CroisiEurope on the Main & Moselle at a glance
CroisiEurope currently operates 4 river-cruise vessels on the Main & Moselle, with an average passenger count of 138. The line is headquartered in Strasbourg, France and was founded in 1976; Founded by the Schmitter family in Strasbourg in 1976, CroisiEurope operates the largest river fleet in Europe and is one of the few lines purpose-built for the Loire, the Elbe, the Gironde estuary and the Guadalquivir. Its paddle-wheel ships and shallow-draft vessels open up rivers that mainstream operators cannot reach.
The Main & Moselle itself flows through Germany, Luxembourg, France over 1069 kilometres. The Main and Moselle are the most picturesque tributaries of the Rhine. The Moselle in particular — a thirty-mile sequence of horseshoe bends lined with the world's steepest commercial vineyards — is many guests' favourite stretch of any European cruise. Headline destinations served by CroisiEurope on this river include Würzburg, Bamberg, Trier, Cochem, Bernkastel.
CroisiEurope ships sailing the Main & Moselle
| Ship | Passengers | Launched |
|---|---|---|
| MS Cyrano de Bergerac | 174 | 2013 |
| MS Gerard Schmitter | 176 | 2011 |
| MS Symphonie | 100 | 1996 |
| MS Victor Hugo | 100 | 1999 |
Featured itineraries
| Itinerary | Length | Sample ports |
|---|---|---|
| Moselle Magic | 8 nights | Paris · Trier · Bernkastel · Cochem · Koblenz · Frankfurt |
| Main, Moselle & Rhine | 11 nights | Frankfurt · Würzburg · Bamberg · Nuremberg · Regensburg · Passau |