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AmaWaterways delays launch of new vessel citing ‘challenges of being a pioneer’

Cruise
Harry Kemble
3 October 2024

AmaWaterways has pushed back the launch of its new Colombia-based AmaMagdalena ship into 2025, putting the delay down to the "challenges" inherent in being a "pioneer".

Sundeck AmaMagdalena, October 2024 Credit: AmaWaterways

The sundeck on AmaMagdalena, which will now launch in March 2025 (Credit: AmaWaterways)

The luxury river line had planned to launch the first of two vessels on the Magdalena River in November 2024.

However, Rudi Schreiner, co-founder and president of AmaWaterways, said: “This is the first time a major river cruise line is offering a journey of this nature on the Magdalena River. We’ve encountered challenges that are simply part of being pioneers.

“Opening a new river to the world is not easy, but it’s exactly these kinds of bold steps that allow us to offer our guests new experiences.”