Arosa Clea
Former names: Monarch Princess, Avalon Creativity
Cruise line
Gate 1 Travel Europe (Arosa Cruises)
Arosa Clea current position
Arosa Clea current location is at Europe Inland (coordinates 50.94805 N / 6.96578 E) cruising en route to SAILING HOME. The AIS position was reported 7 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionCurrent itinerary of Arosa Clea
Arosa Clea current cruise is 4 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Markets. Prices start from USD 575 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 03 Dec, 2024 and ends on 07 Dec, 2024.
Date / Time | Port |
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03 Dec - 17:00 | Departing from Cologne, Koln, Germany North Rhine-Westphalia hotels |
04 Dec 08:00 - 16:00 | Rudesheim am Rhein, Germany Hesse |
05 Dec 06:00 - 06 Dec 02:00 | Frankfurt am Main, Germany Hesse |
07 Dec 03:00 | Arriving in Cologne, Koln, Germany North Rhine-Westphalia hotels |
Specifications of Arosa Clea
Year of build | 2009 / Age: 15 |
Flag state | Germany |
Builder | Scheepswerf Den Breejen Shipyard (Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Holland) |
Speed | 12 kn / 22 km/h / 14 mph |
Length (LOA) | 110 m / 361 ft |
Beam (width) | 12 m / 39 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 2022 gt |
Passengers | 138 |
Crew | 39 |
Decks | 4 |
Cabins | 70 |
Decks with cabins | 3 |
Sister-ships | Avalon Scenery (MS Leonora), Avalon Felicity, Avalon Luminary, Avalon Affinity (Arosa Alea) |
Former names | Monarch Princess, Avalon Creativity |
Christened by | Nancy Telliho |
Owner | MS Rhein GmbH & Co KG Hamburg |
Operator | A-Rosa Cruises GmbH (via Avalon Waterways) |
Arosa Clea Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2024 Nov 29 | 4 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Markets | Cologne | $664 |
2024 Dec 03 | 4 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Markets | Cologne | $575 |
2024 Dec 07 | 4 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Markets | Cologne | $718 |
2024 Dec 11 | 4 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Markets | Cologne | $664 |
2024 Dec 15 | 4 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Markets | Cologne | $664 |
2024 Dec 19 | 4 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Markets | Cologne | $623 |
2024 Dec 23 | 5 days, round-trip Rhine Christmas Frankfurt | Cologne | $1017 |
2024 Dec 28 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine New Years | Cologne | $1949 |
2025 Mar 09 | 4 days, round-trip Mini Cruise Main | Frankfurt am Main | $522 |
2025 Mar 13 | 4 days, round-trip Mini Cruise Main | Frankfurt am Main | $522 |
2025 Mar 17 | 4 days, round-trip Mini Cruise Main | Frankfurt am Main | $522 |
2025 Mar 21 | 4 days, round-trip Mini Cruise Main | Frankfurt am Main | $617 |
2025 Mar 25 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Romance | Frankfurt am Main | $855 |
2025 Mar 30 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Romance | Frankfurt am Main | $760 |
2025 Apr 04 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $950 |
2025 Apr 11 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience - Easter Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1521 |
2025 Apr 18 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience - Easter Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1236 |
2025 Apr 25 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience - Biking Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 May 02 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 May 09 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 May 16 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1331 |
2025 May 23 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 May 30 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Jun 06 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Jun 13 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience - Biking Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Jun 20 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience - Biking Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1237 |
2025 Jun 27 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1331 |
2025 Jul 04 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Jul 11 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Jul 18 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1427 |
2025 Jul 25 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Aug 01 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience - Biking Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Aug 08 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1331 |
