Germersheim Germany Rhineland-Palatinate
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Emerald Waterways (186 Cruises)
Emerald Astra
6 Cruises
Emerald Destiny
73 Cruises
Emerald Luna
53 Cruises
Emerald Sky
14 Cruises
| 28 July | 7 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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| 28 July | 8 days | One-way from Basel to Amsterdam |
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Emerald Star
10 Cruises
Emerald Sun
30 Cruises
Uniworld Boutique River Cruise (210 Cruises)
S.S Audrey
29 Cruises
| 23 June | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 25 June | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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S.S Elisabeth
29 Cruises
| 4 June | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 6 June | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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| 12 September | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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| 26 September | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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S.S. Antoinette
60 Cruises
| 26 March | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 28 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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| 24 March | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 26 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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S.S. Émilie
6 Cruises
S.S. Victoria
26 Cruises
Uniworld SS Antoinette
60 Cruises
| 26 March | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 28 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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| 24 March | 10 days | One-way from Amsterdam to Basel |
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| 26 March | 8 days | One-way from Arnhem to Basel |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Right at the edge of the centre, along the Rhine, where the river makes a long slow bend between Speyer and Karlsruhe. A few minutes' walk separates the gangway from the first streets of the Palatinate town.
Yes, and it is the only sensible way to do it. You never end up more than about fifteen minutes from the quay. Bicycles can also be rented for the riverside paths and the floodplain trails.
The town was built inside one of the largest fortresses in 19th-century Germany. Between 1834 and 1861 King Ludwig I of Bavaria raised massive walls, monumental gates, casemates and ditches here to watch the frontier facing France.
Spot the fortifications while crossing the centre, visit the fortress museum in the Fronfeste, a former military prison, then return along the riverside promenade. The museum takes about an hour, which fits a port call well.
No, several works are in surprisingly good condition. The great battles everyone feared never reached these ramparts. Bastions have become parkland, and former garrison buildings now hold classrooms and flats: the university occupies part of them.
The euro. Restaurants and the museum generally take cards, but the bakeries on the main street and the weekly market often run on cash. A few notes in your pocket save a trip back to an ATM.
Reasonably well for a town this size, helped by the university presence. German remains the everyday language in shops, though. French is sometimes understood: the border is not far.
Palatinate cooking, generous in portion, paired with the dry Rieslings of the wine region that begins at the town gates. Bakeries on the main street change their fruit tarts with the harvest: cherries in early summer, plums at the end.
Yes, about fifteen kilometres upstream, and some organised excursions go there for the Romanesque cathedral. It is not a trip to improvise on your own when the call is short: book the outing offered on board instead.
Yes, provided children are told in advance that this is stonework rather than a fairy-tale castle. The flat riverbanks, the cycle paths across the floodplain and the herons in the old river arms make for a pleasant family outing.
