)))) Вот инфа: History of the Ith DDSG The purpose of the navigation on the Danube and their tributaries, became to 13. March 1829 in Vienna the first Danube steam shipping company based. In the year 1830 the steamer already operated "Franz I ". between Vienna and Budapest. In the following decades the DDSG developed after accomplishment of enormous nautical problems until 1880 to the largest Binnenreederei of the world. In the year 1889 1.615.850 persons with passenger liners became (compared with 1.612.520 in the year 1888) and 155,400 persons with over driving and restaurant ships carried. The fleet conditions of the DDSG covered at this time over 200 steam ships and approx. 1,000 goods punts. Further the DDSG had own dockyards as well as a coal mine and several addresses (Argentien) at the Danube. On the ships of the DDSG also mails with own stamps were carried at that time. First and the Second World War prepared the DDSG heavy losses. The dockyards in the society possession, the coal mine as well as large parts of the fleet were lost. In the crew time after 1945 was the DDSG under Soviet control. Privatisation Starting from the year 1973 measures were met regarding the fleet modernization. The enterprise changed over from the up to then usual course to the more economical tugboat travel. It did not succeed however to lead the DDSG again profit-oriented. The society was divided 1991 for privatisation into the ranges cargo ship travel (DDSG cargo GmbH) and passenger ship travel (DDSG Donaureisen GmbH). The DDSG cargo GmbH was sold to 1993 to the Stinnes AG, which resold the enterprise 1997 again to the Gerhard Meier AG. This succeeded it until today to relating to the balance positively lead the navigation. For the DDSG Donaureisen no appropriate buyer could be found, what had as a consequence that the ships of this range were assigned to different enterprises. A majority of the passenger ships the DDSG Blue Danube shipping GmbH takes over this division to date successfully resumes (see below). The today's DDSG Personenschifffahrt (DDSG Blue Danube) History Since 1995 the DDSG Blue Danube shipping GmbH operates., an enterprise of the Tourist agency (50%) and the Viennese of port (50%) successfully Danube journeys with 5 own ships in the core zones Vienna and Wachau. The distances vienna passport outer vienna (Danube tourism, empress Elisabeth) become additional, vienna Budapest vienna with partner enterprises (Mahart Passnave, wing boats) and vienna Bratislava Vienna (cent ral Danube, twin town center liner, again starting from June 2006) operated. With Destination lastly mentioned the DDSG Blue Danube is not owner of the high-speed ship, however operator and makes available on-board personnel. Ship travels Vienna In Vienna the two trip ships Vindobona and Vienna are available, which 4x daily to Sightseeingtouren on the Danube and the Danube channel placing. While the hundred-water ship is Vindobona on the "hundred-water one hundred" on the way, the 2005 start reconditioned Vienna to the "large Danube round travel". Entrance possibilities are the Sweden place, the realm bridge and art gallery vienna. Apart from the Sundays trip "vienna Vienna" offers the DDSG with its flagship to admiral Tegetthoff also some travels from Vienna into the national park DonauAuen after Orth at the Danube and shark castle. Ship travels Wachau The Wachau is probably the most beautiful distance section of the Danube. On board the two DDSG ships Wachau and prince Eugen one experiences 36 km river valley from its most beautiful side. Three departures are available daily from April to Octobers; There are stops in Krems at the Danube, pointed (Wachau), Emmersdorf at the Danube and milk. The line offer is completed by combination tickets with wheel, picknick, culture, wine and course. Topic & special travels But one does not only order much under tags. It gives Krems also abendliche topic ship travels starting from Vienna, and milks, with those to dance, be celebrated and eaten can. For example there is or the Dinner Cruise "sound OF W.A. Mozart".
