MS Excellence Pearl
Former name: MS Rembrandt
MS Excellence Pearl current position
MS Excellence Pearl current location is at Europe Inland (coordinates 49.79333 N / 6.69833 E) cruising en route to ALTE BRUCKE SAARBRU. The AIS position was reported 1 hour ago.
Current PositionSpecifications of MS Excellence Pearl
Year of build | 2003 / Age: 21 |
Flag state | Switzerland |
Builder | Scheepswerf Grave BV (Grave, Holland) |
Length (LOA) | 82 m / 269 ft |
Beam (width) | 10 m / 33 ft |
Passengers | 82 |
Crew | 24 |
Decks | 3 |
Cabins | 41 |
Decks with cabins | 2 |
Last Refurbishment | 2017 |
Former names | MS Rembrandt |
Owner | Swiss Excellence River Cruise Gmbh |
Operator | Excellence Flussreisen via Reisebüro Mittelthurgau AG |
MS Excellence Pearl Review
Review of MS Excellence Pearl
MS Excellence Pearl cruise ship was launched in 2003 (as "MS Rembrandt") and renamed in 2017. The riverboat is owned by the German travel company Swiss Excellence River Cruise Gmbh Basel (subsidiary of Twerenbold Reisen) and operated by Excellence Flussreisen (travel brand) via Reiseburo Mittelthurgau AG (marketing and sales).
Itineraries are on the European rivers Rhine, Moselle, Neckar and Saar.
Cabins
MS Excellence Pearl has 41 double cabins on 2 decks, all of which are outside and equally sized (12 m2 / 130 ft2). Upper Deck cabins are with French Balcony (accessed via sliding glass door / floor-ceiling opening window). Main Deck cabins have 2x large porthole windows (half-height and non-opening / for safety reasons).
All staterooms offer as standard amenities flat TV (satellite reception, ship info channel, real-time bow camera views), phone, wardrobe, electronic safe box (in the closet), double bed (convertible to twins), bedside tables, wall-mounted reading lamps, writing table with padded stool, en-suite bathroom (single-sink vanity, WC, shower, hairdryer), individually controllable air-conditioning.
Shipboard facilities
The ship boasts a friendly, light lounge to spend relaxing hours socializing or reading. Everywhere aboard guests will find a bright interior of white, pastel, mother of pearl and precious materials. Onboard entertainment includes quiz games, crew show, themed and dance nights (often with live music). A further highlight which takes place during many journeys are events like language courses, folklore or history lectures about the visited region along the itinerary route.
Onboard dining includes a balanced breakfast buffet, pastries, coffee and tea in the afternoon, as well as a variety of European dishes for lunch and dinner. The elegant restaurant offers breakfast from a varied buffet of warm and cold delicacies. For lunch, salads and starters are served as a buffet, while the multi-course menu is served. In the evening, a fine menu in several courses is offered. The culinary highlight onboard is the gala dinner. The attentive staff and qualified tour guides are always available onboard this elegant, German-speaking ship.
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