MS Geoffrey Chaucer
Cruise line
Riviera Travel UK (Scylla Cruises)
MS Geoffrey Chaucer current position
MS Geoffrey Chaucer current location is at Europe Inland (coordinates 51.90221 N / 5.63579 E) cruising en route to DODEWAARD. The AIS position was reported 6 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionSpecifications of MS Geoffrey Chaucer
Year built | 2021 new ship |
Flag state | Switzerland |
Builder | Vahali Shipyards Zasavica (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) |
Owner | Scylla AG |
Operator | Riviera Travel UK |
Speed | 13 kn / 24 kph / 15 mph |
Length (LOA) | 135 m / 443 ft |
Beam (width) | 12 m / 39 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 3600 gt |
Passengers | 176 |
Crew | 44 |
Decks | 4 |
Cabins | 88 |
Decks with cabins | 3 |
Sister-ships | Emily Bronte, Thomas Hardy, Oscar Wilde, William Wordsworth, Robert Burns, Lord Tennyson |
Christened by | tba |
MS Geoffrey Chaucer Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2021 Apr 21 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1589 |
2021 Apr 28 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $2039 |
2021 May 05 | 7 days, one-way from Amsterdam to Cologne | Amsterdam | |
2021 May 12 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1959 |
2021 May 19 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1839 |
2021 May 26 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1839 |
2021 Jun 02 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2039 |
2021 Jun 09 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2039 |
2021 Jun 16 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2059 |
2021 Jun 23 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2039 |
2021 Jun 30 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1889 |
2021 Jul 07 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1859 |
2021 Jul 14 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1789 |
2021 Jul 21 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1789 |
2021 Jul 28 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1859 |
2021 Aug 04 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1859 |
2021 Aug 11 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1789 |
2021 Aug 18 | 7 days, one-way from Basel to Koblenz | Basel | |
2021 Aug 25 | 7 days, one-way from Amsterdam to Cologne | Amsterdam | $1859 |
2021 Sep 01 | 7 days, one-way from Amsterdam to Cologne | Amsterdam | $2009 |
2021 Sep 08 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2159 |
2021 Sep 15 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2159 |
2021 Sep 22 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1989 |
2021 Sep 29 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1889 |
2021 Oct 06 | 7 days, one-way from Amsterdam to Cologne | Amsterdam | $1759 |
2021 Oct 13 | 7 days, one-way from Amsterdam to Cologne | Amsterdam | $1509 |
2021 Oct 20 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Linz | Cologne | |
2022 Apr 01 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $779 |
2022 Apr 05 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $879 |
2022 Apr 09 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $929 |
2022 Apr 13 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1469 |
2022 Apr 20 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1679 |
2022 Apr 27 | 7 days, one-way from Amsterdam to Cologne | Amsterdam | $1599 |
2022 May 04 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1859 |
2022 May 11 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2069 |
2022 May 18 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1939 |
2022 May 25 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1939 |
2022 Jun 01 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2169 |
2022 Jun 08 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2169 |
2022 Jun 15 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2149 |
2022 Jun 22 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2149 |
2022 Jun 29 | 14 days, one-way from Cologne to Budapest | Cologne | $3449 |
2022 Jul 13 | 14 days, one-way from Cologne to Budapest | Cologne | $3449 |
2022 Jul 27 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2039 |
2022 Aug 03 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1889 |
2022 Aug 10 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1959 |
2022 Aug 17 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1959 |
2022 Aug 24 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1889 |
2022 Aug 31 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2099 |
2022 Sep 07 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2279 |
2022 Sep 14 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2209 |
2022 Sep 21 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2209 |
2022 Sep 28 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2169 |
2022 Oct 05 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1889 |
2022 Oct 12 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $1789 |
2022 Oct 19 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1589 |
2022 Oct 26 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Linz | Cologne |
MS Geoffrey Chaucer Review
Review of MS Geoffrey Chaucer
MS Geoffrey Chaucer cruise ship (2020-built/2021-inaugurated) is one of Scylla's newest vessels. Riverboat's sisterships are the fleetmates Thomas Hardy (2016), Emily Bronte (2017), Oscar Wilde (2017), Robert Burns (2018), William Wordsworth (2019), Lord Tennyson (2021).
The Geoffrey Chaucer ship is owned by the Swiss company Scylla Cruises and exclusively chartered to the UK cruisetour company Riviera Travel on itineraries along Danube, Rhine and Moselle Rivers, as well as on the Dutch waterways. Riverboat's primary departure ports/homeports are Amsterdam (Holland) and Budapest (Hungary).
The vessel (ENI number 07002119) is Switzerland-flagged (MMSI 269057715, registered in Basel).
Shipboard dining and entertainment options
The riverboat features an elegant Lobby (entrance hall on Diamond / Upper Deck) with Reception Desk (24-hour assistance, information, purser services), Travel Desk (tours and excursions information, onboard cruise booking) and Boutique Shop. From the entrance hall, passengers walk into a stylish Bar Lounge with bow location, floor-ceiling windows, comfortable seating, and full-service Bar.
