Cologne River Cruise Vacations

Cologne Round-trip Cruises

• The Cologne round-trip cruises by Köln-Düsseldorfer vary depending on time and taste. The 14-ship fleet all have heated cabins and a top viewing deck. The one-hour Rhine cruise takes visitors around the major landmarks with guide commentary. There also is a two-hour afternoon/tea-time cruise. The three-hour evening cruise includes a buffet dinner, drinks and live music. The slower-paced senior citizen cruise includes coffee cakes and live music. Attractions include views of Old Town Cologne and Cologne Cathedral. Stops include the old Roman city and the waterfront promenade where visitors can look down at the Rhine.

  Köln-Düsseldorfer
  Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG
  Frankenwerft 35, 50667 Cologne
  02-21-20-88-3-18
  k-d.com/englisch/index.html

Panoramic Cruises

• KolnTourist offers one-hour panoramic round trip cruises from Cologne to Rodenkirchen. The cruise leaves from Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer and heads towards Rodenkirchen on the Rhine, passing the Cologne Cathedral and old town. Stops include the Chocolate Museum and/or the German Sports & Olympia Museum. Other attractions include the Rheinauhafen residential/business quarter with its crane houses and four Rhine bridges. Rodenkirchen was a fishing village, but now it has several restaurants. Visitors may get off at the village and return to Cologne later.

  KolnTourist
  Personenschiffahrt am Dom GmbH
  Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer D- 50668 Köln
  49-0-221-12-16-00
  koelntourist.net

Party Cruises

• Köln-Düsseldorfer offers seven non-stop party cruises that leave from Cologne and sail along the Rhine. Themes run from the Sion Beer Party to an 80s night to a wine and dine cruise on Saturday. The Friday party cruises are two and half hours to three hours long and are generally geared towards a younger crowd. There is, however, the Express Over 30s Party cruise for people in their 30s. The cruises include a live band and a bar. The three-hour Saturday Wine and Dine Cruise includes a buffet dinner, drinks and live music for dancing. This cruise does not make any stops; it simply sails up and down the Rhine, passing the old town and the Cologne Cathedral.

  Köln-Düsseldorfer
  Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG
  Frankenwerft 35, 50667 Cologne
  02-21-20-88-3-18
  k-d.com/englisch/index.html