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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GOOD START TO 2026

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200 years of KD

Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH is celebrating a major anniversary in 2026. The company will be a proud 200 years old. You can find all the information about the big anniversary here!

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The dance corps are on stage, in front of them you can see a celebrating crowd
Jeck on deck
View of the snow-covered Loreley rock
Winter timetable Middle Rhine
Cologne lights, fireworks on the Rhine, logo in the center
Cologne lights
Two women from a dance group pose on the shoulders of unseen men, their gaze directed at the audience standing in front of the stage
Carnival om Rhing
MS Moselprinz on the riverbank in Cochem
Panorama tour Cochem on the Moselle
Düsseldorf Rhine promenade with ships and fireworks on the Rhine
Japanese fireworks Düsseldorf
Many ships on the Rhine, fireworks in the sky
Rhine in Flames in Bonn
View of the Mainkai in Frankfurt
Panorama tour Frankfurt
View of the Medienhafen from the ship
Panorama tour Düsseldorf
People celebrating on a ship
Summer Beats
Man holding a filled Sion Kölsch glass in the setting sun
Father's Day Tour Cologne
Blonde woman dancing with wine glass in nice weather
Mother's Day Tour Cologne
View of the RheinGalaxie in Düsseldorf
Dance into May Düsseldorf
Celebrating people inside a ship - party lights can be seen
Express Ü29 Party
People celebrating on a ship
Mallorca Party
People celebrating on the open-air deck
Sion Kölsch Disco
View of people celebrating on the open deck at sunset.
Schlager Welle - The Party
An illuminated dance floor with people dancing in front of a disco desk
80s/90s party
Evening cruise Cologne: Two women look down from the railing onto the MS RheinMagie at dusk
Lounge evening cruise Cologne
DJane Sintica with sunglasses and headphones in front of her DJ booth shows the peace sign to the camera. People celebrating on the open-air deck in the background.
Beats on Board
Two smiling women with sunglasses, wine and an orange drink in their hands, a young man in the background
House Wine Cruise
Dancing people on a ship with decorated maypoles
Dance into May Cologne
Partying people on the ship in front of the DJ booth of the Strandpiraten
Beach pirates on board
Two DJs and a djane on the turntables speak to the celebrating crowd
Bella Italia Düsseldorf
Spotlights on a blurred background, fir tree with artificial snow
Christmas Party Bonn
Disguised people celebrating in the interior of a ship, photographed through spider webs as decoration on board
Ghost Ship
Peter Wackel's carnival boat
People celebrating on a ship in front of the Tobias Rickes winery banner
Wine Beats Cruise
Lounge evening cruise Düsseldorf. Several women toast with Aperol Spritz on the open deck.
Lounge evening cruise Düsseldorf
Ship MS RheinVision in front of Cologne Cathedral
Panorama tour Cologne
Dancing people at dusk
Lounge evening cruise Cochem
View of the Niederwalddenkmal
Ring ticket
Raft bridge Frankfurt by night
Lounge evening cruise Frankfurt
People celebrating on a ship
Dancing on the Rhine
Bel Air on the decorated ship on stage in front of celebrating revellers
11.11. om Rhing - The Paty
Fireworks Oberwesel
Rhine in Flames Oberwesel
Three women in a good mood on the beach with drinks in hand.
Beach Moments Zaandam
View of the Middle Rhine
Moselle trip
white poinsettia
New Year's Eve trip
A man and a woman with denim jackets and colorful sunglasses in front of a colorful background
80s/90s Back to the future
Three young people with colorful clothes and sunglasses in the colorful neon light
Schlager Welle - Party cruise
Silhouette of young people dancing and holding their hands in the air
Best of - Party cruise
The Djane flies an Italian flag
Bella Italia Cologne
Cochem fireworks cruise, Cochem with fireworks over the town
Fireworks tour Cochem wine festival
Fireworks at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Rhine in Flames Koblenz
A couple in pop music outfits at a party, three other people in the background
Schlager boat party
Woman at a party laughing into the camera
Mallorca party boat
Spotlights on a blurred background, fir tree with artificial snow
Christmas Special
Dinner and Dance Moments Cologne
Dinner and Dance Moments Düsseldorf
View of the ships MS RheinKrone and MS Asbach on the Middle Rhine. Both ships are moored at landing stages.
Loreley tour
Table set with bread rolls and coffee with a view of the Rhine in Düsseldorf
Sunday brunch Düsseldorf
Croissants with pink icing on a buffet
Sunday brunch Cologne
Liner cruises on the Rhine. MS RheinFantasie on the Rhine in front of rocks and vineyards
Liner trips on the Rhine
DJ Tom Merkens with a giant candy cane in his mouth in front of the DJ booth and a decorated Christmas tree
Christmas Party Cologne
View of the illuminated RheinFantasie at night.
Christmas all-inclusive evening cruise Cologne
Celebrating people on the ship marvel at the fireworks
