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Large cities and small ports in Belgium and the Netherlands

Large cities and small ports in Belgium and the Netherlands

Travel Description

Your Cruise

Düsseldorf – Gorinchem – Ghent – Antwerp – Gorinchem – Düsseldorf

  • 3% Early booking discount!
  • New route!
  • Gorinchem, Ghent, Antwerp and Nijmegen
  • Rotterdam (optional)

In Holland, the Rhine forks into many tributaries until it flows into the North Sea in Rotterdam. On this journey, you will accompany him there. First you can enjoy the blooming landscape on the banks of the Rhine, then explore the fortified city of Gorinchem or take a city tour of Rotterdam. Without further ado, drive over the spring-fresh Scheldt to Flanders, be impressed by the almost 10,000 cultural-historical buildings in Ghent or stroll through the Grote Markt in Bruges. After marvelling at the many architectural styles from Gothic to Art Deco in Antwerp, Nijmegen is home to Holland's only bicycle museum. What is there to discover here?

Discount promotion:
3% early booking discount
for bookings until 30.11.2024!

The discount has already been deducted from the prices on the travel sites. The offer is only valid for new bookings from 01.05.2024 to 30.11.2024. The discount does not apply to additional services such as beverage packages, flight surcharges, etc.

Combination savings:
If you combine two consecutive voyages, you will receive a 3% discount!

We will be happy to advise you personally on the combination cruise offers.
We are there for you from Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 20:00 and Saturday from 09:00 to 14:00 Tel.: +49 (0)40 – 2393 680-0

Travel Itinerary
DayPortArrivalDeparturePlanned shore excursions
17.05.25 Sat.Düsseldorf17.00Embarkation from 15.00 Uhr
18.05.25 Sun.Gorinchem / Netherlands06.0018.00Gorinchem City Tour (H)
Rotterdam City Tour (H)
19.05.25 Mon. Ghent / Belgium13.00Ghent Walking Tour (H)
Bruges Walking Tour (H)
20.05.25 Tue.
Antwerp / Belgium02.3023.30European Brussels and royal splendour (H)
Flemish Antwerp on the Scheldt (H)
21.05.25 Wed.Nijmegen / Netherlands13.0019.00Nijmegen Zonnetrein (H)
Brewery De Hemel in Nijmegen (H)
22.05.25 Thu. Düsseldorf07.00Disembarkation after breakfast
All times are approximate. We reserve the right to make changes to the programme, including due to high and low tide, or delays in the passage of locks.
Note Ghent: In case of storms on the Scheldt, the trips to Ghent and Bruges are operated from Antwerp.
Indicative prices for excursions: Guided city tours approx. € 20 to € 28 / Excursions by bus and, if applicable, entrance fees approx. € 39 to € 89
(H) Half-day excursion

Our included services really stand out!

Included services on the Elegant Lady

To make your holiday simply enjoyable, we have put together a "package" for you with many services, so that you can enjoy a carefree river cruise. In addition, many large and small amenities will make your trip even more comfortable. You will experience the equipment with that certain something on board MS Elegant Lady ****

  • Comfortable cruise in the selected cabin/category
  • Full board with breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Culinary Extra Afternoon Coffee and Tea with Cake
  • Free coffee and tea station from morning to night
  • Complimentary welcome drink on board & festive gala dinner
  • Mobile audio system during the excursions & information material for your trip
  • Experienced Plantours tour guide
  • Payment of all port and lock fees

Drinks package on board for €15 per night*

Included in this package are:

  • Table wine white and red
  • Beer on tap
  • Non-alcoholic beer
  • Non-alcoholic beverages such as soda and juices
  • Mineral water with/without carbonated acid and apple spritzer

Drinks are served from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. The beverage packages are not transferable to other persons. Drinks are only served in glasses.

* Price per person and night (only per cabin and can be booked in advance).

