Katharina von Bora (ship)

Catherine of Bora

Ship Katharina von Bora on the Peenestrom in 2012 with old paint

Ship data flag Switzerland Ship type Cabin passenger ship home port Basel Shipyard SET Schiffbau- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft Tangermünde mbH Launch 2000

Ship dimensions and crew length 83.00 m ( Lüa ) width 9.50 m Draft Max. 1.10 m   crew 21st

Machine system machine 3 Schottel Pump-Jet diesel engines Machine performance 1,428 hp (1,050 kW) Service speed 11 kn (Err km / h)

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 80

The Katharina von Bora is a river cruise ship built in 2000 . The namesake Katharina von Bora was the wife of the German reformer Martin Luther .

The operational area of ​​the ship is the Elbe with the Vltava . It is also used on the Potsdam – Stralsund route on the Oder-Havel Canal , the German section of the Oder and the Baltic Sea .

There are trips from Potsdam to Prague all year round . On this route, the cities of Dresden , Magdeburg , Meißen and Melnik , among others , are approached.

history

In 2009 the Katharina von Bora was sold to a Swiss group of companies in the course of the bankruptcy proceedings of the shipping company Peter Deilmann - together with six other river cruise ships belonging to the shipping company. Katharina von Bora chartered this out to Nicko Tours or, after consultation, with other travel companies. After the tour operator also went bankrupt , it changed its name and the associated conditions to Nicko Cruises . In this context, the interior of the ships was rebuilt and the exterior paintwork changed: more conspicuous colors dominate.

Compulsory break for ships at Parey 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ship data

In addition to the dimensions shown in the info box (length 83 m, width 9.50 m), the ship has three decks (sundeck, upper deck, main deck) with windows of different sizes. There are a total of 42 outside cabins. There is also a panorama restaurant and a panorama salon, in which drinks are served and in which cultural events take place. The ambience is kept in the Art Nouveau look. The equipment includes air conditioning and the possibility of a WiFi connection.

Web links

Commons : Katharina von Bora  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Katharina von Bora the organizer Nicko Tours . (PDF; 581 kB) Accessed May 10, 2015 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Katharina von Bora (ship) , accessed on June 22, 2018.
2. ↑ Bastian Modrow: Nicko takes over Deilmann ships In: Lübecker Nachrichten of November 4, 2009, p. 7
3. ↑ New painting of the ship Katharina von Bora ( Memento of the original from May 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 5, 2015.