#ship-design

#ship-design

A hydrophone in this shipping corridor off Baffin Island, Nunavut, captures their calls as the tusked whales navigate their autumn migration route to northern Baffin Bay. But as the Nordic Odyssey, a 225-metre ice-class bulk carrier servicing the nearby iron ore mine, approaches, its low engine rumble gives way to a wall of sound created by millions of collapsing bubbles from its propeller.

River cruising is entering an entirely new era with the arrival of Celebrity Cruises' groundbreaking river ships. For years, the brand has been synonymous with innovation on the oceans, but now, it is bringing that same forward-thinking design and hospitality to Europe's most iconic waterways. Beginning in 2027, travelers will be able to sail the Rhine and Danube aboard the Celebrity Compass and Celebrity Seeker-two vessels designed to transform every moment on the river into an extraordinary experience.

"I'm really excited about the transformative nature of these vessels," Laura Hodges Bethge, the president of Celebrity Cruises, told T+L.