2025 Aug 15 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience - Biking Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Aug 22 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Aug 29 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience - Biking Cruise | Frankfurt am Main | $1331 |
2025 Sep 05 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Sep 12 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Sep 19 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1331 |
2025 Sep 26 | 7 days, round-trip Main Middle Rhine Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1522 |
2025 Oct 03 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1141 |
2025 Oct 10 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $1236 |
2025 Oct 17 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine City Experience | Frankfurt am Main | $950 |
2025 Oct 24 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Romance | Frankfurt am Main | $760 |
2025 Oct 29 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Romance | Frankfurt am Main | $760 |
2025 Nov 03 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Romance | Frankfurt am Main | $760 |
2025 Nov 08 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Romance | Frankfurt am Main | $760 |
2025 Nov 13 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Romance | Frankfurt am Main | $760 |
2025 Nov 18 | 4 days, round-trip Mini Cruise Main | Frankfurt am Main | $522 |
2025 Nov 22 | 4 days, round-trip Mini Cruise Main | Frankfurt am Main | $522 |
2025 Nov 26 | 7 days, one-way from Frankfurt am Main to Nuremberg | Frankfurt am Main | $950 |
2025 Dec 03 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Enchanting Christmas Markets | Nuremberg | $855 |
2025 Dec 08 | 5 days, round-trip Main River Enchanting Christmas Markets | Nuremberg | $855 |
2025 Dec 13 | 7 days, one-way from Nuremberg to Frankfurt am Main | Nuremberg | $950 |
2025 Dec 20 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine Christmas | Frankfurt am Main | $1331 |
2025 Dec 27 | 7 days, round-trip Southern Rhine New Years Dream | Frankfurt am Main | $1427 |
Arosa Clea Review
Review of Arosa Clea
The 2009-built Arosa Clea cruise ship (fka "Monarch Princess" and "Avalon Creativity") operates voyages on the rivers Moselle and Rhine, along the inland waterways of Holland, France, Belgium, and Germany.
The vessel (ENI number 2331194) is currently Germany-flagged (MMSI 211464150) and homeported in Cologne/Koln Germany.
Until 2019, the vessel was chartered by Avalon Waterways from "MS Rhein GmbH & Co KG Hamburg" under the name "Avalon Creativity". In 2019, the riverboat was chartered by the tour company "Gate 1 Travel" under the name "Monarch Princess". Gate1Travel's river cruise fleet also includes the former Avalon ships Monarch Countess (Felicity), Monarch Governess (Affinity) and Monarch Duchess (Luminary). Creativity's fleetmate and sistership Avalon Scenery was sold to HTL Cruises and renamed MS Leonora.
In 2024, Arosa Cruises chartered two Avalon Waterways-owned (2023-acquired) ships - Monarch Princess/Avalon Creativity (renamed/traded as "A-ROSA CLEA") and Monarch Governess/Avalon Affinity (as "A-ROSA ALEA"). The news was officially announced on September 21, 2023. Both 2009-built sisterships were out of service since 2019.
Unlike AROSA's owned boats, Alea and Clea are with a classic design. The main restaurant is on the Middle Deck, the forward-facing bar lounge (with a Bow Terrace) and the aft-facing lounge are on the Upper Deck. The Sun Deck has a jacuzzi/outdoor whirlpool. Both chartered by AROSA boats are also smaller-sized (LOA length 110 m) and with smaller capacity (138 passengers max).
Starting revenue operations for AROSA in April 2024, Alea (maiden voyage on April 5th) and Clea (maiden voyage on April 14th) are deployed on Rhine River. In 2025, one of the boats (Arosa Clea) will be redeployed in France, for Seine River cruises out of Paris (replacing Arosa Viva/to be transferred back to the Rhine River). In 2026, the other boat (Arosa Alea) will be also deployed in France, but in Bordeaux, for cruises on the Gironde and Garonne rivers.
Cabins
Arosa Clea staterooms (70 total) are well-appointed and spacious, most of them feature a large sliding-glass door (floor-to-ceiling) opening to a French Balcony. Of all passenger cabins, 28 are Suites, 30 are French Balcony, and 11 are with non-opening windows.
Cabins Types, Sizes, Categories (high to low):
- amenities in all types of staterooms - 2 twin beds converting to queen-sized, 3-door closets with shelves, private bathroom (glass-door shower, hairdryer, bathrobes, slippers), sofa, coffee table, flat TV, vanity/writing desk, private French balcony (floor-to-ceiling sliding door), individual climate control, phone, minibar, safe, deluxe pillow menu, complimentary bottled water. Cabin occupancy - 2 guests in a room.
