Passagiersvaart (exclusief cruise)

Sailboat Charter (brown fleet)

De Bruine vloot is de professionele passagiersvaart (chartervaart) The Brown Fleet is professional passenger shipping (charter) using traditional sailing ships in the Netherlands. There are two locations where Brown Fleet vessels can berth: Pontsteiger in Houthaven and De Knoop in Amsterdam Noord.

Berths

Pontsteiger in Houthaven

_{Vessels can berth here for a maximum of 3 x 24 hours. The berths can't be booked in advance. They are mainly intended to board or disembark passengers. Passengers can stay overnight here as part of the journey.}

_{Since these berths are located in a residential area and nuisance must be prevented, a warning system featuring yellow and red cards is in place.}

_{The facilities at the berths are expanded in 2020 to include shore power points and drinking water taps. When using the shore power points, it will be forbidden to remain moored with an auxiliary or main engine running.}

De Knoop in Amsterdam-Noord

_{Vessels wishing to spend longer than 3 days in Amsterdam can use the moorings at De Knoop on Distelweg in Amsterdam Noord. The berths can't be reserved in advance. Vessels can moor here for a maximum of 7 x 24 hours. Passengers are not allowed to stay overnight at this location.}

Charter motor vessels

By motor charter we mean motor vessels equipped to take groups on trips of several days. Charter motor vessels are different in type and size from a river cruise ship. Charter motor vessels can berth at "verlaagde Veemkade" in IJhaven.

Berth

Verlaagde Veemkade in the IJhaven

_{This berth cannot be reserved and there are no mooring fees. Passengers are allowed to stay overnight as part of the journey. Here you will find a 160-metre quay where passenger vessels can moor for a maximum of 3 x 24 hours.}

_{At this berth it is forbidden to lie alongside with an auxiliary or main engine running. On the quay there are shore power points for moored ships to use.}

_{Since these berths are located in a residential area and nuisance must be prevented, a warning system featuring yellow and red cards is in place.}

Passenger vessels > 25 metres, including party ships

Passenger vessels with a length of more than 25 metres, including party ships, can make use of the boarding and disembarking point at Danzigerkade in Nieuwe Houthaven.

Berth

Danzigerkade in the Nieuwe Houthaven

_{This berth has a length of 60 metres. Vessels wishing to use this berth require an exemption from the ban on entering Mercuriushaven.}

_{In addition to the berth at Danzigerkade, it is also possible to embark and disembark at Steiger 14 at Ruijterkade.}

_{The use of both boarding and disembarking points is subject to charges. The points must be reserved via Easydock.}

Canal cruise boats

By canal cruise boats we mean a passenger vessel with a length on the waterline of less than 25 metres, as developed for canal cruises in Amsterdam and defined as such in the Inland Navigation Regulations. Canal cruise boats can make use of the boarding and disembarking areas for small passenger vessels.

Berth

Ruijterkade West, jetty IJ RW1

_{At Ruijterkade West, jetty IJ RW1 can be reserved for canal cruise boats that exclusively board or disembark passengers of river cruise ships moored at Ruijterkade. This berth can only be used against payment after reserving it in Easydock.}

_{Consultations are being held with the City of Amsterdam about creating a transfer location for coaches, buses and canal cruise boats at Ruijterkade Oost.}

River boats

For passenger vessels smaller than 25 metres, including river boats, there are various boarding and disembarking points.

Boarding and disembarking points

Minervahaven, Houthaven, IJhaven, Eye

_{There are boarding and disembarking points in Minervahaven, Houthaven, IJhaven and at Eye. Vessels wishing to make use of the boarding and disembarkation point in Minervahaven might need an exemption from the entry ban in Mercuriushaven in the future.}

Scheduled services and water taxis

Scheduled services and water taxis include vessels that carry passengers on a scheduled service. A scheduled service is the sailing between fixed stops or in a fixed pattern according to a fixed route. Scheduled services can make use of the boarding and disembarkation points designated by Port of Amsterdam.

Port of Amsterdam is currently developing a policy for the operation of water taxis. There are currently no stops.