Inside the new luxury Rhine river cruise from Munich to Amsterdam
Ship: Apt Ostara
- Appointed 2025
- Suite 77
- Passengers 154
- Crew 60
- Trousers Four
- Length 135 meters
- Cruise Ren and Main, important points of Germany and the Netherlands, seven nights and eight days
Together with his identical sister Apt Soara, which was released earlier this year, Apt Ostara is the second of the two new luxury ships of the new Dutch luxury ships from Apt Ostara, Australia’s great rivers to Grace. It seems that APT, which has resolved its long -standing partnership with Jawaterways last year, seems to have avoided very little costs from these new additions. Australia’s sharp -eyed, common brothers Rob McGeary and Lou Tandy said, “They tried to blend the European elegance with unpretentious Australian ease. To bring this dream to reality, Double, Melbourne -centered interior design studio Hecker Guthrie’yi some Landblbber luxury luxury hotel Panache and yes, injected the ships.
Boarding
An advantage of the river audience is the ease of start and therefore with smaller ships and passenger numbers. This course in Apt Ostara starts in Bavryer Nürnberg, a pleasant watch from Munich, the nearest largest airport entrance point with Autobahn’s one and three -quarter -hour alternative road transfers. The foamy river ship of the Australian cruise line is waiting for its passengers at the foot of Nürnberg.
Design
The quality design affected by luxury international hotel trends plays an increasingly important role in the creation of ocean cruise ships, and then his colleagues who go to the river. Although the European river ships, almost funny like Ostara, seem to rival the length of small -sized ocean ships, they are quite narrow; Design thoughts that allow them to fit into 70 river locks between Budapest and Amsterdam. Therefore, the best use of the existing area is a priority. Although Ostara and Soara represented Hecker Guthrie’s first raid on the cruise interiors, perhaps, although not finally, there is no significant lack of confidence with an inclusive design inspired by the colors of different four seasons of Europe.
Venues
Space will always be a challenge on a River Cruise ship, but here, the designers of the ship clearly refused to be defeated on this basis. On board, the passenger ship is influenced by the contrast between the dark, full French navy paint work and the light -colored and light -filled marble atrium center reception area. Australian sculptor Sarah Parkes hanging on the atrium staircase, including an imposing, specially assigned rope installation, there are several sea heads. In other places, in the restaurant and guest rooms, there are modern purchases of classic ship lanterns.
State hall
One of the eights comes with luxurious features such as the suite of my owner, a spacious and small private balcony for a river passenger ship, an electric retractable curtains, a separate seating area (with a comfortable designer seat), generous storage space and spa treatment and laundry service. Apparently, although not actively encouraged, free suite food is available. Marie-Stella-Maris, based in Amsterdam, has free-stock minibar, tea and coffee facilities, luxury beds and en-water toilet materials. The walls of each suit and room were decorated with the artistic photography of Australia Nicholas Wilkins, who celebrated the great architecture from Ostara and the 15 -day magnificent European route between Amsterdam and Budapest.
Food
The superior design, which is applied to the public and private areas of the ship, is perhaps most perfect in the six – yes, six – separate dining spaces, mainly perfectly perfect in contemporary European cuisine. A successful effort has been made to integrate the number of maximum dining spaces in the limited area of the ship, the most novel Nifty Gruner Bar & food. This more comfortable area can be lowering hydraulicly below the loft deck level while sailing along the low bridge of Europe’s low bridge, and then increased for maximum panoramic imaging when the ship is fixed in the harbor.
Elsewhere, the cellar of the owner, 1927 (the year when the APT was founded), a stylish breakfast, lunch and dinner serving in the middle of the Bistro Saison is an elegant wood -covered, covered French curtain event. Sitting 16 guests, sets, desustation -style menus, courses that matched with fine wines selected by adjacent special cellar. At the other end of the food scale, there is a real crowded satisfaction in the form of a rooftop meat deck in which flaming grilled meat, seafood and vegetables are served in the air in the air. The half -moon on the bow is close to the speech pit, the most spectacular in the twilight when it is illuminated by mass lanterns.
Health
This relatively excitement of this relatively short German audience, perhaps 60 kilometers long world heritage listed Ren gate with 40 strange, neck bending castles, sports izter, gym, or one of the e-bikikler to be used in Shore. However, I managed to accidentally hit the early meditation class with good participation, which took over the most of the third deck restaurant, as if River Cruising is not meditative enough.
Entertainment
No river ship, even this, even in a small -sized ocean, can match entertainment options even in the primer. However, then again, several ocean shirts look like a river ship like Ostara, and often spend a lot of time next to the fascinating coastline. If the German landscapes and the panorama of the scenes are not enough, there are many settled events presented by Ostara’s multi -faceted, completely dancing British entertainment officer and partner.
Crew
Essentially, the hot, hospitable and clearly well -tuned crew with the Southern and Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe manages to combine European efficiency with antipodean bonhomi. In fact, this multinational team, which is more cooled than a beautiful German Riesling, is one of the best things that the study has faced in water, whether the ocean or river.
Decision
There are so many attention to the details on this ship that it is almost impossible to draw full attention to all the details. Although the water levels are occasionally problematic in Europe’s waterways in this age of climate change, an almost century -old hand in international and indigenous travels increased the level and quality of design and comfort for river ships with an Ostara and SOARA launch.
Details
APT’s seven nights, Ren and Main’s eight -day emphasis is a person of $ 3895. The journey includes visits to German cities and the town of Nuremberg, Bamberg, Rothenburg Ob der Tauber and Rudesheim Am Rhien. To see Call Aptouring.com or 1300 336 932
Rating in five
★★★★
The author traveled as the guest of Apt Luxury Travel.
Swell
Imported vegemite is available for breakfast (poms and others, to obtain their own marmites) (not from this small annoying bags, but from a suitable jar).
He didn’t swell so much
Espresso -style coffee is good and free flow throughout the ship, but can benefit from further purification.
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Anthony Dennis, Editor, Travel, Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
