# CroisiEurope > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CroisiEurope > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/CroisiEurope.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CroisiEurope > Source revision: 1351645762 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Cruise line}} {{Infobox company | name = CroisiEurope | logo = | type = | predecessor = | successor = | founder = Gérard Schmitter | defunct = | area_served = Europe, Asia | key_people = | industry = [Tourism](/source/Tourism) | products = [river cruise](/source/river_cruise)s [cruise line](/source/cruise_line) | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 1350 (2015) | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = {{URL|1=www.croisieuroperivercruises.com}} | footnotes = | intl = | caption = | foundation = | location_city = Strasbourg | location_country = France | locations = }} '''CroisiEurope''' ('''Alsace Croisières''' until 1997) is a French company founded by Gérard Schmitter in 1976, specializing in river and coastal cruises.{{Cite web |last=Wilmott |first=John |date=2026 |title=Five essential things to know before you board a CroisiEurope cruise ship |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/five-things-to-know-croisieurope-cruise/ |access-date=2026-04-29 |website=[telegraph](/source/telegraph)}}{{Cite web |last=Sarna |first=Heidi |date=2025-07-10 |title=7 Unique Europe River Cruise Itineraries From CroisiEurope |url=https://quirkycruise.com/unique-europe-river-cruise/ |access-date=2026-04-29 |website= |language=en-US}} == Fleet == CroisiEurope currently has a fleet of over 50 vessels. Prestige category boats that cruise all of Europe's rivers. Accommodation capacity varies from 100 to 180 passengers depending on the ship's design.{{cite web|title=CroisiEurope|url=http://www.cruiseaway.com.au/cruise-line/croisieurope|website=www.cruiseaway.com.au|publisher=Cruise Away}} The CroisiEurope fleet is partially renovated each year, being mostly made up of recently built vessels that are less than five years old.{{cite web|title=CroisiEurope|url=http://www.francecruises.com/barge-481-CroisiEurope%20~%20Holidays-1707.html|website=www.francecruises.com}} French is the primary language spoken on the ships, although most staff members also speak English and other European languages. Ship announcements are made in French and in English.{{cite web|title=www.cruisecritic.com|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/cruiseline.cfm?CruiseLineID=175|website=CroisiEurope|publisher=The Independent Traveler}} '''RHINE AND DANUBE''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Beethoven'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2004 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 180 || style="text-align:Center;"| 90 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Douce France'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1997 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 107 || style="text-align:Center;"| 55 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Gerard Schmitter'' || style="text-align:Center;"|2012 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 174 || style="text-align:Center;"| 87 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''France'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2001 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 159 || style="text-align:Center;"| 78 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''L’Europe'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2006 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 180 || style="text-align:Center;"| 90 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''La Boheme'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1995 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 158 || style="text-align:Center;"| 80 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Lafayette'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1992 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|295|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 82 || style="text-align:Center;"| 43 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Leonardo Da Vinci'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2003 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|344|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 143 || style="text-align:Center;"| 72 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Modigliani'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2001 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 159 || style="text-align:Center;"| 78 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Mona Lisa'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2000 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|269|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 94 || style="text-align:Center;"| 47 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Monet'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1999 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 158 || style="text-align:Center;"| 78 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Symphonie'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1997 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 107 || style="text-align:Center;"| 55 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Victor Hugo'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2000 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|269|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 90 || style="text-align:Center;"| 45 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Vivaldi'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2009 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 176 || style="text-align:Center;"| 88 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''R.E. Waydelich L.J.'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|334|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 81 || style="text-align:Center;"| 42 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''SEINE''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Botticelli'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2004 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 149 || style="text-align:Center;"| 75 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Renoir'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1999 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 105 || style="text-align:Center;"| 54 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Seine Princess'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2002 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 138 || style="text-align:Center;"| 67 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''RHONE''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Mistral'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1999 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 157 || style="text-align:Center;"| 78 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Rhône Princess'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2001 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 138 || style="text-align:Center;"| 69 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Camargue'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1995 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 104 || style="text-align:Center;"| 54 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Van Gogh'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1999 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 105 || style="text-align:Center;"| 54 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''GIRONDE''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2013 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 174 || style="text-align:Center;"| 87 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''LOIRE''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Loire Princesse'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|295|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 96 || style="text-align:Center;"| 48 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''ELBE''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Elbe Princesse''|| style="text-align:Center;"| 2016 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|312|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 80 || style="text-align:Center;"| 40 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Elbe Princesse II'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2017 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|331|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 95 || style="text-align:Center;"| 45 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''DOURO''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Fenrnao de Magalhaes'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2003 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|246|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 142 || style="text-align:Center;"| 71 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Gil Eanes'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2015 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|262|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 142 || style="text-align:Center;"| 66 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Infante don Henrique'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2003 