Aft on Diamond Deck is the Bistro - Lido Restaurant, an alternative to the Dining Room Restaurant. The Bistro is served by its own Bar and also doubles as Library. It has an outdoor terrace and open kitchen. Here are served early Breakfast, light Lunch and Dinner. In good weather, the floor-ceiling window doors are fully opened onto the terrace for al fresco dining. Bistro's dining is complimentary, but dinners require reservations due to the restaurant's small capacity (10 tables with 2 or 4 seats). Ship's Dining Room Restaurant (on Ruby / Middle Deck) provides single-seating capacity buffet Breakfast and waiter-served Lunch and Dinner.
On Emerald / Lower Deck is the ship's Wellness Centre consisting of Beauty Salon (hairdresser and barber services, nail studio), Fitness (Gym Room) and Spa (treatment room for massages). All cabin decks are fully air-conditioned and accessed via lift (passenger elevator) and wrought-iron staircase.
Sun Deck provides Giant Chess Set, Mini Golf (Putting Green), Retractable Awnings (shaded seating area), aft Pool Deck (Splash Pool, Jacuzzi, sunbathing area with loungers and deckchairs), full bar service. The fore-located Navigation Bridge (called "Wheelhouse" on riverboats) is passenger accessible and telescopic (can be lowered for passing under low bridges).
Cabins
Like the sisterships, Geoffrey Chaucer staterooms (a total of 88) are designed for 169 passengers (regarding single-occupancy cabins, max capacity is 176). Most cabins are with wall-to-wall and floor-ceiling glass doors opening to a railing (French Balcony). Only exceptions are Emerald Deck cabins, which are with one fixed window (non-opening, quarter-height) located close to the ceiling.
- All passenger staterooms as standard amenities offer hotel twin beds (convertible to double), en-suite bathroom (WC, shower, single-sink vanity, towels, bath toiletries, large mirror), 40-inch flat HDTV (satellite reception, infotainment system, bow camera real-time views), mini-bar, tea-coffee making facility, glass-top round table with 2 armchairs, mirrored dressing table with pouf chair, wardrobe, electronic safe box, hairdryer, phone, individual air-conditioning, evening turndown service.
- All cabin bathrooms are with marble tops, glass showers (large rain shower heads) and brand bath cosmetics (by Crabtree and Evelyn).
- Some staterooms are available for single occupancy booking (without a single supplement, subject to availability).
- Deluxe Balcony Suites (on Diamond Deck) additionally offer (as bonus amenities) larger interior space, step-out balcony (furnished with table and 2 chairs, can be used for al fresco dining), premium cotton bathrobes and slippers.
Itineraries
For Riviera Travel, Geoffrey Chaucer cruises on the rivers Rhine, Main, Danube, also in Holland (Dutch inland waterways) and Danube Delta (Black Sea). On this ship, Riviera Travel offers the following cruisetour itineraries:
- 5-day "Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields" is roundtrip from Amsterdam to Enkhuizen, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, Keukenhof, Amsterdam. Prices start from ~GBP 750 per person (double occupancy porthole cabin rates). A 4-day drink package is offered for purchase on the ship, with prices from GBP 70 pp.
- 8-day "Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam and The Dutch Bulbfields" is roundtrip from Amsterdam to Hoorn, Arnhem, Antwerp, Ghent, Ypres, Bruges, Keukenhof, Amsterdam. Prices start from ~GBP 1200 pp.
- 11-day "The Blue Danube with Budapest Extension" (7-day Danube River cruising) is roundtrip Budapest to Esztergom, Bratislava, Durnstein, Melk, Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest, Visegrad, Szentendre, Budapest, plus the tour extension Godollo and Puszta. Prices start from ~GBP 1550 pp. A 7-day drink package is offered for purchase on the ship, with prices from GBP 110 pp.
- 15-day "Budapest to the Black Sea - Gems of Eastern Europe" is roundtrip from Budapest to Kalocsa, Pecs, Belgrade, Iron Gates, Pleven, Bucharest, Constanta, Veliko Tarnovo, Arbanassi, Ivanovo, Belogradchik, Iron Gates, Lepenski Vir, Novi Sad, Osijek, Vukovar, Budapest. Prices start from ~GBP 2300 pp.
Riviera Travel river cruise deals are inclusive of all onboard meals, stateroom, 24-hour Coffee Station (with light snacks), onboard entertainment and enrichment programming, return train travel (optional flights), luxury bus transfers, walking tours, shipboard Wi-Fi (throughout/in cabins and all public spaces).
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The cruise ship is named after Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) - philosopher, astronomer, very popular English poet (considered the greatest of the Middle Ages / 5th-15th centuries AD) best-known for his magnum opus "Tales of Caunterbury". This 24-stories collection was written in the period 1387-1400 when he was appointed Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace. These stories are critical descriptions of iconic characters of the British society (particularly the Church).
Vessel's construction (hull and superstructure, ENI number xxx) was done at the Vahali Shipyard in Zasavica (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). The 1923-founded Dutch shipbuilding company (Scheepswerf En Machinefabriek Vahali BV) owns and operates yards in Serbia (Belgrade, and Zasavica) and in Holland (Gendt). Vahali Shipyard Zasavica was officially opened in 2013. Following the construction in Serbia, the cruise ship was towed to Holland for final outfitting at Scheepswerf Vahali (Gendt).
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