Cycle Tour Main - MS Princesse Royal

Day 1 Arrival in Aschaffenburg
Embarkation at 2 pm, after which you can stroll through the alleys and keep your ears peeled for the voices of centuries gone by in Johannisburg castle.

Day 2 Aschaffenburg - Freudenberg, approx. 48 km / 30 mi
Your tour first takes you into the romantic small timbered town of Miltenberg, then you will continue cycling to Freudenberg with the striking castle.

Day 3 Boat trip, Freudenberg - Lohr, 40-45 km / 25-28 mi
You’ll be starting in the “Siberia of Baden” and cycle alongside the peaks of the Spessart mountain range until you reach the town of Lohr, where Snow White is said to have lived.

Day 4 Boat trip, Lohr - Würzburg, approx. 30 km / 19 mi
You’ll see many fortresses and ruins atop the nearby peaks, after which you’ll reach the Bishopric of Würzburg, featuring a residency and the Mary fortress (Marienfestung).

Day 5 Würzburg - Kitzingen, approx. 40 km / 25 mi
Beautiful villages shaped by timber-framed houses are plentiful along today’s route. Why not try some hearty Franconian food like dumplings with gravy (“Kloß mit Soß”) in Kitzingen.

Day 6 Kitzingen - Schweinfurt, 40-60 km/ 25-37 mi
Unhurriedly cycling along the winding and twisting river Main, you can stop off in the wine village of Volkach for a longer break.

Day 7 Boat trip, Schweinfurt - Bamberg, 35-40 km/ 22-25 mi
Slowly but surely, winyards are replaced by tree-filled slopes, after which you’ll soon reach the UNESCO world heritage city of Bamberg, which is home to the largest number of breweries in the world.

Day 8 Departure
After breakfast your cycle tour along the Main to Bamberg concludes.

Here are the details on MS Princesse Royal.

Included in "Cycle tour along the Main to Bamberg":

• 7 nights aboard
• 7x breakfast
• 6 packed lunches/lunch
• 6x dinner excl. beverages
• cabins are cleaned daily
• complimentary coffee/tea
• bed linen and towels supplied
• welcome drink
• several short guided city tours
• beer tasting
• entrance to Würzburg Residence and Court Yard
• ferry trips
• bike tours with english speaking tour guide
  from 22 guests 2 tour guides, 2 groups
• daily tour briefing
• detailed travel documents in english
• GPS tracks
• optional rental bike

Accomodation:

• 11 outside cabins, 11 sqm/118 sq ft
•  4 premium cabins, 14 qm/151 sq ft
•  1 single cabin, ca. 7qm/75 sq ft
• individually adjustable air conditioning
• all cabins feature beds with level access
• all cabins have portholes which can not be opened

Rental bicycles:

• We offer comfortable unisex-bikes with 7-speed gearboxes with freewheel, equipped with a bike bag and a bike lock. We also offer e-bikes if desired.
• If you choose to wear a helmet, we recommend using your own due to the variety of head sizes and shapes and for hygienic reasons.

Travel time 2026:

• Arrival on saturdays
  08.06. + 22.06. + 06.07.

Prices:

All prices are per person.

06.07.

• 1999 € 2-bed cabin
• 2349 € 2-bed premium cabin
• 2599 € single cabin
• 2999 € 2-bed cabin for single use
•   - 50 € discount per person in triple cabin
• (premium cabin, 3rd bed up to 15 years old)

08.06. + 22.06.

• 2249 € 2-bed cabin
• 2599 € 2-bed premium cabin
• 2929 € single cabin
• 3369 € 2-bed cabin for single use
•   - 50 € discount per person in triple cabin
• (premium cabin, 3rd bed up to 15 years old)
   
•  140 € rental bike
•  275 € e-bike
•    15 € private bike
•    30 € private e-bike

• booking code "Cycle tour along the Main to Bamberg":
  RS-MAP-7L
• how you can save some money
• costs of cancellation

The booking process

Arrival to "Cycle tour along the Main to Bamberg":

• Parking
  P & R parking space at the train station (Luitpoldstraße 9), 14 €/day

• Arrival by train:
  Aschaffenburg train station

• Arrival by plane:
  Airport Frankfurt, by train to Aschaffenburg, duration approx. 1 h, 0-1x changes, cost: approx. 15 €

• On the day of arrival yo can leave your luggage on board from 11 am.

Return transfer:

• Under your own steam by train, duration approx. 2,5 h, 0-1x changes, cost: approx. 30 €

Personal bikes:
Depending on capacity you can take your own bike on request. Please note, however, that your bike will be loaded twice a day with many others on and off the ship and damage can not be ruled out. A liability for this can not be assumed. We advise you to book one of the good rental bikes.

Perfectly looked after:
During your tour, we are available between 8 am and 8 pm, 7 days a week. We are happy to help with any kind of problems you might be having. You will find this emergency number in your travel documents.

Please note:

• As is the case with all boat trips, changes in travel itineraries due to the weather, the rivers’ water levels or technical issues can be undertaken at any time.