Peter Deilmann Ocean Cruises

From European Cruise Guide

ABOVE: The MS Deutschland. INSET BELOW: A twin outside cabin and The Gallery.

• 2010 Update: Peter Deilmann left the river-cruising business in 2009. At the time, the company claimed that it would continue to operate the ocean vessel Deutschland, but as of December 2009, its American and British Web sites were down and its German site was still showing cruises from the 2009 season.

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Peter Deilmann Cruises operates a single oceangoing cruise ship, MS Deutschland, which recreates the atmosphere of classic transatlantic liners with its Edwardian "Grand Hotel" decor. The ship carries 513 passengers in staterooms that range from inside single cabins to a pair of veranda suites.

Most of the MS Deutschland's passengers are German, but the line does actively market to English-speaking travelers (particularly in the U.S. and the UK), and it offers a chance for guests from overseas to mingle with Europeans while cruising in Europe.

Trivia note: Since 1999, the Deutschland has played a starring role in Das Traumschiff, a long-running German TV series that might be described as an upmarket version of The Love Boat. (For a while, the series logo was even painted on the ship's stack.)

Cruise line's Web site:

Peter Deilmann Reederei (Germany)

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