Hoya-Weser (Germany Lower Saxony)
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Europe Rivers
Local Time
2023-06-02 10:20
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Hoya-Weser (Hoya an der Weser) is a Weser River cruise port and town in Germany's Niedersachsen/Lower Saxony state (Nienburg district) with population around 4,000. The town is approx 20 km (12 mi) north of Nienburg and approx 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Verden an der Aller (on Aller River/Weser's tributary).
Weser River has length 452 km (281 mi), flows through 6 German states (Bremen, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Thuringia, Hesse), passes through 3 major cities (Bremen, Bremerhaven, Nordenham) and empties into the North Sea.
Hoya is Niedersachsen's/state's geographic center and the municipality's administrative center. During the Middle Ages, the town was the center of Grafschaft Hoya (Hoya County / 1202-1582 AD, a state of the Holy Roman Empire/800-1806 AD).
Popular tourist attractions include the buildings Schloss Hoya (13th-century castle), Kulturzentrum Martinskirche (18th-century church of St Martinus), half-timbered houses (17th-19th centuries), Heimatmuseum Hoya (history museum housed in the 17th-century manor house Staffhorstschen), Burgmannshof (18th-century mansion), Altes Rathaus (Old Town Hall/19th-century).
The current-day town's economy is based on major companies like Smurfit Kappa Group (Irish paper-packing company), Hermann Hartje KG (wholesaler and producer of bicycles, motorcycles, car accessories), Christian Luhmann GmbH (mineral oils and lubricants manufacturer), Sparkasse Nienburg (banking and real estates), Volksbank Aller-Weser eG (cooperative bank), Oelschlager Metalltechnik GmbH (office furniture), Sanum-Kehlbeck GmbH (pharmaceuticals).
As cruise port, Hoya is included in the schedule of one of Europe's largest river cruise companies - CroisiEurope (ships Victor Hugo and Mona Lisa). Next table shows CroisiEurope's Hoya-visiting cruisetour itinerary as ports sequences.
11-day itinerary between homeports Berlin and Amsterdam
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 24 Jun 18:00 / 25 Jun / 26 Jun 12:00 (overnight) | Departing from Berlin, Germany |
| 26 Jun 14:00 | Potsdam, Germany |
| 26 Jun 22:30 / 27 Jun 06:00 (overnight) | Wusterwitz, Germany |
| 27 Jun 14:00 / 28 Jun 05:30 (overnight) | Magdeburg, Germany |
| 28 Jun 08:00 | Rothensee Boat Lift |
| 28 Jun 17:00 | Wolfsburg, Germany |
| 29 Jun 08:00 | Hannover, Germany |
| 29 Jun 13:00 | Minden-Weser, Germany |
| 29 Jun 20:30 / 30 Jun 08:30 (overnight) | Nienburg-Weser, Germany |
| 30 Jun 11:30 | Hoya-Weser, Germany |
| 30 Jun 17:30 / 01 Jul 11:45 (overnight) | Bremen, Germany |
| 01 Jul 16:00 | Oldenburg, Germany |
| 01 Jul 18:30 / 02 Jul 08:00 (overnight) | Kusten Canal |
| 02 Jul 12:45 | Papenburg, Germany |
| 02 Jul 16:00 | Delfzijl, Holland |
| 02 Jul 18:30 / 03 Jul 06:00 (overnight) | Groningen, Holland |
| 03 Jul 21:30 / 04 Jul / 05 Jul 09:00 (overnight) | Arriving in Amsterdam, Holland |
Prices started from EUR 1480 (~USD 1800) per person with double occupancy.
Port Hoya-Weser cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Hoya-Weser, Germany Lower Saxony. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
| Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 August, 2023 Thursday |  ms Victor Hugo | 11:00 | 18:00 |
| 23 August, 2023 Wednesday | ms Mona Lisa | 11:00 | 18:00 |