its debut, with a launch date now expected in August 2023.`

A new B2B charter-only cruise is set to shake-up the river cruise market by introducing a business model centred on group travel.