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|246|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 142 || style="text-align:Center;"| 71 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Vasco de Gama'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2003 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|246|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 142 || style="text-align:Center;"| 71 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Amalia Rodrigues'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|246|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 142 || style="text-align:Center;"| 66|| style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Miguel Torga'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2017 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|246|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 142 || style="text-align:Center;"| 66 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''GUADALQUIVIR''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''La Belle de Cadix'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2005 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|361|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 176 || style="text-align:Center;"| 88 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''PO''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Michelangelo'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2000 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|158|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 158 || style="text-align:Center;"| 78 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''CANALS OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Anne-Marie'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|128|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 24 || style="text-align:Center;"| 12 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Jeanine'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2013 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|130|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 24 || style="text-align:Center;"| 12 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Madeleine'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2013 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|130|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 24 || style="text-align:Center;"| 12 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Raymonde'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2013 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|130|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 24 || style="text-align:Center;"| 12 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Danièle'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2016 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|130|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 22 || style="text-align:Center;"| 11 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Déborah'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2016 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|130|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 22 || style="text-align:Center;"| 11 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''COASTAL CRUISES''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''La Belle de L’Adriatique'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2007 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|360|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 200 || style="text-align:Center;"| 100 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''[La Belle des Océans](/source/La_Belle_Des_Oceans)'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 1990|| style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|337|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 130 || style="text-align:Center;"| 65 || |} '''MEKONG''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''Toum Tiou I''|| style="text-align:Center;"| 2002 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|124|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 20 || style="text-align:Center;"| 10 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Toum Tiou II'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2008 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|124|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 28 || style="text-align:Center;"| 14 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Lan Diep'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2017 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|164|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"|44 || style="text-align:Center;"| 22 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Indochine I'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2008 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|167|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"|48 || style="text-align:Center;"| 24 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Indochine II'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2017 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|213|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"|62 || style="text-align:Center;"| 31 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} '''SOUTHERN AFRICA''' {| class="wikitable" |- ! Ship name !! Year built/Refit !! Length !! Guests !! Staterooms !! Image |- || ''African Dream''|| style="text-align:Center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|108|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 16 || style="text-align:Center;"| 8 || style="text-align:Center;"| |- || ''Zimbabwean Dream'' || style="text-align:Center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:Center;"| {{convert|108|ft|m|abbr=on}} || style="text-align:Center;"| 16 || style="text-align:Center;"| 8 || style="text-align:Center;"| |} {{cite web|title=Gil Eanes Review|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/review.cfm?ShipID=818|website=www.cruisecritic.com|publisher=The Independent Traveler}}{{cite web|title=Toum Tiou II|url=https://www.riuscruises.com/cruiseship-details/toum-tiou-ii-80.html|website=www.riuscruises.com|access-date=2014-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050131/https://www.riuscruises.com/cruiseship-details/toum-tiou-ii-80.html|archive-date=2014-11-29|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Symphonie|url=http://www.wlcvacations.com/CroisiEurope_SHIP_MS_SYMPHONIE.html|website=www.wlcvacations.com|publisher=Luxury}}{{cite web|title=Toum Tiou Cruise|url=http://cruisesmekongriver.net/toum-tiou-cruise.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014182332/http://cruisesmekongriver.net/toum-tiou-cruise.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 14, 2012|website=www.cruisesmekongriver.net|publisher=Viet Prestige Travel}}{{cite web|title=MS Vivaldi|url=http://eurorivercruises.com/fleet/vivaldi.html|website=www.eurorivercruises.com|publisher=Euro River Cruises}}{{cite web|title=CroisiEurope|url=http://www.choosingcruising.co.uk/Cruiseweb/LinDisplay.asp?cruiseline=CroisiEurope&client=choosing&nLin=116|website=www.choosingcruising.co.uk|publisher=Choosing Cruising|access-date=2014-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129150628/http://www.choosingcruising.co.uk/Cruiseweb/LinDisplay.asp?cruiseline=CroisiEurope&client=choosing&nLin=116|archive-date=2014-11-29|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Mekong River Cruise with RV Indochine II|url=https://www.tweetworldtravel.com.au/mekong-river-cruise-with-rv-indochine-ii/|last=|first=|date=14 May 2020|website=Tweet World Travel|access-date=14 May 2020}} == Destinations == {{unsourced|section|date=December 2025}} In France, CroisiEurope sails on the [Seine](/source/Seine), the [Rhône](/source/Rh%C3%B4ne), the [Gironde](/source/Gironde_estuary), the [Loire](/source/Loire) and the [Rhine](/source/Rhine); in [Italy](/source/Italy), on the [Po](/source/Po_(river)); in [Spain](/source/Spain), on the [Guadalquivir](/source/Guadalquivir); in [Portugal](/source/Portugal), on the [Douro](/source/Douro); in [Germany](/source/Germany), [Belgium](/source/Belgium), and the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands), on the Rhine; in [Germany](/source/Germany), [Austria](/source/Austria), [Hungary](/source/Hungary), [Serbia](/source/Serbia), and [Romania](/source/Romania), on the [Danube](/source/Danube); and in Germany, on the [Havel](/source/Havel) and the [Oder](/source/Oder).{{cite web|title=CroisiEurope|url=http://www.cruisecritic.com/reviews/cruiseline.cfm?CruiseLineID=175|website=www.cruisecritic.com|publisher=The Independent Traveler, Inc.}} CroisiEurope also has two coastal ship, the ''MS Belle de l'Adriatique'' and the ''MS Belle des Océans'', which operates in the [Mediterranean](/source/Mediterranean), the [Adriatic](/source/Adriatic), the Aegean and the [Atlantic](/source/Atlantic). ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == {{Commons category|CroisiEurope}} * {{in lang|en}} [http://www.croisieurope.travel Croisieurope Website] {{Authority control}} Category:River cruise companies Category:Cruise lines Category:Transport in Strasbourg Category:Companies based in Strasbourg --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [CroisiEurope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CroisiEurope) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CroisiEurope?action=history)). 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