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'Celebrity has a chance to deliver the world’s first luxury river ship – designed for all'

Cruise
Richard Thompson
25 February 2025

If Celebrity Cruises stands by the values that have made the brand such a success, it now has an opportunity to transform attitudes towards inclusivity in the river sector, writes Inclu Travel co-founder and chief executive Richard Thompson for TTG.

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Richard Thompson believes Celebrity Cruises has the chance to shake up the river market for the better

Ocean cruise ships can offer what are almost certainly some of the most accessible and inclusive environments for passengers with physical, sensory and neurodivergent exceptionalities that travel has to offer.

Yet it’s always been a mystery to me how – to the best of our knowledge here at Inclu – not one of the nearly 200 vessels operated by the top eight major river cruise operators offer such a barrier-free, non-discriminatory experience.