Berth Place River Cruise Ships - Cruise Ships in Antwerp

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Every year hundreds of river cruise ships visit Antwerp. Days with eight or more river cruise ships docked at the same time are no rarity in the city. Because the river cruise ships visit Antwerp in such large numbers it is not possible to let them all dock in one single place. Therefore the ships are spread out over three berth places in the city: - the Scheldt Quays - the Willemdok - the Kattendijkdok Below you can find information about all three berth places.

Berth Places River Cruise Ships

Photo: MAS (Museum Aan de Stroom)

Berth place - Scheldt Quays

River cruise ships mooring at the Scheldt quays can do so at Quays 18&19, 20&21 (at the Zuiderterras) and at the cruise pontoon at Quays 22&23 at the Noorderterras. Several river cruise ships can moor at each location at the same time. If necessary, other quays are also used. Scheldt Quay 18 to 23 are centrally located and visitors can easily reach the historic city centre after a short walk on foot. After just a few minutes you stand in front of the medieval fortress ‘Het Steen’, or on the ‘Grote Markt’ with its beautiful town hall and guild houses. From there the Cathedral of Our Lady is only a few steps away.

Berth place - Kattendijkdok

The place where the majority of the river cruise ships dock is the Kattendijkdok on the North side of the city. The ships berth at both the West and East side of the dock. On busy days several cruise ships will be docked alongside each other. The berth place is close to several interesting museums. Both the Red Star Line Museum and the MAS (Museum Aan de Stroom) are only 300 metres away from the cruise quay.

Berth place - Willemdok

The Willemdok is located on the North side of Antwerp, not far from the Kattendijkdok. The Willemdok also hosts the marina of the city. The river cruise ships berth at the Napoleonkaai, the northern quay of the dock. From there the MAS (Museum Aan de Stroom) is located at 500 metres from the quay, and the Red Star Line Museum at a distance of 700 metres.

MAS Museum Aan de Stroom

Red Star Line Museum