Amadeus Nova

The 2024-built Amadeus Nova cruise ship is a 160-passenger riverboat (fleet's 19th) owned by the Austrian company and shipowner Luftner Cruises and operated via the Luftner-owned travel brand Amadeus River Cruises.

Nova's sisterships are the fleetmates Amadeus Silver 2 (2015), Amadeus Silver 3 (2016), Amadeus Imperial (2020), Amadeus Cara (2021), Amadeus Riva (2023) and Amadeus Amara (2025).

Amadeus Nova cruises on Danube, Main, Rhine and Moselle rivers (including Danube Delta itineraries to the Black Sea) and on the Belgian and Dutch inland waterways.

The vessel (ENI number 02340299) is currently Germany-flagged (MMSI 218046420) and registered in Cologne.

Cabins

MS Amadeus Nova has 79 staterooms and 4 decks - Sun Deck (open-air) plus 3 interior passenger decks named after the famous Austrian composers Haydn (1), Strauss (2) and Mozart (3).

The riverboat has 12x Amadeus Suites (27 m2, with step-out balconies, all positioned midship on Mozart Deck), 51x French Balcony cabins (18 m2/fitted with drop-down windows for floor-to-ceiling outside views) plus 16x Window cabins (16 m2, with non-opening windows, all positioned on Haydn Deck and adjacent to the aft-located staff & crew accommodations).

All passenger staterooms offer as standard amenities twin beds (convertible to Queen-size double bed), mirrored vanity table with chair, wardrobe, electronic safe box (in the closet), direct-dial phone, LCD TV, seating area (2 armchairs with round-shaped coffee/dining table), floor-ceiling and wall-to-wall windows (slide-opening to French Balcony), en-suite bathroom (WC, single-sink vanity, shower, hairdryer).

Suites additionally offer fully-stocked minibars (not complimentary), corner sofa (daybed), walk-in wardrobe, step-out balcony.

Shipboard facilities and amenities

On Amadeus Nova ship, all meals are served at Panorama Restaurant (located forward on Strauss Deck 2). The Restaurant offers light bites (early breakfast) and buffet breakfast. Lunch is either buffet-style or sit-down (waiter-served). All dinners are 5-course gourmet dining affairs with complimentary regional wines. All produce is locally-sourced and seasonal. Guests can also indulge in Afternoon Tea & Cake service, midnight snacks, and 24-hour coffee/tea station.

The best place on the boat for spending leisure time is the Sun Deck (deck 4). It provides top-deck views of the riverside scenery, plenty of sitting (deckchairs, sun loungers, shaded seating areas covered by retractable awnings), putting green (mini-golf course), Giant Chessboard, Shuffleboard, Pickleball Court.

Top-deck's fore-located Sun Deck Lounge & Bar (Lido-type dining venue) serves light snacks and beverages.

Sun Deck's Navigation Bridge/Wheelhouse is passenger accessible and telescopic (can be lowered for passing under low bridges).

(Mozart Deck 3 forward) Panorama Lounge & Bar is the ship's show lounge with floor-ceiling windows, comfortable furniture, full-service Bar. The Lounge also serves the cruise company's enrichment program with port talks, destination/itinerary-themed lectures and media presentations, themed parties, crew show, live music and dance performances by local artists boarding the ship.

(Mozart Deck 3 aft) Amadeus Club is a stylish wine bar with Internet stations. It also doubles as Library.

(Mozart Deck 3 midship) Cafe Vienna is the ship's bakery/patisserie/coffee house serving Austrian specialty coffees, fresh-baked homemade cakes, tarts, light pastries, and other gourmet desserts.

(Mozart Deck 3 bow) River Terrace is a glass-shielded room (wind-rain-protected outside lounge) accessible via Panorama Lounge or via stairs from Sun Deck.

On Haydn Deck (midship-forward) are the boat's wellness facilities consisting of Spa (massage room) and Gym (fitness room/24-hour open). The Hair Salon (aft-portside on Deck 3) provides professional hairdresser and barber services.

On Mozart Deck (midship) is the Lobby Hall housing the Reception Desk (24-hour services/information, assistance, cashier, luggage, tour booking).

The ship has an outdoor heated swimming pool (midship-forward) on Sun Deck, adjacent to the Wheelhouse. In the sundeck's aft section are installed Solar Panels (photovoltaic cells) as an alternative energy source for the ship’s hybrid engines (diesel-electric).

One elevator (passenger lift) connects all cabin decks.

Wi-Fi costs extra and is with shipwide coverage.

On all tours/shore excursions are offered complimentary bikes (mounted on the Sun Deck) and wireless audio systems.

Itineraries

Amadeus Nova's itinerary program is generally based on homeporting in Passau Germany and Amsterdam Holland. Most Danube River voyages depart from Passau, but also are offered departures from Nurnberg/Nuremberg Germany, Wien/Vienna Austria, Budapest Hungary, Fetesti/Bucharest Romania.

Rhine River voyages depart from Cologne/Koln and Kehl/Strasbourg.

The Dutch Waterway itineraries are themed "Tulip Serenade" (Amsterdam roundtrip).

