The Excellence Coral is a river cruise ship owned by Swiss Excellence River Cruise GmbH . It operates under the Swiss flag mainly on the Elbe , Havel , Oder , Peene and in the Kiel Canal . Since 2015, the ship has also been used on river trips between Arnhem and Bruges .
The Excellence Coral was built in 1998 for the shipping company Scylla and originally went into service under the name Swiss Coral . In April 2012, the Swiss Excellence River Cruise took over the ship and had it extensively renovated. The interior design of the ship was carried out by Nazly Twerenbold, the wife of Werner Twerenbold (1946–2015), Chairman of the Board of Directors of Twerenbold Service . The Excellence Coral as the other Excellence ships exclusively marketed under the umbrella of Twerenbold group from the travel agency Mittelthurgau. Twerenbold buses bring passengers from Switzerland directly to the ships and accompany the ships on shore excursions.
Furnishing
Excellence Coral in the evening light
The Excellence Coral is powered by two Caterpillar C18 engines. Thanks to the comparatively short length of 82 meters, the width of 9.50 meters and only 1.05 meters draft, the ship can pass locks and navigate areas that are impassable for many cabin passenger ships. These include, for example, the Greifswalder Bodden in the direction of Stralsund and Rügen as well as the locks on the Havel and Moldau .
The upper middle class river ship has 44 cabins. The cabins on the upper deck are equipped with a large panorama window, on the main deck with two smaller windows. All cabins have a shower / toilet, hairdryer, air conditioning, safe, mini-bar, satellite TV (flat screen), in-house telephone and radio / alarm clock. The ship can accommodate a total of 87 passengers. A special feature of the ship is the salon with a panorama bar.
