Personenschifffahrt Gebr. Kolb

A passenger shipping company on the Moselle, run by the Kolb family and based in Briedern, a village between Cochem and Zell. From the Cochem landing stage it runs one-hour trips, the line to Beilstein, longer circuits of the Treis meander and day trips to Koblenz and Traben-Trarbach.

Who they are

The company presents itself as Moselrundfahrten. Behind it are Personenschifffahrt Gebr. Kolb oHG, with Rudolf, Nikolaus and Matthias Kolb as partners, and the associated company Undine Cochemer Personenschiffahrt, both based at Brunnenstraße 4, in Briedern. In Cochem they sell tickets from two kiosks: Rundfahrten Undine, under the old bridge, and the one with the red sign for Personenschifffahrt Kolb, on the riverside promenade.

What they do from Cochem

The 2026 timetable they publish brings together several departures from the Cochem landing stage. The short trip, the Panoramafahrt, lasts an hour and passes the castle, the Brauselay rock, the Ebernach convent and the wine villages of Valwig and Ernst. The line to Beilstein leaves Cochem at 10:30, 12:00, 13:30 and 15:00, stops at Ernst and Bruttig, passes through the Fankel lock and reaches Beilstein in an hour; the return can be made on another boat. The big circuit of the Treis meander lasts an hour and a half and lets you get on or off at Klotten, Pommern and Treis. In summer there are day trips to Koblenz and to Traben-Trarbach, passing beneath the Calmont, as well as party boats and dinners. From November to early January they keep up one-hour trips at weekends and at Christmas.

On board

All the boats have a kitchen and a bar. Dogs travel free and bikes are allowed on board. Tickets are bought on their website or at the kiosks in Cochem and Beilstein. The company warns that weather and locks can delay departures, and that with high or low water a boat may not stop at some landing stages. Prices do not appear in the PDF timetable: the shop on their website gives them when you choose the trip.