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Emerald Sun

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111 upcoming departures · 67 itineraries

Class Rivership / Emerald Star-Ship

Built 2015

Gross Tonnage 3,544

Guests 180

Crew 52

Length 135.0 m

Beam 11.0 m

Decks 4

Cabins 91

Live Position ● 15 hours ago

Heading to: VILSHOFEN

Currently on: Jewels of the Rhine (7 nights)

Full port route isn't linked for this sailing yet.

0.6 knots Underway

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About Emerald Sun

Emerald Sun is a 135-metre Emerald Star-Ship designed for intimate European river cruising on waterways such as the Rhine, Main, Moselle and Danube. The in-service vessel accommodates up to 180 guests in 91 suites and staterooms. Passenger spaces include four guest decks, a three-tier atrium, Reflections Restaurant, Horizon Bar & Lounge, a heated pool that can convert into a cinema, a wellness area and an open Sun Deck with a walking track and putting green.

Ship at a Glance

Operator: Emerald Cruises
Builder / shipyard: Den Breejen Shipyard, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands
Registry / flag: Malta
Call sign: 9HA3903
MMSI: 256404000
Draft: 2.1 m

Onboard Experience

Signature highlights

The ship combines a compact river-vessel profile with Emerald’s three-tier atrium, retractable-roof pool and panoramic public areas. Its 135-metre dimensions are suited to navigating Central European rivers and docking close to city centres and smaller towns.

Dining

Reflections Restaurant provides the main dining venue, while The Terrace and Horizon Bar & Lounge support informal drinks and light outdoor dining.

Entertainment

The heated pool can be transformed into a cinema for selected evening screenings. The Horizon Bar & Lounge hosts onboard entertainment and social activities.

Staterooms & suites

Emerald Sun has 91 cabins comprising suites and staterooms, including accommodation categories with panoramic windows and Emerald’s balcony-style design on selected grades.

For families

No dedicated children’s club or extensive family programme was identified in the reviewed sources; the ship is primarily positioned as an adult-oriented luxury river-cruise vessel.

Pools, spa & wellness

The ship includes a wellness area with fitness facilities and access to spa treatments, alongside the heated pool and Sun Deck walking track.

Accessibility

Specific ship-level accessibility specifications were not identified in the reviewed sources. Guests with mobility requirements should confirm cabin and gangway suitability directly with Emerald Cruises before booking.

Environmental features

No ship-specific environmental certification or technical sustainability specification was verified. Emerald Cruises describes wider health, safety and responsible-travel commitments, but those do not establish a vessel-specific rating.

