Who are the heads of KölnTourist Personenschiffahrt? Our managing directors Angelika and Michael Schmitz answer these questions in a short video portrait. They talk a little about their day-to-day work, what it's like to work in a family business and what they particularly like about their job in passenger shipping. Manuscript, camera & director: Tobias Nahrendorf [...]
Short video portrait of the KölnTourist Read More "
Take a look behind the scenes! Last summer, our managing directors Angi and Micha Schmitz were interviewed for the Pro Sieben magazine taff. Yesterday, 06.02.2024, the report was broadcast as part of the taff series "Mein Revier: Unterwegs im Rheinland". You can find it here (intro and from minute 4:18).
Portrait of KölnTourist on Pro Sieben taff Read More "
On 21.12.2023, WDR Lokalzeit Köln broadcast a report on the oldest film footage of the Rhine and the city of Cologne that still exists today. Hermann Rheindorf and his team from Kölnprogramm have lovingly recolored these recordings, which were made at the beginning of the 20th century, and are now making them available for posterity. The photographs
The historic Rhine in color - WDR Lokalzeit Köln interview with Angi Schmitz Read More "
Dear guests, after the 3rd Advent we say goodbye to the winter and shipyard break. We wish you all and your loved ones a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year! On Thursday, 07.03.2024 we will start the new season with the first Cologne Skyline tours. If you are still looking for a last-minute gift for Christmas
KölnTourist wishes you a Merry Christmas! Read More "
This year, the Federal Association of German Inland Navigation and the BDS Inland Navigation Association, together with the BMDV, which sponsors the prize, want to award a very special kind of Oscar. They are looking for the best video blog in which everyday training or professional life on an inland waterway vessel is shown. Of course, we won't be told twice: our nautical trainees Jenny, Jakob
Really? ... bargeman? - Of course! Read More "
The KölnTourist family mourns the loss of their dear friend and colleague Klaus-Peter Fischer. He embarked on his last voyage on September 4, 2022, completely unexpectedly for all of us. For many years, he steered our ships MS RheinLand, MS RheinPerle and MS RheinTreue safely across the Rhine and always had a sympathetic ear for our guests and his colleagues and was always ready to help.
Klaus-Peter Fischer (1954-2022) Read More "
