MS L'Europe
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Itineraries of the MS L'Europe
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decks plans
Deck 3
Deck 2
Upper deck
Deck 1
Main Deck
Technical specifications
- Passengers: 178
- Decks: 3
- Length: 110 m
- Width: 11 m
History
- 2006: Construction
- 2006: Construction
- 2016: Renovation
- 2016: Renovation
Frequently Asked Questions
The MS L'Europe is 110 m long by 11.40 m wide, across 3 decks. She has 89 cabins and carries 178 passengers with 33 crew. Built in 2006 and refitted in 2016, she is rated 4 anchors by CroisiEurope. A note on the name: the line writes it "MS L'Europe", with the article and the apostrophe. The address of her official page reads "ms-europe", but that is not her name.
From 9 to 13 m², and CroisiEurope publishes the figure itself. Nine square metres is about 97 square feet: small for a traveller used to ocean cruising, which is exactly why it belongs in the conversation before booking. The MS L'Europe is the only one of the three big Rhine ships to publish this. The MS Symphonie and the MS France give no figure at all, which does not mean their cabins are larger. It means nobody knows.
Very probably, and the nuance matters. CroisiEurope's FAQ states that its three-deck ships have lifts. The MS L'Europe does have three decks. But her own specification page does not name the lift, and we do not know whether it reaches the sun deck. If someone in your group cannot manage stairs, we get it confirmed in writing before booking rather than selling you an inference.
Three verifiable facts. She is the only one of the three with three decks, so the only one in the category CroisiEurope fits with lifts. She is the only one whose restaurant and bar-lounge sit on the main deck, where the other two put them on the upper deck. And she is the only one to publish her cabin sizes. In exchange she is also the most crowded: 178 passengers against 157 on the MS France and 105 on the MS Symphonie.
She sails the Danube, the Main and the Rhine. Her signature run links Budapest to Strasbourg in 13 days by way of the Main-Danube canal. Add to that Holland and the romantic Rhine valley, the Christmas markets of Alsace and the Black Forest, and a Rhine-and-Holland Christmas sailing. On the ship guarantee, the honest answer is no: CroisiEurope sells "or similar". We have seen a single itinerary credited to three different vessels depending on the page, so we revalidate for your exact date.
The 89 cabins sit across three decks in categories A, B and C. CroisiEurope states that category C is "standard or slightly smaller": with cabins quoted at 9 to 13 m², category C sits close to the 9 m² floor. If space matters, move up a category. If access matters, note that on this ship the restaurant and bar-lounge are on the main deck, so a main-deck cabin puts you level with your meals.
A restaurant on the main deck, a bar-lounge with a dance floor also on the main deck, a sun deck laid out with loungers and a shaded area, and a reception desk. That is the complete list. CroisiEurope publishes no shop, no gym, no pool and no spa for this ship. On a 13-day crossing from Budapest to Strasbourg you need to enjoy the deck, a book and conversation, because there is nothing else aboard.
Density first: 178 passengers makes her the busiest of the three big Rhine ships, and it shows on the sun deck and at the gangway. Then the 9 m² cabins, the smallest figure published anywhere in the fleet. The lift is not confirmed on the ship's own page, only inferred from a general rule. No cabin has a balcony. And the onboard facilities come to three spaces, which is thin over thirteen days.
Included: full board, drinks with meals and at the bar — water, wine, beer, juice, coffee, tea — Wi-Fi, port taxes, entertainment, the welcome cocktail and the gala dinner. Not included: shore excursions, gratuities, the premium wine list, transfers and the flight from Montréal. Over thirteen days, excursions and gratuities together come to a sum worth calculating before departure.
No, not on this ship's port-to-port formats. CroisiEurope's FAQ puts it plainly: excursions are not part of the base fare. They are booked ahead at a reduced rate, or on board. On a thirteen-day cruise touching five countries the number of possible excursions is high, and the bill climbs quickly. That is precisely the calculation an advisor should run with you rather than leaving you to discover it at the gangway.
They are not included. CroisiEurope presents them as a custom left to your judgement, collected at the end of the cruise and shared among the crew, with a published daily per-person guideline. Over thirteen days for two people that is no longer a detail. We give you the current amount at booking so it is budgeted rather than improvised.
It is free and available in the cabins as well as the public rooms, which remains rare and welcome. On the Danube, the Main and the Rhine the ship stays within reach of land networks almost continuously, so the connection is steadier than at sea. It is shared among 178 people, the largest number of the three ships: fine for email and messaging, uneven for video in the evening.
Rarely. There is no pool, no children's club and no youth programme aboard, and the evening entertainment is aimed at adults. A thirteen-day run from Budapest to Strasbourg strings together historic cities at a pace few children tolerate. This ship is built for couples and for travellers who want to cross Europe without repacking. For a family, look to an ocean cruise.
Almost never, and it is one of river cruising's best arguments. The Danube, the Main and the Rhine are inland waters: no swell, no roll, a steady progress between two banks always in sight. Anyone who gave up on ocean cruising for fear of seasickness can consider this without hesitation. The real variable in river cruising is not the wave, it is the water level.
This is the one serious risk in European river cruising, and it bears especially on long runs like this ship's thirteen days, which string together three rivers and a canal. When the draught no longer clears, the line reshapes the itinerary, replaces a leg with a coach transfer, or moves passengers to another vessel. It has happened several times in recent years on the Rhine and the Danube alike. The contract provides for it, travel insurance does too, and we raise it before booking.
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