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Berlin festivities usher in CroisiEurope's Elbe Princesse

CroisiEurope and the Schmitter family inaugurated Elbe Princesse, the company's second paddle riverboat, during festivities at Tegel Berlin on Thursday.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

April 15, 2016

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About 100 guests attended the christening by Father Matthias Brühe from the Katholische Pfarrei Herz Jesu.

To symbolize the friendship between France and Germany, the company chose godparents from each country: Anke Rehlinger, minister of economic affairs in Saarland, Germany, and Jean-Claude Tribolet, representing Philippe Etienne, the French ambassador.

Officials of the travel company Goetten, CroisiEurope’s representative in Germany, were joined by tour operators and journalists at the event.

Several second and third generation Schmitters led a tour of the boat, and the celebration finished with a cocktail hour.

Elbe Princesse will cruise between Berlin and Prague on the Elbe and Vltava rivers. The vessel's size lets it moor in the heart of city centers, providing easy access to important sites in Berlin, Potsdam and the gardens at the Sanssouci Palace; Lutherstadt Wittenberg, birthplace of the Reformation; Meissen and its porcelain factories; Dresden, the 'Florence of the Elbe'; the natural and architectural wonders of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains; historic Litomerice and Prague.

The special design of Elbe Princesse enables it to navigate the shallow waters of the Elbe all season long. Built by Neopolia at Saint-Nazaire, the 313-foot vessel has two decks and two stern paddlewheels. Its 40 cabins can accommodate up to 79 passengers.

 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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