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Itineraries & Sailings

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All Upcoming Departures

Departure	Return	Itinerary	Nights	Book
Sep 20, 2026	Sep 27, 2026	Jewels of the Rhine	7	Book →
Oct 2, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Oct 2, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Oct 3, 2026	Oct 10, 2026	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Oct 4, 2026	Oct 11, 2026	Jewels of the Rhine	7	Book →
Oct 8, 2026	Oct 21, 2026	Lucerne - Zurich & Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards	13	Book →
Oct 11, 2026	Oct 21, 2026	Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards	10	Book →
Oct 17, 2026	Oct 31, 2026	14-Night Europe	14	Book →
Oct 19, 2026	Oct 31, 2026	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine & Zurich-Lucerne	12	Book →
Oct 19, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Oct 21, 2026	Oct 28, 2026	Jewels of the Rhine	7	Book →
Oct 21, 2026	Oct 31, 2026	Jewels of the Rhine & Lucerne - Zurich	10	Book →
Nov 4, 2026	Nov 18, 2026	Splendours of Europe	14	Book →
Nov 21, 2026	Dec 8, 2026	17-Night Europe	17	Book →
Nov 24, 2026	Dec 11, 2026	17-Night Europe	17	Book →
Nov 25, 2026	Dec 2, 2026	Christmas Markets on the Danube	7	Book →
Dec 2, 2026	Dec 16, 2026	Christmas Markets of Europe	14	Book →
Mar 6, 2027	Mar 13, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Mar 13, 2027	Mar 20, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Mar 20, 2027	Mar 30, 2027	Waterways of the Netherlands and Belgium	10	Book →
Mar 20, 2027	Mar 27, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Apr 3, 2027	Apr 10, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Apr 9, 2027	Apr 16, 2027	Holland & Belgium in Bloom	7	Book →
Apr 13, 2027	Apr 26, 2027	Belgian & Holland Delights with Copenhagen	13	Book →
Apr 13, 2027	Apr 23, 2027	Belgian Delights & Holland in Bloom	10	Book →
Apr 16, 2027	Apr 26, 2027	Holland & Belgium in Bloom & Copenhagen	10	Book →
Apr 16, 2027	Apr 23, 2027	Holland & Belgium in Bloom	7	Book →
Apr 17, 2027	Apr 24, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Apr 20, 2027	May 7, 2027	Belgian Delights & Splendours of Europe	17	Book →
Apr 21, 2027	May 1, 2027	10-Night Europe	10	Book →
Apr 23, 2027	May 7, 2027	Splendours of Europe	14	Book →
May 1, 2027	May 8, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
May 4, 2027	May 21, 2027	Prague & Splendours of Europe	17	Book →
May 4, 2027	May 24, 2027	Prague to Paris & Splendours of Europe	20	Book →
May 7, 2027	May 24, 2027	Splendours of Europe & Paris	17	Book →
May 8, 2027	May 18, 2027	10-Night Europe	10	Book →
May 15, 2027	May 22, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
May 18, 2027	Jun 4, 2027	Paris & Splendours of Europe	17	Book →
May 21, 2027	Jun 4, 2027	Splendours of Europe	14	Book →
May 22, 2027	May 29, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
May 29, 2027	Jun 5, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Jun 1, 2027	Jun 18, 2027	Prague & Splendours of Europe	17	Book →
Jun 5, 2027	Jun 15, 2027	10-Night Europe	10	Book →
Jun 12, 2027	Jun 19, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Jun 16, 2027	Jun 25, 2027	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Jun 16, 2027	Jun 28, 2027	Amsterdam with Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express	12	Book →
Jun 18, 2027	Jun 28, 2027	Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Jun 19, 2027	Jun 26, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Jun 22, 2027	Jul 2, 2027	Zurich - Lucerne & Jewels of the Rhine	10	Book →
Jul 6, 2027	Jul 16, 2027	Zurich - Lucerne & Jewels of the Rhine	10	Book →
Jul 9, 2027	Jul 18, 2027	Jewels of the Rhine & Amsterdam	9	Book →
Jul 14, 2027	Jul 26, 2027	Amsterdam with Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards	12	Book →
Jul 16, 2027	Jul 26, 2027	Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards	10	Book →
Jul 17, 2027	Jul 24, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Jul 23, 2027	Aug 2, 2027	The Majestic Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Aug 20, 2027	Aug 30, 2027	The Majestic Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Aug 21, 2027	Sep 4, 2027	14-Night Europe	14	Book →
