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Joy vs Reverie

Tauck River Cruises

Joy

Cruises
15
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Tauck River Cruises

Reverie

Cruises
6
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The verdict

Which should you choose?

Joy is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, in service since 2016. Reverie is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 124 passengers, due to enter service in 2027. Reverie has no specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Joy if you want a more family-friendly ship or more cruises to choose from: it outscores Reverie for family friendly (6.0 vs 4.5) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores and it has 15 cruises on sale (vs 6).

Choose Reverie if you want more crew per passenger or a newer ship: it has a crew member for every 2.5 passengers (vs 3.8) and its maiden voyage was in 2027 (vs 2016).

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Specifications

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

JoyReverie
Cruise line Tauck River Cruises Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2016 2027 (better)
Gross tonnage 1,000 —
Passengers 130 124
Crew 34 50
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.8 2.5 (better)
Space per passengergross tons per passenger; more is roomier 7.7 —
Cabins — 62
Decks 4 4
Length 443 ft 410 ft
Beam 39 ft —
Cruiseable ratingout of 10 10 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 15 6
Upcoming sailings 38 30
Cruise lengths 5–14 nights 5–11 nights

Bliss scores

How they rate, out of 10

Cruiseable rates ships out of 10 on ten parts of a cruise holiday. Joy leads on 1 of the ten, Reverie on 4, with 5 level.

  • Active Joy: 7.0 Reverie: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Joy: 5.0 Reverie: 5.0
  • Cultural Joy: 9.0 Reverie: 9.5
  • Dining Joy: 8.0 Reverie: 8.5
  • Entertainment Joy: 5.0 Reverie: 5.0
  • Family friendly Joy: 6.0 Reverie: 4.5
  • Party Joy: 3.0 Reverie: 3.0
  • Romantic Joy: 8.5 Reverie: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Joy: 4.0 Reverie: 4.5
  • Staterooms Joy: 8.5 Reverie: 8.5

Tauck River Cruises

Joy

Cruising exclusively along the riverscapes of the Danube, ms Joy is part of the Inspiration class of riverboats from Tauck River Cruises.

Highlights

  • Twenty two 300-sq. ft. suites and 8 loft cabins with an additional view
  • Complimentary Internet

Sailing now

15 cruises on sale.

Questions

Joy or Reverie?

Which has more crew per passenger?

Reverie, with one crew member for every 2.5 passengers against one for every 3.8 on Joy.

Which is better for families?

Joy scores higher for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 6.0 out of 10, against 4.5 for Reverie.

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