Elbe River Cruise Guide: What Does It Cost?

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The Elbe is perhaps the most temperamental river in Europe, but for those who value substance over scale, it is also one of the most rewarding. Flowing from the Czech Republic through eastern Germany to the North Sea, the Elbe is the only major European river with virtually no lock and dam system on its […]

CroisiEurope To Launch Second Ship On The Elbe

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CroisiEurope has started construction on a third paddle-wheel riverboat to cruise the notoriously shallow Elbe River. Following the success of the MS Loire Princesse in 2015 and the Elbe Princesse in 2016, CroisiEurope ordered the third paddlewheel-propelled riverboat. MS Elbe Princesse II will be the second ship operating between Berlin and Prague on the Elbe and the […]

Water Levels Affect Danube, Elbe, Rhine River Cruises

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The issue of water levels along the rivers of Europe has once again reared its ugly head – and it’s not pretty. Due to increased rainfall activity, the Danube and Rhine Rivers are currently experiencing high water levels. This has forced some river cruise lines to make changes for sailings through the end of June, […]

Elbe Princesse: Summing Up

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CroisiEurope’s Newest Ship Reaches For the Stars Four days is a short time to be aboard a river cruise ship, but it was all the time we needed to officially welcome CrosisiEurope’s new Elbe Princesse into the world of river cruises. Christened on April 14, 2016, we stayed onboard for the official event in Berlin […]

Ship Profile: Elbe Princesse

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We’ve been writing about her a lot in the past few days, and we’ve now posted our complete Ship Profile for CroisiEurope’s Elbe Princesse: Elbe Princesse Overview Launched in April of 2016, the 311-foot long Elbe Princesse was designed specifically to sail the shallow Elbe and Havel rivers between Berlin and Prague. It is CroisiEurope’s […]