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Harmonie vs Lumière

Tauck River Cruises

Lumière

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The verdict

Which should you choose?

Harmonie is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, due to enter service in 2028. Lumière is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, in service since 2026. Harmonie has no specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold. Lumière has no specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold. Their Bliss scores are identical, so the differences below are in the ships themselves.

Choose Lumière if you want more cruises to choose from: it has 12 cruises on sale (vs 6).

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Specifications

marks the better figure where more, or less, is plainly better.

HarmonieLumière
Cruise line Tauck River Cruises Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2028 (better) 2026
Passengers 130 130
Crew 50 50
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 2.6 2.6
Cabins 68 68
Decks 4 4
Length 443 ft 443 ft
Beam 38 ft 38 ft
Cruises on sale 6 12
Upcoming sailings 27 64
Cruise lengths 5 to 13 nights 5 to 13 nights

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. Harmonie leads on 0 of the ten, Lumière on 0, with 10 level.

  • Active Harmonie: 7.0 Lumière: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Harmonie: 5.0 Lumière: 5.0
  • Cultural Harmonie: 9.5 Lumière: 9.5
  • Dining Harmonie: 8.5 Lumière: 8.5
  • Entertainment Harmonie: 5.0 Lumière: 5.0
  • Family friendly Harmonie: 6.0 Lumière: 6.0
  • Party Harmonie: 3.0 Lumière: 3.0
  • Romantic Harmonie: 9.0 Lumière: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Harmonie: 4.5 Lumière: 4.5
  • Staterooms Harmonie: 8.5 Lumière: 8.5

Questions

Harmonie or Lumière?

Which has more crew per passenger?

They are level, with one crew member for every 2.6 passengers.

Which is better for families?

They score the same for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 6.0 out of 10.

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