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Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations)

8 days
From Basel to Amsterdam
4.8
13 traveler reviews
Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations) - Lueftner Cruises
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River Cruise
Scenic waterways and effortless exploration
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English, German
Group Size 20 - 150
Age range 8 to 99
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Highlights

  • Visit France, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands
  • Glide past The Lorelei, the mythical rock of the sirens
  • Dine on board in the elegant Panorama-Restaurant
  • Sip Riesling in Rüdesheim and explore charming Koblenz
  • Explore the waterways of Bohemian Amsterdam

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Basel
  2. Day 2 Strasbourg
  3. Day 3 Speyer,Mannheim
  4. Day 4 Mannheim,Rüdesheim,Koblenz
  5. Day 5 Koblenz,Cochem
  6. Day 6 Cologne
  7. Day 7 Amsterdam
  8. Day 8 Amsterdam
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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport
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What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

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Lueftner Cruises

Number of tours

85

Age Range

8 to 99 years old

Response time

within 2 days

Response rate

76%

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Lueftner Cruises Ship

  • Amadeus Cara
    Amadeus Cara
    The new ship offers a total of 72 spacious deluxe cabins and 12 AMADEUS Suites. Similar to our other ships, the cabins on the Mozart and Str… Read more
    Capacity
    Built
    2021
    Guests
    168
    Crew
    46
    Length
    135 m / 443 ft
    Width
    11.4 m / 37.5 ft
    Suites
    12
    Staterooms
    72
    Registry
    Gross Tonnage
    1770 gt
    Electricity
    Beam
    Cruising Speed
    14 kn / 26 kph / 16 mph
    Generators
    Engines
    Draft

Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.8
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.3
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.8
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.8
  • Food
    Excellent
    4.8
  • 4.5
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  • Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations) reviewer 1
    · May 10th, 2025
    Our tour of Turkyie was exceptional. Well organised with great drivers and super tour guides. We explored so much or the country’s history and culture. We were impressed with all aspects of the tour.
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    Trip date: May 2024
  • Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations) reviewer 2
    · October 17th, 2024
    Excellent service. The staff was unfailingly polite and very helpful. The food, both quality and presentation were outstanding
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    Trip date: October 2024
  • SB
    · October 13th, 2024
    Great cruise with many interesting stops
    Trip date: October 2024
  • RR
    · October 11th, 2024
    1st time cruiser of any sort and can't wait to do a second! Our Amadeus Star Rhine River Cruise was incredible. The boat was like a 4 star hotel in every way. White linen service for every meal. The suite was spectacular - and the showers amazing:) The staff was polite and generous. The views were breathtaking. What was most surprising was that it seemed like we had the river to ourselves and had it not been for the need to slow down for locks and docking we would have never known we were on a ship. Another pleasant surprise was the ability to do your own thing. We didn't feel like we had to be somewhere or do something because we were part of a group. Often times we choose to take the bikes (both standard and ebikes - the electric assist was a godsend for the ride through the Rhine's vertical vineyards.) to go exploring on our own. But in a few cases - we choose to do the arranged tours which brought us to sites which would have been a bit more inaccessible (and we would have missed seeing) or see the sites in a bigger city like Cologne in a short amount of time. The cruise director was so accommodating -we were able to signup (and in one case cancel) once on board which I was concerned about because we had booked the trip last minute. The audio assist headsets were great to hear the guide without having to crowd around a person to hear. In port - I was able to eyeball several competitors ships and thought that the Amadeus Star's suites, dining areas and brightwork above deck was superior to its competitors. Our suite was bright and airy with large with expansive windows, a sliding glass door and a small balcony . A walk-in closet, coffee/refrigerator nook and seating area to take in the sunshine and sites made this a very unexpected pleasure - as I had heard about the small quarters on cruise ships that made me leery about sailing. Another pleasant surprise was the diversity of the guests. We shared our adventure with a group from Japan, another from Germany, and of course - the Canadians (who lived up to their reputation of friendliness and "adopted" those of us who were traveling solo - including someone from Austrailia) The ages ranged from about 40 to sprite 90 year olds - although the majority were in our age group (60s) I highly recommend this cruise and the Amadeus ships!
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    Trip date: September 2024
  • Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations) reviewer 5
    · July 30th, 2024
    Organisation was excellent. Quick answers to all my questions
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    Trip date: July 2024
  • DN
    · July 28th, 2024
    We have a lovely trip on the Amadeus Cara.
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    Trip date: July 2024
  • Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations) reviewer 7
    · June 1st, 2024
    We had a great time with all the staff and excursions and no complaints at all.
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    Trip date: May 2024
  • Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations) reviewer 8
    · April 25th, 2024
    It's every bit of luxury without the price tag of some better known names. You have your own and very comfortable sailing hotel and dining rooms, great food, with the ability to sightsee at different places every day. The choice is between self guided or group tours. In hindsight, I would have probably done the sightseeing by myself.
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    Trip date: April 2024
  • DS
    · April 19th, 2024
    Beautiful ship with an excellent crew and service. The food was delicious and presented elegantly. Entertainment was sparse but what they had was enjoyable. Dinner takes 2-3 hours sometimes so it can be rather late. Tours are what is expected. Some better than others but all are an additional charge. I would highly recommend and plan to book again.
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    Trip date: April 2024
  • ST
    · August 10th, 2023
    The boat was clean and well set up and the staff were super friendly! It was stated that this was an English and a German cruise which was great. Our room was so week set up, lots of storage and the drop down window was a great feature. The room was bigger than a lot of hotel rooms we have stayed at. The food was varied and good and wine and beer are included with lunch and dinner. We did the smaller package tour added on that was one a day. Unfortunately a couple were cut short and very rushed due to time constraints. I guess this happens on river cruises. Great experience overall!
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    Trip date: August 2023