Pre-program

PACKAGE DÜSSELDORF: Hotel+Parking lot

Arrive relaxed with "Park, Sleep & Cruise" 7 days parking + 1 overnight stay in a hotel

Welcome to Düsseldorf – the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia. Situated to the left and right of the Rhine, Germany's longest river, this endearing metropolis has a lot to offer its visitors. The most popular points are certainly the old town with the almost legendary variety of around 250 pubs, bars and restaurants as well as the well-known shopping boulevard Königsallee. But a detour off the beaten track is also worthwhile.

Mercure Hotel Dusseldorf City Nord
This stylish 4-star hotel is located just a few kilometres north of the city centre and thus only 5 km from Düsseldorf's old town. It is 6 km to the main train station and 8 km to the airport. Our house is only a few hundred meters from the exits of the A3, A44 and A52. The Mercure Hotel Düsseldorf City Nord offers a 24-hour reception and a sun terrace to make your stay as pleasant as possible. The hotel has 190 elegant rooms (18 m2). All rooms are air-conditioned and have Wi-Fi. The standard rooms have a queen-size bed, TV, telephone and comfortable seating.

Package:

  • Hotel accommodation
  • Parking in the hotel's underground car park for the duration of the river cruise

Breakfast
The breakfast buffet can be booked for €23 per person.

Distance
Travel time by taxi approx. 10 – 15 minutes.

The distance from the hotel to the ship is 3.5 – 5 km (depending on the berth of the ship).

Parking
The car is parked in the hotel's underground car park during the river cruise. The underground car park is illuminated and open around the clock. Maximum height 1.90 m.

Price per person and night incl. parking:

  • in a double room from 74,50 €
  • in a single room from 149 €
  • Breakfast: 23€ p.P.

Only bookable in conjunction with a river cruise.
The minimum prices quoted depend on the occupancy rate of the hotel and may be higher. You can check the daily updated prices under the link below.

You can make a binding booking directly with our partner Holiday Extras:
www.holidayextras.de/plantours/port-hotels-parking.html

Travel documents
The customer is responsible for procuring and carrying the travel documents required by the authorities, any necessary vaccinations, visas and for complying with customs and foreign exchange regulations.

Travel insurance

Travel cancellation and curtailment

What is insured?
You cannot or not as scheduled commence your journey because of the following event.

  • Death, severe accidental injury
  • Unexpected severe illness, Intolerance to a vaccine, pregnancy
  • Damage to your property as a result of fire, elementary, event or intent criminal of a third party

What will be replaced?

  • In case of non-commencement of the journey, we replace you among other things the contractually owed travel cancellation costs
  • In case of interruption of journey, we replace the provable incurrend additional return travel costs as well as proportionally unused travel services.

Deductible: For insurance premiums without a deductible, 100% reimbursement for all insured events. For insurance premiums with a partial deductible: For illness treated on an outpatient basis, the deductible is 20% of the reimbursable claim, but at least EUR 25 per insured person. No deductible i all other cases.
Booking deadline: Please book your travel insurance at least 30 days before the start of your trip. This information is only an example of the scope of insurance exempary. You can obtain the complete terms and conditions from Plantours. You can also view the conditions on the Internet at www.hmrv.de/avb
The tariff descriptions and the insurance conditions VB-RKS 2024 (SFE20-D) of HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG are decisive for the insurance cover.
Out-of-court arbitration and complaint procedures: Attempts at arbitration and complaints can - if an agreement cannot be reached with HanseMerkur - be directed to the following arbitration and complaints centers: Responsible for all classes of insurance: Versicherungsombudsmann e.V., Postfach 08 06 32, 10006 Berlin www.versicherungsombudsmann.de

Insurance conditions

The information sheet gives you a brief overview of the main contents of our insurance product. The insurance cover is described in full in the insurance conditions. To ensure that you are fully informed, please read through all the documents.

Information sheet: Travel cancellation and curtailment

Insurance terms and conditions

Status: June 2024

The current insurance rates can be found on the travel pages under travel planning.