Sep 10, 2027	Sep 20, 2027	Zurich - Lucerne & Jewels of the Rhine	10	Book →
Sep 13, 2027	Sep 22, 2027	Jewels of the Rhine & Amsterdam	9	Book →
Sep 17, 2027	Sep 27, 2027	London & Jewels of the Rhine	10	Book →
Sep 24, 2027	Oct 4, 2027	Zurich - Lucerne & Jewels of the Rhine	10	Book →
Sep 27, 2027	Oct 6, 2027	Jewels of the Rhine & Amsterdam	9	Book →
Oct 1, 2027	Oct 18, 2027	Belgian Delights & Splendours of Europe	17	Book →
Oct 1, 2027	Oct 21, 2027	Belgian Delights & Splendours of Europe & Prague	20	Book →
Oct 2, 2027	Oct 9, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Oct 4, 2027	Oct 21, 2027	Splendours of Europe & Prague	17	Book →
Oct 4, 2027	Oct 18, 2027	Splendours of Europe	14	Book →
Oct 6, 2027	Oct 19, 2027	13-Night Europe	13	Book →
Oct 8, 2027	Nov 1, 2027	Eastern European Escapade & Splendours of Europe	24	Book →
Oct 9, 2027	Oct 19, 2027	10-Night Europe	10	Book →
Oct 13, 2027	Oct 23, 2027	10-Night Europe	10	Book →
Oct 16, 2027	Oct 23, 2027	7-Night Europe	7	Book →
Oct 18, 2027	Nov 4, 2027	Splendours of Europe & Paris	17	Book →
Oct 29, 2027	Nov 15, 2027	Belgian Delights & Splendours of Europe	17	Book →
Oct 29, 2027	Nov 18, 2027	Belgian Delights & Splendours of Europe & Prague	20	Book →
Nov 1, 2027	Nov 18, 2027	Splendours of Europe & Prague	17	Book →
Nov 1, 2027	Nov 15, 2027	Splendours of Europe	14	Book →
Nov 29, 2027	Dec 6, 2027	Christmas Markets on the Rhine	7	Book →
Dec 3, 2027	Dec 20, 2027	17-Night Europe	17	Book →
Dec 3, 2027	Dec 13, 2027	Zurich - Lucerne & Christmas Markets on the Rhine	10	Book →
Dec 6, 2027	Dec 20, 2027	14-Night Europe	14	Book →
Dec 6, 2027	Dec 13, 2027	Christmas Markets on the Rhine	7	Book →
Dec 13, 2027	Dec 20, 2027	Christmas Markets on the Rhine	7	Book →
Apr 29, 2028	May 9, 2028	Tulips and the Rhine & Copenhagen	10	Book →
May 3, 2028	May 13, 2028	London & Jewels of the Rhine	10	Book →
May 6, 2028	May 16, 2028	Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
May 18, 2028	May 27, 2028	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Jun 1, 2028	Jun 10, 2028	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Jun 7, 2028	Jun 17, 2028	Zurich - Lucerne & Jewels of the Rhine	10	Book →
Jun 15, 2028	Jun 24, 2028	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Jun 17, 2028	Jun 27, 2028	Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Jul 1, 2028	Jul 11, 2028	Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Jul 15, 2028	Jul 22, 2028	Wines of the Rhine & Moselle	7	Book →
Jul 22, 2028	Aug 1, 2028	Wines of the Rhine & Moselle & Berlin	10	Book →
Jul 22, 2028	Jul 29, 2028	Wines of the Rhine & Moselle	7	Book →
Jul 26, 2028	Aug 8, 2028	Berlin,, Majestic Rhine: Castles, Vineyards & Spa Towns & Glacier Express	13	Book →
Jul 29, 2028	Aug 8, 2028	Majestic Rhine: Castles, Vineyards & Spa Towns & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Jul 29, 2028	Aug 5, 2028	Majestic Rhine: Castles, Vineyards & Spa Towns	7	Book →
Aug 10, 2028	Aug 19, 2028	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Aug 12, 2028	Aug 22, 2028	Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Aug 26, 2028	Sep 5, 2028	Jewels of the Rhine & Glacier Express	10	Book →
Sep 7, 2028	Sep 16, 2028	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Sep 30, 2028	Oct 13, 2028	Lucerne - Zurich & Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards	13	Book →
Oct 3, 2028	Oct 15, 2028	Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards with Amsterdam	12	Book →
Oct 3, 2028	Oct 13, 2028	Rhine Castles & Moselle Vineyards	10	Book →
Oct 11, 2028	Oct 20, 2028	Amsterdam & Jewels of the Rhine	9	Book →
Nov 10, 2028	Nov 24, 2028	Splendours of Europe	14	Book →
Nov 21, 2028	Dec 8, 2028	Prague & Christmas Markets of Europe	17	Book →
Nov 21, 2028	Dec 11, 2028	Prague to Paris & Christmas Markets of Europe	20	Book →
Dec 8, 2028	Dec 15, 2028	Christmas Markets on the Rhine	7	Book →
Dec 12, 2028	Dec 22, 2028	Zurich - Lucerne & Christmas Markets on the Rhine	10	Book →