Cologne cruiseship (#0571)

The Viking Tialfi, a ‘longship’ of the Viking River Cruises, docked in Cologne near the Rheinauhafen (later pictures). ‘Longship’ is a patented title used by Viking River Cruises to, apparently, create a link to the heritage of early seagoing oar and sail ships of the Viking people. This particular ship was built in 2016 and cruises between Amsterdam and Basel carrying a crew of 50 and between 95 and 190 passengers. Considering the drought that has hit the Rhine, I’m curious as to how shallow these ships can run. The link below is a promotional link but provides interesting information on the ship.

If you’ve followed my commentary over time, you would probably guess that the world of cruising on ships such as this is a mystery to me. Though I would enjoy a long trip seeing the Rhine from the river, I only want to do that if I could be on some sort of working boat.

Source: www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Viking-Tialfi-1192

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