Dates & Availability

8 days
Classical Rhine Cruise (Basel - Amsterdam) (10 destinations)
From Basel to Amsterdam

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    Nancy

    Asked on November 18th, 2024

    How much are the optional excursion packages?

    Price / Availability
    Tour Details
    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten November 2024

      Package A is Euro 294/- per person. Package B is Euro 417/- per person. Package C is Euro 501/- per person. You don't have to take a package if you don't want to. You may select excursions on a A La Carte basis as well.

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    Brian

    Asked on May 7th, 2024

    Actually, I prefered to book Classical Rhine Cruise, but last step making payment always end with payment failure since 4 days ago. Yesterday we tried similar cruise and had still payment failed

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    Tour Details
    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten May 2024

      We will check the payment issue and help you resolve the problem with your cruise booking

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    Paula

    Asked on March 17th, 2024

    Do you have available dates for September 2024?

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      Paula

      TravelerWritten March 2024

      Could you provide them with the name of the ship?

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      Paula

      TravelerWritten March 2024

      Could you explain to them the difference between the cabins?

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      Paula

      TravelerWritten March 2024

      I would like to see the Strauss room and Amelie Suite pictures. Where can I find them?

    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten March 2024

      The ship that will be sailing on both dates is known as the MS Amadeus Star. Each deck has different cabin types with the ones towards the front considered premium and hence the higher price as compared to the cabins located towards the back end. The higher the deck the better the view and vantage point and hence cabins on higher decks are more expensive.

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      Paula

      TravelerWritten March 2024

      Any charges if an agent booking for us? Do you have C-4 and B-4 2 rooms for 4 people on September 7 to 14 ,2024 ? Also September 21 to 28, the same one C4 room and one B4 room. I would like to have both prices please. I want to compare September 2024 with 3/26/2025 C4 and B4 before we book the rooms for 4.

    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten March 2024

      If you are looking to book via a Travel agent, any fees will need to be discussed with them as they are the ones providing this service. We are unable to advise of the fees that a travel agent will charge you.

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    Sylvia

    Asked on September 16th, 2023

    Any trip departures in the first week of December?

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    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten September 2023

      This cruise is not available in December 2023. We do have many lovely cruises on the Rhine available during that time!

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    Kylie

    Asked on September 15th, 2023

    Are you offering any Danube cruises next Summer?

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    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten September 2023

      Yes indeed we do offer cruises on the Danube for next Summer. Request you to kindly find a few of our popular ones.

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    Jacqueline

    Asked on July 17th, 2023

    Are there balcony cabins available?

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    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten July 2023

      The only cabin that offered an outside balcony is the suite and it is currently sold out. We can offer you these next available cabins: Cabin A-1 (17.5m²) with lowerable panoramic window front (On the Mozart Deck), Cabin B-1 (17.5m²) with lowerable panoramic window front (On the Strauss Deck).

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    Sophie

    Asked on January 19th, 2023

    I have interest in booking one of your canel tours but would like to see pictures of the boat and rooms. Will this be possible?

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    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten January 2023

      Cabin Categories: As this cruise is operated by AMADEUS Star you can see here all available cabin pictures. Per ship per deck different cabin categories. The difference is simply the location of the cabin on each deck. You can see here the detailed deck plan.

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    Jacqueline

    Asked on January 17th, 2023

    Are excursions includes or not? If it's not include, How much?

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    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten January 2023

      Regarding shore excursions, they have an additional price and you can select either between two packages or individual excursions. The packages have a cost of around $500 Euros per person.

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    Denise

    Asked on December 12th, 2022

    Please send a quote in a 'B-4 Cabin - Double'

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    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten December 2022

      We can offer you a quote on the other categories C1, B1, A1 or the Suite

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    Ann

    Asked on August 10th, 2022

    Looking at 8 day Classic Rhine cruise from Basel to Amsterdam. What would the price be for a SOLO traveler? Happy with the smaller room, as long as it has a window to see the scenery from and not under the water level.

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    • Lueftner CruisesOperatorWritten August 2022

      The total comes to AUD $ 2,923.14, this includes the Early Bird Discount of AUD $ 448.54. Please note this price does not include international flights, shore excursions, airport transfers, or gratuities.

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Tour ID: 79154

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    France, Germany and Netherlands
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    Swiss Franc
    Switzerland
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    Switzerland
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    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Germany and Switzerland. Ideally 6 months before travel.
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    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
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