MS Geoffrey Chaucer
Cruise line
Riviera Travel UK (Scylla Cruises)
MS Geoffrey Chaucer current position
MS Geoffrey Chaucer current location is at Europe Inland (coordinates 50.94018 N / 6.96325 E) cruising en route to DUSSELDORF. The AIS position was reported 4 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionCurrent itinerary of MS Geoffrey Chaucer
MS Geoffrey Chaucer current cruise is 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer. Prices start from USD 1409 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 02 Dec, 2024 and ends on 06 Dec, 2024.
Date / Time | Port |
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02 Dec | Departing from Cologne, Koln, Germany North Rhine-Westphalia hotels |
03 Dec | Rudesheim am Rhein, Germany Hesse |
04 Dec | Koblenz, Germany Rhineland-Palatinate |
05 Dec | Bonn, Germany North Rhine-Westphalia |
06 Dec | Arriving in Cologne, Koln, Germany North Rhine-Westphalia hotels |
Specifications of MS Geoffrey Chaucer
Year of build | 2021 / Age: 3 |
Flag state | Switzerland |
Builder | Vahali Shipyards Zasavica (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia) |
Speed | 13 kn / 24 km/h / 15 mph |
Length (LOA) | 135 m / 443 ft |
Beam (width) | 12 m / 39 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 3600 gt |
Passengers | 176 |
Crew | 44 |
Decks | 4 |
Cabins | 88 |
Decks with cabins | 3 |
Sister-ships | Emily Bronte, Thomas Hardy, Oscar Wilde, William Wordsworth, Robert Burns, Lord Tennyson |
Christened by | tba |
Owner | Scylla AG |
Operator | Riviera Travel UK |
MS Geoffrey Chaucer Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2024 Oct 31 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Linz | Cologne | |
2024 Dec 02 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1409 |
2024 Dec 06 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | |
2024 Dec 10 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | |
2024 Dec 14 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | |
2024 Dec 18 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1259 |
2025 Apr 01 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise for solo travellers | Amsterdam | |
2025 Apr 05 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1549 |
2025 Apr 09 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1649 |
2025 Apr 13 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1749 |
2025 Apr 17 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam The Dutch Bulbfields - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $2149 |
2025 Apr 24 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam The Dutch Bulbfields - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $2249 |
2025 May 02 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine and Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2399 |
2025 May 09 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg and Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2699 |
2025 May 09 | 14 days, one-way from Basel to Cologne | Basel | |
2025 May 16 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2549 |
2025 May 23 | 5 days, one-way from Cologne to Breisach am Rhein | Cologne | $2599 |
2025 May 30 | 10 days, one-way from Andernach to Cologne | Andernach | $3249 |
2025 Jun 09 | 10 days, one-way from Andernach to Cologne | Andernach | $3349 |
2025 Jun 19 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | |
2025 Jun 19 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2699 |
2025 Jun 26 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2649 |
2025 Jun 26 | 14 days, one-way from Basel to Cologne | Basel | $4449 |
2025 Jul 03 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine and Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2349 |
2025 Jul 10 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg and Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2349 |
2025 Jul 17 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | |
2025 Jul 17 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | |
2025 Jul 24 | 5 days, one-way from Cologne to Breisach am Rhein | Cologne | $2349 |
2025 Jul 31 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2149 |
2025 Aug 07 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2099 |
2025 Aug 07 | 14 days, one-way from Basel to Cologne | Basel | $3899 |
2025 Aug 14 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg and Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2299 |
2025 Aug 21 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $3248 |
2025 Aug 21 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2249 |
2025 Aug 28 | 5 days, one-way from Cologne to Breisach am Rhein | Cologne | $2399 |
2025 Sep 04 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine and Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2749 |
2025 Sep 11 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg and Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2599 |
2025 Sep 18 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $3698 |
2025 Sep 18 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2699 |
2025 Sep 22 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $3548 |
2025 Sep 25 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2549 |
2025 Oct 02 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine and Moselle River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2249 |
2025 Oct 02 | 14 days, one-way from Basel to Cologne | Basel | $3949 |
2025 Oct 09 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2199 |
2025 Oct 16 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Basel | Cologne | $2149 |
2025 Oct 23 | 7 days, round-trip Rhine, Strasbourg and Heidelberg River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1899 |
2025 Oct 30 | 7 days, one-way from Cologne to Linz | Cologne | |
2025 Dec 02 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1149 |
2025 Dec 06 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1149 |
