Cruise news
KD anniversary 2011: 185 years of shipping tradition
In 2011, Köln-Düsseldorfer celebrated its 185th anniversary. The company’s founding year is considered to be 1826, when the Prussian-Rhenish Steamship Company was established in Cologne. In 1853, the Cologne and Düsseldorf companies joined forces to operate a joint Rhine shipping service.
To mark the anniversary year, the new event ship MS RheinFantasie was christened in Cologne on 5 May 2011.