Train and hotel

Stress-free and relaxed arrival for your cruise:
With our new partner, the rail specialist "railtour", we can now offer our cruise guests a wider range of services related to rail travel.

Whether it's a simple train ride to our German ports, the journey to the airport with an overnight stay in a hotel or now also the departure from Austrian or Swiss train stations - everything is possible. Just get in and sit back!

Click here to start booking a train/hotelSearch & Book

Parking with your car

In Düsseldorf and Frankfurt, there are plenty of parking garages and parking spaces near the jetty for your arrival by private car - but these are subject to a charge. (Parking fee € 16 per day in Düsseldorf and from € 15 per day in Frankfurt) Link recommendation:
Frankfurt: www.parkopedia.de (German website)
Düsseldorf: www.parkservice24.de/en
On this website you can select the parking option for Düsseldorf or Frankfurt. We will be happy to make recommendations or send you more detailed explanations.

In Passau and Cologne, car parking is offered by the Globus parking service. Our local partner will organize everything for you. When booking a parking space, the transfer from the parking space to the ship on the day of arrival and from the ship to the parking space on the day of departure is already included. You can make a binding booking directly with our partner online on the website www.globus-group.de (German website) or by email at: parkservice@globus-group.de vornehmen.

Passau – Parking fee per car in Euro

Nights 7: Garage 92,- Outdoor area 78,-
Nights 14: Garage 135,- Outdoor area 119,-

Cologne – Parking fee per car in Euro

Nights 2: Carport-pitch 78,- Outdoor area 62,-
Nights 3: Carport-pitch 88,- Outdoor area 72,-
Nights 4: Carport-pitch 99,- Outdoor area 81,-

Price as at: July 2024

Luggage service

For luggage transfer from your front door directly to the ship or airport and back, we recommend our long-standing and reliable partner TEFRA, Travel Logistics GmbH, phone 0800 - 500 23 50 https://www.tefra-gepaeckservice.de

On request, we will be happy to send you a brochure with the exact conditions of carriage and prices.

Notes for guests with limited mobility

Our cruises are only partially suitable for people with reduced mobility. Please contact us for further advice, specifying your specific needs.

MS ELEGANT LADY - Travel in style and comfort

Her name says it all: Stylish and comfortable, the ELEGANT LADY takes you to the most beautiful places on the Rhine, Meuse, Main, Moselle, Saar as well as in Holland and Belgium and lets you simply forget everyday life. Not only the light-flooded, spacious outside cabins, but also the inviting sun deck and the comfortable winter garden offer plenty of space for your relaxation.

Your ship

  • French balconies on the upper deck
  • Light-flooded, spacious outside cabins
  • Inviting sun deck with large awning
  • Elegant restaurant with fantastic panoramic views
  • Spacious panorama bar with a fantastic all-round view
  • Cosy sky lounge with bar
  • Small library with fireplace, Wi-Fi access (subject to charge), small shop
  • Elevator from the main deck to the upper deck and stair lift from the upper deck to the sundeck
Our flagship MS ELEGANT LADY

MS ELEGANT LADY

Plenty of space for your relaxation on board MS ELEGANT LADY is offered by the inviting sun deck, the cosy winter garden, bar and restaurant with fantastic panoramic views as well as light-flooded, spacious outside cabins.

Sun deck

Inviting sun deck with large awning.
Guests with limited mobility can also move anywhere on board, the main deck and upper deck are connected by an elevator and a stair lift runs from the upper deck to the sundeck.

Foyer

Stylish and welcoming reception

Lobby with library, small shop

Small, cozy library with fireplace and Wi-Fi access (subject to charge)

Panorama-Bar

Spacious panorama bar with a fantastic all-round view

Viewing salon

Cosy sky lounge with bar

Restaurant

Elegant restaurant with fantastic panoramic views

The cabins

Furnished cabins were extensively redesigned and renovated in 2016/2017 and equipped with French balconies on the upper deck.

