Current Travel Information

Your holiday is our top priority! That's why our A-ROSA Care Team always keeps an eye on current developments that could influence our cruises. Since events often occur spontaneously – and can also change or settle at short notice – we always inform you as soon as possible about relevant topics on this page.

Energy surcharge

The global situation is also causing significant fluctuations in the energy costs of our cruises. For this reason, we are unfortunately obliged to charge an energy surcharge on all new bookings for the 2025 and 2026 seasons in accordance with our terms and conditions (§5).

Strikes

Strikes in the public sector or long-distance traffic can have an impact on our journeys. Currently, there are no restrictions due to strikes that we are aware of.

Water levels

As water levels can fluctuate very quickly, it may be possible that itineraries and, if necessary, ports of embarkation and disembarkation will be adjusted. We are in constant dialogue with the port authorities and the respective water management offices along the itineraries. We check the conditions for each river stretch between the respective ports daily to ensure that the sailing can be carried out safely. In principle, a cruise can also operate at lower or higher water levels. Only from a certain point onwards is it not possible to operate a cruise as originally planned.

Ukraine

At A-ROSA, the safety and wellbeing of all guests and crewmembers is always our highest priority. We are following the developments in Ukraine very closely and are in contact with the foreign port authorities.

A-ROSA’s Danube cruises start and end in Passau, Germany, and the ships sail to impressive countries and cities. On the 18-night cruise "Danube City & Nature", the A-ROSA ships will not call at Tulcea on their way, but at the Romanian city of Fetești. From Fetești, guests also have the opportunity to explore the impressive Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve with its unique flora and fauna during a guided full-day excursion. Thus, the A-ROSA ships will bypass the Romanian-Ukrainian border zone and sail exclusively in Romania. All other Danube cruises will be operated as scheduled.

Embarkation & Disembarkation Seine 2026

Due to long-term construction work on a bridge near Saint-Denis, ships longer than 125 metres are not permitted to pass through until further notice, in accordance with official guidelines. As a result, A-ROSA VIVA will not call at Saint-Denis during the 2026 season.
 
Boarding and disembarking for your Seine cruise will take place in the sophisticated town of Le Pecq, ensuring a pleasant and comfortable start and a relaxed end to your journey. The municipality of Le Pecq is very well connected to Paris by both rail and motorway, making it easy to go ashore individually or take planned excursions to the French capital.

City taxes in ports of call

Some of our ports of call levy additional city taxes such as bed taxes or tourism or cultural taxes, which are not included in the cruise price. As a tour operator, we are obliged to collect and forward these charges on behalf of the cities. The charges are settled via our guests’ onboard accounts.

You can find a current overview of the respective cities and their fees here. Please note that this information may change at short notice.

Here you can find more information about the cities taxes:

• AMSTERDAM
• BONN
• FRANKFURT
• HOORN
• COLOGNE
• ROTTERDAM