MS Monet: refurbished in 2025, and a 10 m² single cabin CroisiEurope publishes separately
The MS Monet is 110 m long, has 2 decks and 78 cabins, and carries 158 passengers with 25 crew. Built in 1999, refurbished in 2025, rated 4 anchors. She sails the Rhine and the Danube.
A recent refit, and why that is the right criterion
CroisiEurope publishes 2025 as her refit year. In a fleet where several boats show no date at all and others go back to 2010 or 2011, a refit from last year is a concrete argument. On a 1999 hull it touches the bathrooms, the air conditioning and the finishes, which is what a guest notices on the first evening. Compare the MS Modigliani, refurbished in 2011, sailing the same rivers.
Two published figures, including the solo traveller's
Cabins measure 11.50 m², and CroisiEurope specifies that the single cabin is 10 m². That detail is rare and useful: a solo traveller knows exactly what they are buying, instead of discovering they are paying a supplement for the smallest cabin on board. For scale, the MS La Bohème states 10 m² for its double cabins.
A contradiction on the operator's own page
CroisiEurope's technical block gives a beam of 11.10 m, while the descriptive text on the same page says 11.40 m. Both values are published side by side. We will not decide on the operator's behalf, so we publish no beam for this boat: the question has gone to the supplier. It is a detail, but the kind of detail that shows why a page deserves checking rather than copying.
Two decks, so no lift
CroisiEurope fits lifts only to its three-deck boats. The Monet has two, so she has none. The restaurant is on the upper deck with large picture windows, where all meals are served; the lounge bar with dance floor is there too. A main deck guest will take the stairs at every meal.
Where she sails
The Rhine and the Danube. The Rhine links Amsterdam to Strasbourg via Cologne, Rüdesheim and Heidelberg; the Danube links Passau to Budapest via Vienna and Bratislava. Dates and direction change from season to season: we have them confirmed by the operator before any booking.
Amsterdam is a non-stop flight from Montreal-Trudeau. Strasbourg, Passau and Budapest need a connection through Paris, Frankfurt or Amsterdam.
Choosing a cabin
The 78 cabins sit on two decks in categories A, B and C, with C described by the operator as standard or slightly smaller. On a boat with no lift, the upper deck is worth paying for first to avoid the stairs, then for the view.
What the fare includes and what it does not
Included: full board, drinks with meals and at the bar, Wi-Fi, port taxes and onboard entertainment. Not included: shore excursions, gratuities, the premium wine list and transfers.
Who this boat is not for
Anyone who cannot manage stairs. Anyone after quiet, at 158 passengers on 110 m. Anyone expecting a 5-anchor rating, since she is rated 4. Anyone who wants the exact beam confirmed before paying, since the operator publishes two. And anyone who wants a balcony, a pool or a gym, none of which are on board. See also the MS Léonard de Vinci, five metres shorter on the same Rhine, and our CroisiEurope page.