Internet on board

On board MS ELEGANT LADY, internet reception in the form of Wi-Fi can be booked for a fee at the reception. Continuous reception cannot always be guaranteed, and there may be temporary interruptions in network coverage on some sections. We ask for your understanding that reimbursement of costs is not possible due to interruptions. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the hotel management at the reception.

INCLUSIVE SERVICES

  • Cruise in the selected cabin/category
  • Full board on the ship: breakfast, lunch and dinner, afternoon coffee and tea with cake
  • Coffee and tea station
  • Welcome drink on board & festive gala dinner
  • Mobile audio system during the excursions & information material for your trip
  • PLANTOURS Cruise Tour Guide
  • Port and lock feesn

BEVERAGE PACKAGES ON BOARD – bookable in advance*
Included in this package are:

  • Table wine white and red
  • Beer on tap
  • Non-alcoholic beer
  • Non-alcoholic beverages such as soda and juices
  • Mineral water with/without carbonated acid and apple spritzer

The all-inclusive drinks are offered from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. Drinks are only served in glasses. The beverage package does not apply to bottled beverages and is intended for personal consumption only. All other beverages according to the prices indicated on the drinks menu on board.

* The current prices per person and night (only per cabin and can be booked in advance) can be found on the travel pages.

Herzlich Willkommen an Bord der MS ELEGANT LADY

Deckplan der MS ELEGANT LADY

Hauptdeck

Oberdeck

MS ELEGANT LADY Decksplan

An overview of all ELEGANT LADY decks

MS ELEGANT LADY Cabins

All 63 outside cabins are elegantly furnished and invitingly large with approx. 14 sqm. Shower/WC, hairdryer, TV, telephone, safe, are a matter of course, as well as individually regulated air conditioning. On the main deck, the cabins are equipped with normal (split) panoramic windows and on the upper deck with large panoramic windows across the entire width of the cabin as well as French balconies.

Two-bed

Cabin example outside, aft ca. 14 sqm

  • Two single beds (standing together)
  • Shower room with WC
  • Hairdryer
  • TV, telephone, safe
  • Individually adjustable air conditioning
  • Panoramic window (divided)

Two-bed

Cabin example outside, aft, ca. 14 sqm

  • Two single beds (standing together)
  • Shower room with WC
  • Hairdryer
  • TV, Phone, Safe
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • Panoramic window (divided)

Single

Cabin example outside, ca. 14 sqm

  • Two single beds (standing together)
  • Shower room with WC
  • Hairdryer
  • TV, Phone, Safe
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • Panoramic window (divided)

Exception cabin 123: approx. 10 m² with folding beds that cannot be put together

Two-bed with french balcony

Cabin example, outside, aft, with french balcony, ca.14 m²

  • Two single beds (standing together)
  • Shower room with WC
  • Hairdryer
  • TV, Phone, Safe
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • French balcony

Two-bed with french balcony

Cabin example, outside, with french balcony, ca.14 m²

  • Two single beds (standing together)
  • Shower room with WC
  • Hairdryer
  • TV, Phone, Safe
  • Individually controlled air conditioning
  • French balcony

MS ELEGANT LADY Technical Data

Commissioning2003 under the Bulgarian flag
Modernization Extensive modernization in 2017 and modernization / new design of the public spaces and cabins in winter 2024/2025
Length110 m
Width11 m
Draught1,40 m
Engines1000 PS
Crew members32
Passengers126
Decks2 cabin decks
Voltage220 Volt
Liftfrom the main deck to the upper deck
Stairliftfrom the upper deck to the sun deck

Her name says it all: Stylish and comfortable, the ELEGANT LADY takes you to the most beautiful places on the Rhine, Meuse, Main, Moselle, Saar as well as in Holland and Belgium and lets you simply forget everyday life. Not only the light-flooded, spacious outside cabins, but also the inviting sun deck and the comfortable winter garden offer plenty of space for your relaxation.

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