New Year's Eve party Cologne
Two actors as Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra
Hollywood Night
Jürgen Becker looks into the distance on a country lane
Cultural dinner with Jürgen Becker
Nightwasch Happy Birthday Tour, bubble with 25, logo wearing party hat
Nightwash live
View of Frankfurt at night - the Mainuferweg on the left and the Main on the right.
Fireworks tour Museumsuferfest Frankfurt
St. John's Night in Mainz with illuminated funfair and the Rhine with ships behind it
Fireworks tour on St. John's night in Mainz
Rhine with ships and fireworks, in the background the funfair in Düsseldorf at night
Big fairground fireworks Düsseldorf
Fireworks in the dark night sky
Festival of 1000 lights Andernach
Rhine in Flames Rüdesheim/Bingen
MS RheinPoesie at the Düsseldorf Burgplatz jetty
All-inclusive evening cruise Düsseldorf
MS RheinFantasie on the Rhine in Cologne at sunset, with the cathedral and the old town promenade in the background
All-inclusive evening cruise Cologne
MS Godesburg in the evening twilight
All-inclusive evening cruise Mainz
The illuminated MS Asbach in front of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress in Koblenz
Dancing on the Rhine - all-inclusive evening cruise Koblenz
Advent brunch Mainz, where a woman puts down small jars of salads.
Advent brunch Mainz
MS RheinGalaxie festively illuminated and with a Christmas tree at the top
Christmas all-inclusive evening cruise Düsseldorf
Fireworks in the night sky over St. Goar
Rhine in Flames Sankt Goar
Female head with Christmas hairband
Christmas party in Düsseldorf
Two women dancing in a crowd are illuminated by the spotlights
New Year's Eve party Düsseldorf
Mallorca Stars
I love Malle party boat
Lounge evening cruise Bonn. MS Petersberg side view during the sunset cruise
Lounge evening trip Bonn
Nostalgia Route RMS Goethe off the Palatinate in the Middle Rhine
Nostalgia route
KD Castle tour People looking at a castle on a rock
Castle tour
Loreley round trip view of MS Boppard
Round trip Rüdesheim - Loreley
The Rhine in front of smaller rocks in the Siebengebirge, at the back left the ship MS RheinFantasie.
Siebengebirgs tour
View of the Siebengebirge with Drachenfels Castle and the Rhine in the background
Combi ticket Drachenfels
MS Goethe on the Middle Rhine. Two men are sitting on a bench at the stern - you can see their backs
Rhine-Moselle tour Koblenz - Winningen
View of the Deutsches Eck and the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers
Panorama tours Koblenz
View of the Deutsches Eck and the cable car
Combined ticket for cable car and fortress
Aalschokker in Monheim am Ufer
Day trip Cologne - Monheim am Rhein
Ship on the Rhine, cranes in the picture on the right
Day trip Düsseldorf - Duisburg
View of the cathedral and the old town from the ship
Day trip Düsseldorf - Cologne
View of a boat on the shore
Day trip Cologne-Zons
View of a boat on the shore
Day trip Düsseldorf-Zons
View of the Schelmenturm in Monheim
Day trip Düsseldorf - Monheim am Rhein
More luminous
Christmas trip
Two men and three women stand in the castle restaurant in disguise and hold weapons in their hands - fitting for a murder mystery dinner
The Original Crime Dinner Cologne
The Original Crime Dinner Düsseldorf
View of a small island with palm trees. A pirate ship can be seen in the waves in front of it. Fish can be seen in the sea.
Cologne children's trips
Fireworks in Frankfurt with a view of the Main
All-inclusive New Year's Eve cruise Frankfurt
Afternoon cruise Cologne, MS RheinGalaxie on the Rhine in Cologne
Afternoon trip for Mother's Day
KD Advent brunch Cologne, festively decorated tables
Advent brunch Cologne
Afternoon cruise Advent Mainz, view of the Main from the ship at dusk
Afternoon trip Advent in Mainz
Illuminated MS RheinPoesie in the dark on the Rhine
Afternoon trip Advent Düsseldorf
Fireworks at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
All-inclusive New Year's Eve trip Koblenz
Fireworks in the night sky
All-inclusive New Year's Eve trip Mainz
Three people talk to Santa Claus on board
Afternoon trip Advent Cologne
Christmas tree and decorated inner deck
Advent brunch Düsseldorf
Illuminated ship MS Godesburg in Mainz
Christmas all-inclusive evening cruise Mainz
Balloon with Happy New Year
All-inclusive New Year's Eve trip Cologne
Ships on the Rhine in Düsseldorf in the dark in front of fireworks
All-inclusive New Year's Eve trip Düsseldorf
Dinner Moment New Year's Eve Special Cologne
Dinner Moment New Year's Eve Special Düsseldorf
Christmas all-inclusive evening cruise Bonn
Advent brunch Bonn
MS Palladium against the backdrop of Frankfurt in the evening
Christmas all-inclusive evening cruise Frankfurt
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Timetable 2025

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Advent program Cologne & Düsseldorf 2025

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Illuminated ship MS Godesburg in Mainz
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Advent program Frankfurt & Mainz 2025

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