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Savor vs Serene

Tauck River Cruises

Savor

Cruises
13
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Tauck River Cruises

Serene

Cruises
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The verdict

Which should you choose?

Savor is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 130 passengers, in service since 2014. Serene is an intimate Tauck River Cruises ship carrying 124 passengers, in service since 2026. Serene has no specs yet, so the verdict rests on the figures we do hold.

Choose Serene if you want a newer ship, more crew per passenger or a more romantic trip: it outscores Savor for romantic (9.0 vs 8.0) in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores, its maiden voyage was in 2026 (vs 2014) and it has a crew member for every 2.5 passengers (vs 3.3).

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Specifications

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

SavorSerene
Cruise line Tauck River Cruises Tauck River Cruises
Ship size Intimate Intimate
Maiden voyagenewer highlighted 2014 2026 (better)
Gross tonnage 1,000 —
Passengers 130 124
Crew 39 50
Passengers per crew memberfewer is better 3.3 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 8 / 10 —
Cruises on sale 13 8
Upcoming sailings 43 41
Cruise lengths 7–13 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. Savor leads on 1 of the ten, Serene on 5, with 4 level.

  • Active Savor: 7.0 Serene: 7.0
  • Adventure & nature Savor: 5.0 Serene: 5.0
  • Cultural Savor: 9.0 Serene: 9.5
  • Dining Savor: 8.0 Serene: 8.5
  • Entertainment Savor: 5.0 Serene: 5.0
  • Family friendly Savor: 6.5 Serene: 6.0
  • Party Savor: 3.0 Serene: 3.0
  • Romantic Savor: 8.0 Serene: 9.0
  • Spa & fitness Savor: 4.0 Serene: 4.5
  • Staterooms Savor: 8.0 Serene: 8.5

Tauck River Cruises

Savor

Accommodating up to 130 passengers as she winds her way along the mighty Danube River, Tauck River Cruises' ms Savor takes passengers to discover timeless cities such as Munich, Nürnberg, Vienna, Passau, Bratislava and Cesky Krumlov.

Highlights

  • Offers the most space per guest on Europe’s inland waterways
  • Complimenatry Internet
  • Al fresco dining on the Sun Deck

Sailing now

13 cruises on sale.

Questions

Savor or Serene?

Which ship is newer, Savor or Serene?

Serene is newer, with a maiden voyage in 2026 against 2014 for Savor.

Which has more crew per passenger?

Serene, with one crew member for every 2.5 passengers against one for every 3.3 on Savor.

Which is better for families?

Savor scores higher for family friendliness in Cruiseable’s Bliss scores: 6.5 out of 10, against 6.0 for Serene.

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