- Suites - (x4, JR), size 258 ft2 / 24 m2)
- Deluxe Staterooms (category, number) - P (x24), A (x18), B (x12), E (11) - size 172 ft2 / 16 m2)
The boat has 4 decks, of which 3 are with cabins.
Shipboard facilities and amenities
Shipboard restaurants are two - Market Restaurant (Dining Room with Buffet stations) and Sky Bistro (alfresco). The boat also has Bar Lounge (indoor observation venue with floor-ceiling windows and Bow Terrace/outside viewing deck), Club Lounge (with 24-hour beverage station), Library/Internet Corner, Atrium Lobby (glass-walled and covered by SkyLight), Hair Salon, Gym/Fitness Center.
The Sun Deck houses the Sky Lounge & Bistro, Whirlpool (outdoor jacuzzi), sunbathing area (with recliners/loungers and deckchairs), shaded seating area (retractables awnings, deckchairs, tables), deck games area (Giant Chess Set).
One elevator (glass-walled lift) connects all cabin decks.
Free Wi-Fi access and complimentary Internet are provided throughout the ship.
Gate1Travel river cruise deals are inclusive of Wi-Fi Internet, room service, all land tours and excursions (by certified local tour guides), motorcoach transfers, live evening entertainment (local performers), daily enrichment lectures, Creativity cruise ship tour ("behind-the-scenes"), food and wine tastings, 24-hour premium coffee/tea/hot chocolate, replenished daily bottled water.
AROSA cruise itineraries
Arosa Clea's itinerary program starts with the Maiden Voyage on April 14, 2024. The 7-day Rhine cruise (roundtrip from Cologne) visits ports in Holland and Belgium, including Willemstad, Gent, Antwerp (overnight), Amsterdam (overnight), Hoorn and Nijmegen.
During the inaugural season (2024), Arosa Clea's itineraries (all roundtrip from Koln) were themed as (5-night) Rhein Romantik, Mosel Erlebnis, Rhein Adventszauber, and (7-night) Mosel Romantik, Rhein Erlebnis Sud, Rhein Erlebnis Nord.
AVALON river cruise itineraries
Follows the list of Avalon Creativity itineraries when the ship was operated by Avalon Waterways.
(7-nights cruising) "Paris to Normandy Landing Beaches" are 8-day Seine voyages from Paris (round-trip, code WPP).
(Two ships, 14-nights cruising) "Grand France" are 16-day combined Seine-Saone-Rhone voyages from Paris to Cote d'Azur (Southbound, code WPL), and the reverse from Cote d'Azur to Paris (Northbound, code WLP). This is a "back-to-back" river travel option combining the Creativity's Seine river cruise with the "Burgundy and Provence" route operated by another Avalon riverboat. These cruisetours offer embarkation and disembarkation in Paris, Chalon, and Arles, with included TGV train (speed train) travel Paris-Dijon or the reverse Dijon-Paris.
Arosa Clea ship related cruise news
- Cruise Industry
A-Rosa Cruises welcomes newest ships ALEA and CLEA
Last weekend marked the inaugural voyages of A-ROSA Cruises' newest fleet members - A-ROSA ALEA (fka Avalon Affinity) and A-ROSA CLEA (fka Avalon...
April 14, 2024 - Cruise Industry
Arosa Cruises adds two ships (ALEA and CLEA) to fleet in 2024
A-ROSA is set to expand its fleet in 2024 with two new boats. These premium vessels, each measuring 110 meters in length, will initially operate on...
September 22, 2023 - show more news
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Arosa Clea Wiki
The riverboat Avalon Creativity is in the same vessel class as the Avalon ships Affinity (now Monarch Governess), Felicity (now Monarch Countess), Luminary (now VistaNeo/Monarch Duchess) and Scenery (now Leonora). Creativity was the second-oldest vessel in the Avalon Waterways fleet (after Scenery).
Each of these vessels is equipped with two Caterpillar Marine diesel engines (type "C32 ACERT", total power output 1420 kW / 1930 HP). The propulsion system is diesel-electric, with an azimuth thruster and an SDS ("Silent Drive System" separating the ship's engines from passenger staterooms).
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