MS Asbach
Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt GmbH
Welcome aboard: MS Asbach - short vacation on the Rhine.
With the Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt you can experience fascinating landscapes, view castles and palaces and enjoy delicious food and the wines of the region.
MS Asbach operates mainly on the romantic Middle Rhine. The ship has ground-level access, an elevator leading to all decks, and a handicapped restroom.
MS Asbach operates daily in the heart of the Middle Rhine Valley between Boppard, St. Goar and Koblenz. Check our Service Center for detailed travel times per pier.
Barrier-free information
All areas relevant for testing meet the quality criteria of the label "Accessibility certified - partially accessible for people with walking disabilities".
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There are two marked parking spaces for people with disabilities in Sankt Goarshausen along Heinrich-Heine-Straße (distance to the jetty 100 m).
- There are two marked parking spaces for people with disabilities in Sankt Goar along Heerstraße/B9 (distance to the jetty 220 m).
- Access to the ship is via a bridge in each case. The slope depends on the water level. Bridge 3 in Sankt Goarshausen is 125 cm wide and 16 m long. Bridge 4 in Sankt Goar is 135 cm wide and 18 m long.
- The plank onto the ship has a passage width of 77 cm and a 3 cm high threshold.
- All evaluated rooms and facilities available to the guests are accessible without steps via an elevator, with the exception of the small sundeck.
- The elevator cabin is 110 cm x 140 cm.
- All evaluated passageways/doors on the ship available to the guests are at least 88 cm wide.
- There are wheelchair accessible tables (maximum height 80 cm, wheelchair accessible at a height of 67 cm and a depth of 30 cm).
Public WC for people with disabilities
- The manoeuvring spaces are:
in front of the WC and the washbasin 126 cm x 180 cm;
to the left of the WC 64 cm x 52 cm and to the right of the WC 75 cm x 52 cm. - There are grab rails to the left and right of the WC. The grab rails can be folded up.
- The sink has limited acccess.
- There is no alarm trigger.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- There is no clearly visible alarm.
- There is no audio induction loop system.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly.
- There are tables with bright and glare-free lighting, on which there are no lamps standing or hanging that interfere with the field of vision or eye contact. There is no seating area with low background noises (e.g. corner seating, separate room).
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- Assistance dogs are allowed in relevant areas/rooms.
- There are no visually contrasting or tactilely detectable floor indicators available.
- All evaluated and usable areas for the guest are well illuminated, i.e. bright and glare-free.
- The signage is designed in clearly legible and contrasting font.
- An outgoing emergency call in the elevator is confirmed audibly. The break position is not announced by spoken commands.
- Stairs have predominantly visually contrasting edges and have handrails on both sides.
- The menu font is straightforward and visually rich in contrast.
- Information is not available in Braille or prismatic font.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF
Some information on accessibility are listed below. For detailed information please see the evaluation report.
- The name of the ship is clearly recognizable from the outside.
- There is no colored or pictorial guidance system available.
- There is no menu with pictures available and the dishes are not visibly presented (buffet, bar).
- There is no information in easy language.
Evaluation report: Download as PDF