The Danube itineraries are themed "German Riverscapes" (Passau-Trier), "Three-Rivers Cruise" (Amsterdam-Nuremberg), "Classical Danube Cruise" (Passau-Budapest and Budapest-Passau), "Danube Rhapsody" (Passau roundtrip), "Blue Danube" (Nuremberg-Budapest), "Beautiful Blue Danube and Danube Delta" (Passau roundtrip), "1200 Miles on the Beautiful Blue Danube" (Vienna-Bucharest/Fetesti and Bucharest-Vienna), "Across Europe" (Amsterdam-Budapest), "Magic of Advent on the Danube" (between Nuremberg and Vienna, with an overnight stay in both homeports).

The Rhine itineraries are usually themed "Magic of Advent on the Rhine" (Cologne-Strasbourg), "Christmas Cruise on the Rhine" (Cologne roundtrip) and "New Year's Eve Cruise on the Rhine" (Cologne roundtrip).

The Maiden Voyage (7-night/8-day Three-Rivers Cruise) is currently scheduled to depart from Amsterdam (on May 12, 2023) and end in Nuremberg (on May 19th). Prices started at EUR 2000 (~GBP 1690) per person with double occupancy. The itinerary was also included in the 14-night B2B (Amsterdam to Budapest) priced from EUR ?? pp.

Amadeus Nova's inaugural season (2024) included the following itineraries as themes and ports/cities.

• 7-night/8-day "TULIP SERENADE" itinerary (Amsterdam-Arnhem-Middleburg-Ghent-Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam overnight)
• 8-night/9-day "GERMAN RIVERSCAPES" itinerary (Passau-Regensburg-Bamberg-Wuerzeburg/Ochsenfurt-Miltenberg/Werthein-Koblenz/Oberwesel, Cochem-Trier)
• 7-night/8-day "THREE-RIVERS CRUISE" itinerary (Amsterdam-Utrecht-Cologne-Rudesheim-Miltenberg-Wertheim-Wurzburg-Bamberg-Nurnberg)
• 14-night/15-day "ACROSS EUROPE - AMSTERDAM TO BUDAPEST" itinerary (Amsterdam-Utrecht-Cologne-Rudesheim-Miltenberg-Wertheim-Wurzburg-Bamberg-Nurnberg-Regensburg-Passau-Emmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Durnstein-Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest7-night "Blue Danube" itinerary (Nuremberg-Regensburg-Passau-Emmersdorf an der Donau/Melk Abbey-Durnstein-Vienna-Bratislava-Budapest)
• 7-night/8-day "CLASSICAL DANUBE CRUISE" itinerary (Budapest-Bratislava-Vienna-Durnstein-Emmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Linz-Regensburg-Passau) and the reverse route Passau to Budapest
• 7-night/8-day "DANUBE RHAPSODY" itinerary (Passau-Emmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Durnstein-Vienna-Budapest-Bratislava/Hainburg-Linz-Passau)
• 9-night/10-day "1200 MILES ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE" itinerary Vienna-Bratislava-Esztergom-Budapest-Vukovar-Belgrade-Iron Gates passing-Svistov-Rousse-Danube Delta-Sfantu Gheorghe-Fetesti/Bucharest), plus the reverse 10-night/11-day itinerary (Bucharest to Vienna)
• 15-night/16-day "BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE AND DANUBE DELTA" itinerary (Passau-Vienna-Esztergom-Budapest-Belgrade-Vidin-Oltenita-Fetesti-Danube Delta-Sfantu Gheorghe-Hirsova-Fetesti-Rousse-Svistov-Iron Gates passing-Novi Sad-Vukovar-Mohacs-Kalocsa-Budapest-Bratislava-DurnsteinEmmersdorf/Melk Abbey-Passau

For the Christmas holidays (Nov-Dec) is offered the 4-night/5-day "MAGIC OF ADVENT ON THE RHINE" itinerary (Strasbourg-Speyer-Rudesheim-Koblenz-Cologne) and the reverse from Cologne to Strasbourg.

The 6-night/7-day "Christmas Cruise on the Rhine" (roundtrip from Koln) visits Koblenz, Speyer, Stralsbourg, Mainz, and ends with an overnight in Cologne.

In summer 2024 (June-July, Amadeus Nova was also by "Brand g Vacations" (2011-founded company specializing in luxury LGBTQ+ cruises and land tours).

Amadeus Nova is Luftner's 19th vessel (ENI number 2340299) and was constructed by TeamCo Shipyard BV (in Heusden, North Brabant/Netherlands).

The boat's namesakes are AIDA's ship AIDAnova (2018) and Silversea's superyacht Silver Nova (2023).

Luftner signed the shipbuilding order for Amadeus Nova in June 2023.

The boat was officially christened on June 5, 2024. After the naming ceremony (held dockside in Port Amsterdam) all attending VIP guests were taken on a Harbor Cruise. Amadeus Nova's Maiden Voyage left from homeport Passau Germany on June 15th.

The next table shows the inaugural cruise's itinerary (7-day Danube River).

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