2025 Dec 10 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1149 |
2025 Dec 14 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $1099 |
2025 Dec 18 | 4 days, round-trip Enchanting Rhine and Yuletide Markets River Cruise for solo travellers - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Brussels | |
2025 Dec 22 | 7 days, round-trip Christmas on the Rhine - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Cologne | $2214 |
2025 Dec 29 | 5 days, one-way from Brussels to Cologne | Brussels | $1814 |
2026 Apr 02 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1149 |
2026 Apr 06 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam The Dutch Bulbfields - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $2049 |
2026 Apr 13 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1299 |
2026 Apr 17 | 7 days, round-trip Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam The Dutch Bulbfields - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $2649 |
2026 Apr 24 | 4 days, round-trip Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields River Cruise - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Amsterdam | $1399 |
2026 Apr 29 | 14 days, one-way from Cologne to Budapest | Cologne | $3349 |
2026 May 13 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2399 |
2026 May 20 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2399 |
2026 May 27 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2349 |
2026 Jun 03 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2399 |
2026 Jun 10 | 6 days, round-trip Gastronomy of the Danube - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Budapest | $2449 |
2026 Jun 17 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2399 |
2026 Jun 24 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2399 |
2026 Jun 24 | 9 days, one-way from Budapest to Vienna | Budapest | $3038 |
2026 Jul 01 | 6 days, round-trip Art and Music of the Blue Danube - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Budapest | $2299 |
2026 Jul 08 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2149 |
2026 Jul 15 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2149 |
2026 Jul 15 | 9 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise with Budapest Extension | Budapest | $2688 |
2026 Jul 22 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2049 |
2026 Jul 29 | 6 days, round-trip Gastronomy of the Danube - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Budapest | $2149 |
2026 Aug 05 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2049 |
2026 Aug 12 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2049 |
2026 Aug 19 | 6 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise for solo travellers | Budapest | |
2026 Aug 26 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2299 |
2026 Sep 02 | 9 days, one-way from Budapest to Vienna | Budapest | $3198 |
2026 Sep 02 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2499 |
2026 Sep 09 | 9 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise with Budapest Extension | Budapest | $3118 |
2026 Sep 09 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2549 |
2026 Sep 16 | 14 days, one-way from Cologne to Budapest | Cologne | $4349 |
2026 Sep 30 | 14 days, one-way from Cologne to Budapest | Cologne | $4199 |
2026 Oct 14 | 9 days, one-way from Budapest to Vienna | Budapest | $2748 |
2026 Oct 14 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $2049 |
2026 Oct 21 | 6 days, round-trip Art and Music of the Blue Danube - MS Geoffrey Chaucer | Budapest | $2149 |
2026 Oct 28 | 7 days, round-trip The Blue Danube River Cruise | Budapest | $1749 |
MS Geoffrey Chaucer Review
Review of MS Geoffrey Chaucer
The 2020-built/2021-inaugurated MS Geoffrey Chaucer cruise ship is one of Scylla's newest vessels. Riverboat's sisterships are the fleetmates Thomas Hardy (2016), Emily Bronte (2017), Oscar Wilde (2017), Robert Burns (2018), William Wordsworth (2019), Lord Tennyson (2021).
The Geoffrey Chaucer ship is owned by the Swiss company Scylla Cruises and exclusively chartered to the UK cruisetour company Riviera Travel on itineraries along Danube, Rhine and Moselle Rivers, as well as on the Dutch waterways. Riverboat's primary departure ports/homeports are Amsterdam (Holland) and Budapest (Hungary).
For season 2021 Fall, the boats Chaucer and Wordsworth were time-chartered by Phoenix Reisen (Bonn-based German cruisetour company).
The vessel (ENI number 07002119) is currently Switzerland-flagged (MMSI 269057715) and registered in Basel).
Shipboard dining and entertainment options
The riverboat features an elegant Lobby (entrance hall on Diamond / Upper Deck) with Reception Desk (24-hour assistance, information, purser services), Travel Desk (tours and excursions information, onboard cruise booking) and Boutique Shop. From the entrance hall, passengers walk into a stylish Bar Lounge with bow location, floor-ceiling windows, comfortable seating, and full-service Bar.
Aft on Diamond Deck is the Bistro - Lido Restaurant, an alternative to the Dining Room Restaurant. The Bistro is served by its own Bar and also doubles as Library. It has an outdoor terrace and open kitchen. Here are served early Breakfast, light Lunch and Dinner. In good weather, the floor-ceiling window doors are fully opened onto the terrace for al fresco dining. Bistro's dining is complimentary, but dinners require reservations due to the restaurant's small capacity (10 tables with 2 or 4 seats). Ship's Dining Room Restaurant (on Ruby / Middle Deck) provides single-seating capacity buffet Breakfast and waiter-served Lunch and Dinner.
On Emerald / Lower Deck is the ship's Wellness Centre consisting of Beauty Salon (hairdresser and barber services, nail studio), Fitness (Gym Room) and Spa (treatment room for massages). All cabin decks are fully air-conditioned and accessed via lift (passenger elevator) and wrought-iron staircase.
