mps Lady Anne



The 106-berth mps Lady Anne is a floating "home from home". The owner and Captain of the ship, Capt. Wido Arts has brought together an experienced and amiable crew whose paramount importance is the comfort of our passengers. Indeed, it is greatly due to the warm and relaxed atmosphere created on board that our returning passengers choose to join another mps Lady Anne cruise. From the moment our luggage is lifted on board for us, to the time it’s delivered back on shore, the crew of the mps Lady Anne have only our personal comfort and safety at the forefront of their minds. A choice of cabin accommodation is offered on three levels from single berths down on the Passenger Deck to 2-berth cabins with panoramic windows on the Main and Promenade Decks. All the cabins, from single berths to triple berths, have outside views, ample heating, a safe and private facilities with washbasin, shower and wc; two superior cabins on the Promenade Deck also offer a bath with shower attachment. Please note: Stair lifts lead from the Sun Deck to the Promenade Deck, Promenade Deck to the Main Deck and the Main Deck to the restaurant area of the Passenger Deck. The ordinary stairs are quite steep and those to the Passenger Deck are particularly steep. The Passenger Deck is NOT RECOMMENDED for people with any sort of difficulties with stairs. N.b. the stair lift serving the Passenger Deck does not give access to the cabins, only the restaurant. Please also note that 3 berth cabins are 2 lower bunks and 1 upper bunk. Delicious home-style fare is freshly prepared in the ship’s galley before being served in the attractive restaurant on the Passenger Deck. Breakfast is buffet style with a selection of hot and cold dishes to choose from. Lunch also adheres to a buffet style format whilst dinner is generally a four-course set menu. Don’t be deterred from booking an excursion for fear of missing your lunch; the mps Lady Anne galley will ensure you don’t go hungry by equipping you with an appetising packed lunch. Early risers amongst us are treated to free tea and coffee, whilst everyone is served complimentary mid-morning tea or coffee in the lounge. We’re therefore amply catered for whilst on board the mps Lady Anne from our first buffet dinner on boarding to our final buffet breakfast on departing. On warm days, daytime cruising is largely spent on the ship’s sundeck with its ‘garden-style’ seating and open and covered areas. With the breeze rustling our hair, and the sun warming our faces, this is river cruising at its best. Even when the climate dictates that we remain tucked inside the spacious lounge bar however, we still have an awareness of open spaces and breathtaking scenery around us due to the magnificent panoramic windows. This delightful lounge is where the on-board entertainment and get-togethers take place. With a dance floor, well-stocked bar and comfortable seating for everyone, it’s the ‘hub’ of the ship. Just below on the Main Deck a small souvenir shop keeps us supplied with postcards, maps and a selection of everyday essentials. Life on board the mps Lady Anne is so relaxed and enjoyable, you’ll want to mail cards back home to tell everyone what they’re missing!


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Name: mps Lady Anne
Length: 70.00m
Weight: 99 tons
Launched: 1963
Captain: Captain Wido Arts

Your Captain
Wido Arts was born in Appeltern, Holland in October 1971 and started sailing in the Netherlands when he was 15 years of age. He first started sailing on the Rhine when he was 20 onboard the mps Lady Anne, then known as the Avanti. For the first 2 years he was First Officer until his 22nd birthday when he became Captain. After 3 years Wido left the Avanti and started working for a Swiss company, sailing the Danube from Amsterdam to Budapest onboard the Swiss Pearl and from Berlin to Prague onboard the Swiss Coral. During this time he gained a lot of knowledge and experience on the European waterways and after 3 years he went back to the Rhine to work on the biggest passenger ship at the time, which carried 184 passengers and 38 crew members. Unfortunately, after 3½ years the owner sold the ship leaving Wido without a job but his luck quickly changed when a few days later his good friend and colleague Eelco Van Velzen – the owner of the mps Lady Anne, approached him about buying the mps Lady Anne to start his own business. And so, in February 2002 Wido started his own company with the mps Lady Anne and to this day he continues to sail the Rhine and Moselle with her, taking great pride in his ship, crew and our passengers. Wido devotes a great deal of his spare time to the mps Lady Anne and with such a busy schedule it is hard to believe he has the chance to do anything else! But when he does find the time he enjoys water sports, including sailing and during the Summer months he also runs three times a week to keep himself in top condition.

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