Inspiring Stories

 Andreea was born in Brasov, a medieval city with narrow cobblestone streets, also known as the gateway into Transylvania. She studied German and English at the prestigious Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca. Before joining AMADEUS, Andreea had a 9 to 5 office job with plenty of repetitive tasks and with...

With two shipping schools in Belgrade and Novi Sad, Serbia  offers many of the professional boatmen on the Danube river. Captain Jugoslav Bastijančić is one of our highly qualified nautical crew members from Serbia, having extensive knowledge of inland waterways, berthing and locks. Jugoslav was born in Bezdan, a Serbian...

Certain people are born with a yearning to be on the waters. This is also the case of Captain Mihai Nistor, now First Captain of our AMADEUS Provence. For him, being on a river vessel is more than a career choice. That yearning is what launched Captain Mihai on waterways...

In today’s story, we invite you to learn more about Captain Gheorghe Butnariu, currently 2nd Captain of the AMADEUS Star. “Gigi”, as his friends and colleagues call him, was born in Constanța at the Black Sea, a city with a long tradition in educating maritime officers, marine engineers and sailors....

With over 18 years in the company, Hotel Manager Tiberiu Varga was born in Romania in the Maramures region, in the city Sighetu Marmatiei, which is set amid beautiful rolling hills and farmland close to the Tisa River. The area is known for centuries-old traditions and ornamental wood-carving. His sister...

The Captain is perhaps the most important man on board! He steers the ship safely from port to port along Europe’s rivers, has the responsibility for the passengers and the entire crew and is the first contact person for all matters: being a Captain is a challenging but also interesting...