Tagged: Scylla AG

Leading Swiss river cruise operator, Scylla AG, resumed operations with a cruise on Portugal’s Douro River on 22 May – becoming, once again, the first operator to restart river cruises in Europe after seven months of Covid-19 restrictions, as they did in 2020. (more…)

A German river cruise became the centre of a superspreading event after around two thirds of the passengers on board tested positive for Covid-19. The mostly Swiss holidaymakers were on a folk music-themed cruise from Passau to Frankfurt between 10 and 17 October, aboard the Scylla AG operated MS Swiss Crystal. (independent.co.uk)

Leading river cruise operator, Scylla, has announced the sailing of 34 ships on Europe’s waterways with immediate effect – becoming one of the first companies to resume operations after Covid-19. (more…)

“More than 2 months after COVID-19 has put our fleet on pause, we can finally wake up in a world where cruising activities are within reach again. As we have passed the peak of COVID-19 and we have got to know our `virucidal enemy`, a positive outlook enabled us to start preparing the restart of our cruising activities.” (more…)

Robbert Verbeek and Andreas Wandinger have been named managing directors at Syclla AG, which owns and charters a fleet of riverboats, and will take delivery of the Bremen in 2021. Verbeek is currently Group CFO and Wandinger, CCO. They are taking the place of Manuela van Zelst, who is stepping aside after a 17-year run with the Swiss company. (cruiseindustrynews.com)