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River cruise ship suffered technical defect
A technical defect has occurred on the 'A Rosa Silva', affecting both the current voyage from Nov 5 to 10, 2025, and the start of the next voyage. A-ROSA River Cruises and its partners were working on the necessary repairs. Guests on the current voyage departing from Cologne and traveling south on the Rhine have been informed that the cruise will only return to Mainz and not to Cologne. The ship was behind schedule on its current 5-day Rhine cruise. The arrival in Main was originally planned for Nov 9 at 6:00 a.m.. As of 12:30 p.m., the river cruise ship was sailing north, near Mannheim and Ludwigshafen and due to arrive in Mainz on the afternoon as the final port of call on its current short cruise, which concluded on Nov 19. Originally, the ship was scheduled to depart at noon towards Koblenz and Cologne. Instead, the river cruise ship remained in Mainz until Nov 10, so that external specialists could repair the technical defect on site. Original itinerary from Nov 5 to 10: Cologne – Rüdesheim – Speyer – Kehl – Mainz & Lorelei Passage & Koblenz – Cologne Adjusted itinerary: Cologne – Rüdesheim – Speyer – Kehl – Mainz – Mainz The Rostock-based river cruise operator has informed guests of the Rhine cruise departing on Nov 10 thatthe embarkation would take place in Mainz instead of Cologne. A-ROSA has organized a bus transfer between Cologne and Mainz for the disembarkation of current guests and the embarkation of new passengers. If the technical issue can be resolved in Mainz, the "Rhine Romance with Illustrator Tanja Meyer" cruise will then continue as planned.
River cruise ship scratched by lock
On Nov 25, 2013, at 5.10 p.m. the "A-Rosa Silva" was damaged while entering the lock on the Rhine at Griesheim. The gates of the lock by human mistake were closed when the ship was in between. The gates scraped the hull on both sides on a length of 15-20 meters. The ship suffered scratches, also the gates suffered slight damage.
Hig h water level on Main stranded river cruise ship
The "A-Rosa Silva" had to dock at the Mainlände in Schweinfurt due to the high water level on the Main already on Dec 17, 2012. The ship may be stuck until at least Jan 5, 2013. There were no passengers on board since they disembarked already in Nürnberg after completition of a Christmas Cruise to Regensburg. The "A-Rosa Silva" headed to Düsseldorf from there to be overhauled in a yard. The crew of 50 was sent home from Schweinfurt, only the master with five men remained on board to maintain the ship.
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