About Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the most-served embarkation port on the Lower Rhine and the gateway to almost every northbound itinerary the major operators publish. Ships moor on the Ruijterkade quays a short walk from Centraal Station, putting the Rijksmuseum, Anne Frank House and the Jordaan canals within an easy stroll of the gangway. Many lines pair the city with a separate canal-cruise excursion under the seventeenth-century gabled houses of the Herengracht. Spring tulip sailings often start here in late March, while the Christmas-market season runs from late November to early January.
River cruise ships that call at Amsterdam
132 vessels from 13 operators include Amsterdam in their published itineraries:
…and 72 more vessels.
Itineraries that include Amsterdam
- Romantic Rhine
- Tulip Time on the Rhine
- Castles of the Rhine
Operators serving Amsterdam
Viking River Cruises
Scandinavian-styled Longships exploring Europe's great waterways.
AmaWaterways
Boutique river ships with twin balconies and onboard bicycles.
Avalon Waterways
Suite Ships with beds that face the river.
Scenic Luxury Cruises
All-inclusive Space-Ships with butler-served suites.
Emerald Cruises
Star-Ships with an indoor pool that converts to a cinema.
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises
Floating boutique hotels with hand-curated antiques.
CroisiEurope
Family-owned French line covering Europe's lesser-known rivers.
Tauck
Family-owned American operator with multi-generational departures.
A-ROSA River Cruises
Lifestyle river cruising for a German-speaking market.
Riviera Travel
British operator with single-supplement cabins on every ship.
Amadeus River Cruises
Family-owned Austrian line with classic European itineraries.
Grand Circle Cruise Line
Small-ship river cruises for active North American travellers.
Riverside Luxury Cruises
New ultra-luxury entrant with all-suite ships.
Rivers reached from Amsterdam
Rhine
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Danube
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Main & Moselle
The Main and Moselle are the most picturesque tributaries of the Rhine. The Moselle in particular — a thirty-mile sequence of horseshoe…