Altstadtufer - Ableger der Köln Düsseldorfer Concerts 2025

We had a good 1 hour cruising on the Rhine river with KD cruise. Boarding is from Pier 3, which is 10 min walk from the cathedral. Area around the pier is beautiful for a walk and there are lots of local markets. Cruise had both indoor & outdoor decks. We cruise leisurely on the river passing through some of the sights and get a view of the Koln bridge and cathedral towards the end. Good time to relax and enjoy the sun & views. We could choose from a variety of complimentary drinks, but they had limited food options as was served at our table.

I ordered the ticket online, and it is a dinner cruise. It is really literally a dinner cruise. Get on at 7 pm, leave the port at 8 pm, back at 10 pm to the port . Nice view( you can go outside or up level to see and picturing .

We went for a 60 mins ride. Price €15 pp. I think its not value for me because the ride is too short. It starts from: Hauptbanhof then goes till till Rodenkirchen and back. The boat moves at a very slow pace, which adds to the slowness.

KD stands for Köln-Düsseldorf, is a German domestic river cruise company based in Cologne / Köln since 1826. By 2022 it has 14 ships or ferries with 189 employees. They operate on Rhine and Moselle rivers, are under Viking river cruise, which was founded in 1997. MS Asbach is a modern vessel that operates mostly on the romantic Middle Rhine. I caught a short ride from Boppard to Koblenz on April 28, 2002, a few days before their regular season: 1:15 long and cost €11.90 (it’s only 15 minutes by train, along the same river, and cost €3.85). At Koblenz, it stops at the Deutsches Eck / German Corner - very convenient.

We joined the 60 mins (1 hour) panoramic river cruise along the river Rhine in Cologne, the meeting point was actually at the pier 4 though it says on the tickets meet at the KD ticketing office, so we walked pass the meeting point pier 4 and arrived the KD ticketing office and asked the staff there and then he informed us the cruise ship is actually at pier 4 then we had to walk back to pier 4, so the meeting point wasn’t clearly stated on the ticket or on its website. The cruise ship was nice and big, it has indoor and outdoor seating to choose from, food can be purchased onboard.