Cologne Rhine River Advent Afternoon Cruise on MS Stolzenfels

Cologne, Germany

Enjoy the wintry panorama of Cologne's Old Town on board the new comfortable saloon vessel MS RheinFantasie. The elegant interior design and superior furnishings add to the warm atmosphere on board this exclusive ship. Even Santa Claus makes an appearance (Friday, Saturday and Sunday cruises only) to add to the festive ambiance on board.

Romanticism is the key in advent, and what better way to indulge in it than with the same atmosphere onboard. Experience the most beautiful stretches of the Rhine with its stunning landscape and fairytale castles and capture the true essence of Christmas in style.

Review by: Rodney D	December 2011
A nice trip but it did not depart until 3.40pm, in fact, the actual official KD Line start time is 3.30pm although the timing on our Viator schedule was 3pm. Thus we were hanging around on the boat for the best part of an hour, having arrived about 2.45pm. Also, you need to check once you board what table you have been allocated, we thought you could sit where you like on identical tables, but this is not the case and we had to stand around in a rather embarrassed manner and deal with at least three crew members before the man with the list arrived ! We were expected to know this information in advance but did a good impression of Silly Brits abroad. The coffee and waffles with cream and hot cherries were very nice as well the general ambience of the trip. The route back was was nice, darkness having descended and we could see the many floodlit buildings and Christmas decorations. Santa came around and had a chat , he liked the English and we exchanged views about the Euro. There was some nice, low key live Christmas music and you could order more food and drinks if you wished. Take a map with you if you want to find out where you are as no commentary is given. The boat is a typical KD Line boat. spotless and well run. With the slight warnings to future travellers as detailed above, we would recommend this trip. It would be wise to check at the KD Line office at the jetty where the boat sails from about the timings though.