About Champagne, lights, get-togethers and festive ways to ring out this year

Surely the December month on board is the most fun. The combination of the festively decorated city, festively decorated people and festive food and drink makes everything just a little more… well… festive. The ideal setting as far as we are concerned to say goodbye to this year and toast to a positive, sparkling new […]

We need your help!

On this sunny day, a slightly different message than you are used to from us. No fancy ship talk this time, but a request for help  What is going on? The City of Amsterdam has come up with a new policy. As a result, all existing canal permits will eventually be terminated. This will be […]

Happy holidays!

We would like to thank you for your support this past year and wish you happy holidays and a happy 2021! Already planning your event for 2021? Whether you opt for a salon boat on the Vecht or in Amsterdam, or rather prefer the open water of the Markermeer, sailing or motoring, Rederij Belle arranges it […]

Just a little more holding on and then we can go again!

Last Wednesday’s press conference offers hope. Little by little, corona restrictions are being lifted, starting with small groups. That presents opportunities for you and for us! To celebrate a small party, a special anniversary, graduation or business highlight. Intimate, with your exclusive company and at 1.5 meters from each other. From June 1 with groups […]

Exclusive to Rederij Belle. Culinary delights from chef Peter Lute.

If you like good food, you know who we mean. Peter Lute is a well-known chef whose dishes excel with contemporary creativity. Recently, Peter’s menu won vegetarian restaurant week. The kitchen combines pure and local produce with herbs and spices from its own garden. As a guest, you will receive a spectacular culinary experience on […]

Don’t forget. Booking your Sail boat now that the offer has expanded.

Seems far away but is closer than you suspect: Sail Amsterdam. From August 12 to 16, 2020, hundreds of boats will moor at the docks of the IJ River. From all corners of the earth, they set the conserved course for our capital city. They are the very finest sailing ships of the world heritage, […]

Best annual team outing on Great Hunter.

Relax on the beautiful Great Hunter. Have you done that before? A day of team sailing on the Markermeer? It is the ideal way to get to know each other well. The corporate team, the business associates, the circle of friends. If you have experienced it in recent years, then you know, how valuable such […]

Scattering ashes on water, how it works

Increasingly, relatives are choosing to scatter the ashes of the deceased on water. On our salon boats, this is of course possible. We take a cruise and you determine the place and time of the scattering and accompanying ceremony. The scattering of ashes can basically take place on any stretch of public water, whether it […]

Who pays for the boat outing? The funeral insurance company or yourself?

The total cost of a funeral boat is charged either per boat or per person. Ask about the conditions for renting one or more funeral boats from our customer service department. One question we get asked is who ends up paying for the funeral. Is the bill intended for the next of kin or does […]

Lady of Amstel in new

‘Dame van Amstel’ in new livery Interior of unique saloon boat gets new lustre The name Co van der Horst is inextricably linked to introductions of among others, Jan Kath, Muller van Severen, Vincent Van Duysen, Tom Dixon and Christoph Delcourt to Studiopepe. Also special are the “out-of-home projects that Co van der Horst signs […]