Prinzessin Isabella

The German tour operator Phoenix Reisen was founded in 1973. In 1988 they started cruising the oceans with the charter of the ship Maxim Gorki. Starting as a pure ocean shipping company, Phoenix Reisen expanded its range in 1993 to include the popular river cruises. The four well-known ocean liners are now joined by more than 30 river ships as well as a few smaller ships for exceptional destinations. The shipping company is still in family hands and attaches great importance to a friendly and pleasant atmosphere aboard their ships.

On the MS Prinzessin Isabella you will experience a classic river cruise in a tasteful ambience, with comfortable cabins and fine dining. On four passenger decks and with a length of about 125 m, the ship can accommodate up to 170 passengers. The spacious and tastefully furnished lounge areas invite you to linger on board.

• Built in: 2001
• Built in: 2018
• Length: 125,5 m
• Width: 11.4 m
• Depth: 1.5 m
• Language: German
• Currency: Euro
• Internet: Wi-Fi (for a fee)
• Smoking: Permitted in designated areas on the sundeck

The comfortable and elegantly furnished outside staterooms on board the MS Prinzessin Isabella are partly equipped with large panoramic windows that can be opened to a French balcony (Orion deck). There are large windows on the Saturn deck and smaller windows on the Neptune deck, which cannot be opened on both decks. The twin-plus staterooms on the Saturn deck are comfortably half a deck above the other staterooms. In 2018, these were also be equipped with a French balcony. Depending on the category, the staterooms are between 14 and 21 sqm. The staterooms have a shower/WC (suites with bath/WC), a hairdryer, an individually adjustable air conditioning (suites with a minibar and Nespresso coffee machine), a TV, a radio, a safe, a telephone and a daily newspaper. The voltage is 230 V AC.

As on all Phoenix ships, the atmosphere on board the MS Prinzessin Isabella is cosy and informal with a classic touch. The dress code on board is casual. At the traditional captain's dinner a more elegant wardrobe is expected, but evening wear is not needed. Regional events, live music and light entertainment make your trip an all-round successful river experience. Due to the fact that the tour operator is a German company the onboard language is German and guests pay their bills in Euro.

Look forward to a rich breakfast buffet, multi-course lunches and dinners in one table time as well as afternoon coffee and midnight snacks on board the MS Prinzessin Isabella. Fine European cuisine is served on board. On request, meals can also be prepared gluten-free, lactose-free or diabetic-friendly. Including house wines, draft beer, soft drinks such as cola, lemonade, mineral water, juices and coffee/tea are available daily from 8 am to 12 pm. The traditional captain's reception offered on many trips and the captain's dinner with a festive menu complete the culinary offer.

On board a selection of books, board and card games is available. Regular dance evenings with live music are offered in the viewing lounge with bar and dance floor. For quiet moments on board, you can relax on the sundeck and enjoy the passing river landscape of the Danube or retire to the library with a good book. For more active guests, the on-board fitness room offers the opportunity to exercise and keep fit while you are on vacation. For quieter moments, you can make yourself comfortable in the library with reading corner.

Through a variety of shore excursions, you have the opportunity to get to know the country and its people along the route. The excursion program is adapted to the length of stay of the ship and is accompanied by qualified tour guides. The excursions are usually in German language. The shore excursions can be booked directly on board or partly in advance online at the shipping company. Girocard and VISA/MasterCard are accepted on board. At some cruises a variety of shore excursions is already included.

If you want to explore the Danube region by boat, with great emphasis on comfort and fine cuisine, you are just right on board the MS Prinzessin Isabella.