River Cruise - Romance of the Rhine
Travel time:
Airport:
Frankfurt Airport, Frankfurt , Germany
Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland
Route: Frankfurt - Cologne - Koblenz - Rüdesheim - Mainz - Heidelberg - Strasbourg - Colmar -
Basel - Freiburg - Breisach - Zurich
In May of this year (2025) we were on a river cruise on the Rhine. This is our first experience. Before that we were on a sea cruise twice.
Below is my brief cruise report, complete with maps, photos and videos.
May 7, Wednesday
So we went on a cruise on the Rhine River: Germany, France, Switzerland.
First of all, it should be noted that we chose this cruise because the flights were included in the price and the carrier was the Israeli El-Al. But ... They changed not only the departure time, but also the carrier - instead of a direct flight from Tel Aviv to Frankfurt, we flew via Prague (Czech SMARTWINGS) and then German LUFTHANSA to Frankfurt - instead of 10 am, we arrived in Frankfurt around 3 pm.
As a result, we were given 20 minutes to view the cathedral (!) in Cologne.
Cologne Cathedral
After the tour of the Cologne Cathedral, we took a bus to the port to our ship - VIVA MOMENTS.
Here it is in all its beauty:
May 8, Thursday
That day we were in Koblenz in the morning and in Rüdesheim in the afternoon.
Koblenz and surroundings
Rudesheim
May 9, Friday
Mainz
May 10, Saturday
Heidelberg
May 11, Sunday
Strasbourg
May 12, Monday
Colmar
May 13, Tuesday
Freiburg, Breisach
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May 14, Wednesday
This was the last day of our cruise, but it stretched out to a day and a half.
We got up at 5.30, packed our bags, had our last breakfast and went to the bus. The road is long - Kloten airport in Zurich. Takeoff on SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR LINES - 12.45, landing in Prague - 14.05. Then we had to wait almost 10 hours until the next flight.
And again the Czech SMARTWINGS. We took off at 23.45 and arrived at 4.05 the next day.
Resume:
Our cruise was divided into three parts:
1. Flight Tel Aviv - Prague - Frankfurt,
2. Riverboat. The food, drink and service on the boat were top notch.
3. Flight Zurich - Prague - Tel Aviv.
1. Rating - bad.
2. Rating - excellent
3. Rating: very, very bad.
Здесь можно посмотреть видео или фото от соратников круиза