Australia’s Evergreen Tours is
preparing for the launch of
two ships with features never
seen on Europe’s rivers.
Less than a year before the official launch,
the progress of Evergreen Tours’ innovative
new river vessels is on schedule.
Glen Moroney, the company’s managing
director and owner, recently laid the keel of
Riva Royale at the De Hoop Shipyard Lobith in
Northern Holland.
Respecting shipbuilding traditions, Moroney
placed a coin under the block at the keel-laying
ceremony, marking the first milestone in the
ship’s construction: the assembly of the hull on
the slipway.
Riva Royale is set to launch in March 2014, as
the first of two new ships for Evergreen Tours,
a sister company of Australian-owned and
operated Scenic Tours.
The second ship, Riva Princess, is due to
enter service in April 2014.
“Our deluxe, next-generation Riva ships
feature the latest technology and innovations
never before seen on Europe’s rivers,” said
Angus Crichton, Evergreen Tours gm.
“The 24 square-metre all-weather pool,
which converts by night into a cinema, will
delight our guests, while the Royal Concerto
one-bedroom suites with separate bedroom
and lounge will be enormously popular for
Evergreen guests who are looking for
something
special.”
Crichton said
the 2014 prerelease
brochure had
“broken all
records and
there is more
exciting news
to come”.
For details, see www.evergreentours.com.
