Princesse Sissi

Ship and naming history

The river cruise ship with ENI 01822735 was built in 1994 at St. Barbara in Maasmechelen. Initially sailing as Princesse Sissi, it operated for Alsace Croisières and CroisiEurope; later names included Princess Sophie and Hemingway. Since 2022, the ship has been known as Alessia.

Danube cruises aboard Princesse Sissi

A look back at past programmes lists a possible five-day, four-night Budapest–Passau trip aboard Princesse Sissi for 1996.

Alessia on the Rhine

CruiseMapper describes classic Rhine routes between Amsterdam and Basel for Alessia, naming both cities as home ports. Amsterdam is the port of registry: in 2023, the flag and registry changed from Switzerland/Basel to the Netherlands/Amsterdam. The ship is 105 metres long and 10.14 metres wide. Alessia’s technical specifications include 148 passengers, 40 crew members, a speed of seven knots and three decks.