Sun Deck provides Giant Chess Set, Mini Golf (Putting Green), Retractable Awnings (shaded seating area), aft Pool Deck (Splash Pool, Jacuzzi, sunbathing area with loungers and deckchairs), full bar service. The fore-located Navigation Bridge (called "Wheelhouse" on riverboats) is passenger accessible and telescopic (can be lowered for passing under low bridges).
Cabins
Like the sisterships, Geoffrey Chaucer staterooms (a total of 88) are designed for 169 passengers (regarding single-occupancy cabins, max capacity is 176). Most cabins are with wall-to-wall and floor-ceiling glass doors opening to a railing (French Balcony). Only exceptions are Emerald Deck cabins, which are with one fixed window (non-opening, quarter-height) located close to the ceiling.
- All passenger staterooms as standard amenities offer hotel twin beds (convertible to double), en-suite bathroom (WC, shower, single-sink vanity, towels, bath toiletries, large mirror), 40-inch flat HDTV (satellite reception, infotainment system, bow camera real-time views), mini-bar, tea-coffee making facility, glass-top round table with 2 armchairs, mirrored dressing table with pouf chair, wardrobe, electronic safe box, hairdryer, phone, individual air-conditioning, evening turndown service.
- All cabin bathrooms are with marble tops, glass showers (large rain shower heads) and brand bath cosmetics (by Crabtree and Evelyn).
- Some staterooms are available for single occupancy booking (without a single supplement, subject to availability).
- Deluxe Balcony Suites (on Diamond Deck) additionally offer (as bonus amenities) larger interior space, step-out balcony (furnished with table and 2 chairs, can be used for al fresco dining), premium cotton bathrobes and slippers.
Itineraries
For Riviera Travel, Geoffrey Chaucer cruises on the rivers Rhine, Main, Danube, also in Holland (Dutch inland waterways) and Danube Delta (Black Sea). On this ship, Riviera Travel offers the following cruisetour itineraries:
- 5-day "Amsterdam, Kinderdijk and the Dutch Bulbfields" is roundtrip from Amsterdam to Enkhuizen, Rotterdam, Kinderdijk, Keukenhof, Amsterdam. Prices start from ~GBP 750 per person (double occupancy porthole cabin rates). A 4-day drink package is offered for purchase on the ship, with prices from GBP 70 pp.
- 8-day "Bruges, Medieval Flanders, Amsterdam and The Dutch Bulbfields" is roundtrip from Amsterdam to Hoorn, Arnhem, Antwerp, Ghent, Ypres, Bruges, Keukenhof, Amsterdam. Prices start from ~GBP 1200 pp.
- 11-day "The Blue Danube with Budapest Extension" (7-day Danube River cruising) is roundtrip Budapest to Esztergom, Bratislava, Durnstein, Melk, Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest, Visegrad, Szentendre, Budapest, plus the tour extension Godollo and Puszta. Prices start from ~GBP 1550 pp. A 7-day drink package is offered for purchase on the ship, with prices from GBP 110 pp.
- 15-day "Budapest to the Black Sea - Gems of Eastern Europe" is roundtrip from Budapest to Kalocsa, Pecs, Belgrade, Iron Gates, Pleven, Bucharest, Constanta, Veliko Tarnovo, Arbanassi, Ivanovo, Belogradchik, Iron Gates, Lepenski Vir, Novi Sad, Osijek, Vukovar, Budapest. Prices start from ~GBP 2300 pp.
Riviera Travel river cruise deals are inclusive of all onboard meals, stateroom, 24-hour Coffee Station (with light snacks), onboard entertainment and enrichment programming, return train travel (optional flights), luxury bus transfers, walking tours, shipboard Wi-Fi (throughout/in cabins and all public spaces).
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MS Geoffrey Chaucer Wiki
The cruise ship is named after Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) - philosopher, astronomer, very popular English poet (considered the greatest of the Middle Ages / 5th-15th centuries AD) best-known for his magnum opus "Tales of Canterbury". This 24-stories collection was written in the period 1387-1400 when he was appointed Controller of Customs and Justice of Peace. These stories are critical descriptions of iconic characters of the British society (particularly the Church).
The vessel's construction (hull and superstructure, ENI number 7002119) was done at the Vahali Shipyard in Zasavica (Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). The 1923-founded Dutch shipbuilding company (Scheepswerf En Machinefabriek Vahali BV) owns and operates yards in Serbia (Belgrade, and Zasavica) and in Holland (Gendt). Vahali Shipyard Zasavica was officially opened in 2013. Following the construction in Serbia, the ship was towed to Holland for final outfitting at Scheepswerf Vahali (Gendt).
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