CroisiEurope · Rhine river

CroisiEurope on the Rhine

Family-owned French line covering Europe's lesser-known rivers. — currently sailing 9 vessels on the Rhine.

Ships on river9
Avg. passengers153
First launched1995
Latest hull2013

CroisiEurope on the Rhine at a glance

CroisiEurope currently operates 9 river-cruise vessels on the Rhine, with an average passenger count of 153. 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 Rhine itself flows through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Netherlands over 1233 kilometres. The Rhine is the busiest river-cruise corridor in the world. Its Middle-Rhine gorge between Bingen and Koblenz is a UNESCO World Heritage Site studded with more than forty hilltop castles. Most Rhine itineraries run between Amsterdam and Basel, covering Cologne, Koblenz, Rüdesheim, Mannheim, Speyer, Strasbourg and Breisach in seven to ten days. Headline destinations served by CroisiEurope on this river include Cologne Cathedral, Strasbourg, Heidelberg, Marksburg Castle, the Middle Rhine UNESCO gorge.

CroisiEurope ships sailing the Rhine

ShipPassengersLaunched
MS Beethoven 180 2004
MS Cyrano de Bergerac 174 2013
MS Gerard Schmitter 176 2011
MS La Boheme 154 1995
MS Leonard de Vinci 144 2002
MS Mona Lisa 132 2000
MS Princesse d'Aquitaine 138 1999
MS Symphonie 100 1996
MS Vivaldi 176 2009

Featured itineraries

ItineraryLengthSample ports
Romantic Rhine 8 nights Amsterdam · Cologne · Koblenz · Rüdesheim · Mannheim · Strasbourg · Breisach
Rhine Highlights 7 nights Basel · Breisach · Strasbourg · Speyer · Mainz · Rüdesheim · Koblenz
Tulip Time on the Rhine 8 nights Amsterdam · Kinderdijk · Antwerp · Veere · Hoorn · Arnhem · Cologne
Castles of the Rhine 8 nights Amsterdam · Cologne · Koblenz · Heidelberg · Strasbourg · Breisach · Basel