Part of the fleet
Emerald River Cruises
Engineering-led Star-Ships with indoor pools under retractable glass roofs — the contemporary, better-value sibling to Scenic.
- Introduced
- 2014
- Gross tonnage
- ~2,850 GT
- Capacity
- 180 guests
The European Star-Ships are a run of sisters — Emerald Star, Emerald Sky, Emerald Sun, Emerald Dawn, Emerald Luna and their fleetmates — built to a common specification and covered here as a class.
The defining feature is the aft pool: heated, indoors under a retractable glass roof, and converted to a cinema in the evening by covering the water with a floor. No other mainstream river line offers it fleetwide.
Panorama Balcony Suites use a drop-down window wall rather than a fixed French balcony, giving open-air access without losing floor area, and the two Owner's One-Bedroom Suites reach roughly 28 square metres.
Dining is the Reflections main restaurant plus the smaller Reflections Bistro at the stern, with the Horizon Bar forward and a sun deck with a walking track above.
Sister ships
Ships in the Emerald Star-Ship Europe Class
5 sister ships share this class — near-identical layouts, cabins, and onboard venues across the Emerald River Cruises fleet.

Launched 2014
Emerald Star
The first Star-Ship — the vessel that introduced the retractable-roof pool and cinema to river cruising.

Launched 2014
Emerald Sky
A Rhine Star-Ship with the class pool and cinema, Panorama Balcony Suites and included daily excursions.

Launched 2016
Emerald Sun
A lower-Danube Star-Ship running Budapest to the Iron Gates and the Danube Delta.

Launched 2015
Emerald Dawn
A Rhine, Main and Danube Star-Ship with the class pool, cinema and included excursion programme.

Launched 2022
Emerald Luna
The newest European Star-Ship — updated interiors and improved cabin technology on the proven platform.
Also in Emerald River Cruises
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