Sailing trips on Tall Ships and Traditional Sailing Vessels

Book a traditional sailing ship for a sailing trip on the Baltic Sea or rent one of our flat-bottomed ships on the IJsselmeer. In addition to our full charter offer, we also offer many different sailing trips every year. Here you have the opportunity to book a single place or room. Here you have the opportunity to book a single place or room.

Group charter and cabin cruises

Sailing as a nice holiday, company outing, club outing, wedding party, incentive, solo traveller or for the whole family? There is something for everyone and, more importantly, everyone is welcome! Sail with experienced crews and explore the Baltic Sea, the IJsselmeer, the Wadden Sea or the Arctic from the water. This way, you can make your next holiday a unique, personal and unforgettable experience.

On this website, we want to introduce you to some of these traditional sailing ships and tallships. This way, you can get an idea of which ship you would like to travel with. Of course, we are also happy to advise you on this. Just give us a call or use our contact form. Together we will find the right ship for your next holiday, school trip and any other imaginable event.

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Latest sailing trips

Here you will find our latest sailing trips. Come back regularly to not miss a thing.

11 October
 to 18 October 2025
€ 4250
  8 days
  Polar region
Board the exclusive expedition ship Ocean Sherpa and experience an unforgettable journey through the impressive fjords of northern Norway. In autumn and winter, majestic orcas and whales come here to forage in their natural habitat. As we sail far from city lights, stargazing is not disturbed by light pollution. This also gives us a great opportunity to admire the northern lights, the Aurora Borealis.
5 July
 to 12 July 2025
€ 4725
  8 days
  Polar region
Explore the fjords, glaciers and mountains of Svalbard-the habitat of unique wildlife-on this special Arctic cruise. The ship and crew will take 10 guests and two guides to places on the west coast of Svalbard that can only be reached by ship. You can observe seals, birds, arctic foxes and polar bears in their natural habitat. On land, hikes offer you the chance to admire the environment up close as well as enjoy panoramic views.
28 June
 to 5 July 2025
€ 4725
  8 days
  Polar region
Explore the fjords, glaciers and mountains of Svalbard-the habitat of unique wildlife-on this special Arctic cruise. The ship and crew will take 10 guests and two guides to places on the west coast of Svalbard that can only be reached by ship. You can observe seals, birds, arctic foxes and polar bears in their natural habitat. On land, hikes offer you the chance to admire the environment up close as well as enjoy panoramic views.
26 July
 to 2 August 2025
€ 4725
  8 days
  Polar region
Explore the fjords, glaciers and mountains of Svalbard-the habitat of unique wildlife-on this special Arctic cruise. The ship and crew will take 10 guests and two guides to places on the west coast of Svalbard that can only be reached by ship. You can observe seals, birds, arctic foxes and polar bears in their natural habitat. On land, hikes offer you the chance to admire the environment up close as well as enjoy panoramic views.
17 October
 to 19 October 2025
€ 265
  2 days
  Wadden Sea
This race goes from Harlingen to Terschelling. 70 traditional sailing ships in a small sailing area is a fascinating experience. Even if you have no experience, you are welcome to come along.
10 May
 to 10 May 2025
€ 95
  1 days
  North Sea
Hamburg’s port is celebrating its 836th birthday. When the port and Hanseatic city invites for this popular birthday celebration, the ‘birthday guests’ gather: a motley collection of traditional ships, most of which come from distant lands especially for this event. Be enchanted on board and experience the grand fireworks from the water. Aboard the Elegant, you will be right there and surrounded by countless other sailing ships.
A small impression

Sailor's impression

Here you can get a first impression of life aboard a traditional ship or just reminisce. A picture is worth a thousand words! Would you like to share one or more great photos you took on a trip with other sailors? Feel free to send them to us. We would be delighted to add them to our gallery!

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Why book a sailing trip with Rederij van Linschoten?

  • Benefit from our 25 years of sailing experience on traditional ships on the Baltic, IJsselmeer and Wadden Sea.
  • We are personally available at all times, both by phone and e-mail. No endless queues, no virtual assistants etc.
  • With a sailing trip on a traditional sailing ship, you choose a ‘green’ holiday: close to nature, environmentally aware and far away from mass tourism.

From 1998 to 2023, we, the Rederij van Linschoten, operated several traditional sailing ships on the Wadden Sea, IJsselmeer and Baltic Sea.
Due to our many years of experience, we know our colleagues and their ships very well and can cater to your individual needs like no other.

This is why we have made it our job to actively support you in your search for a suitable ship for your trip. Naturally, we take your individual wishes into account and handle the entire booking process. Very importantly, you do not incur any additional costs for our advice and services. So you always pay the organiser’s original prices.

At Rederij van Linschoten, we want to make our guests' holidays as comfortable as possible and let them experience a piece of our love for sailing and preserving old, traditional ships.