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 Above : Goethe calling at Boppard on its way upstream in 2000, four years after returning to service fully refurbished following a seven-year lay-up.

Upper Deck   (click on link at the bottom of page to go to Goethe's Main Deck

Below : The upper deck, with its central bar area, is a large single open saloon with tables and chairs, is effectively the enclosed promenade deck.

Whilst it is waiter / waitress service throughout, a passenger will occasionally sit at the bar

Below : There is not an enormous amount of open deck space on Goethe. The largest spaces are on the sponsons above the paddle boxes from where there is also direct access to the main deck behind the paddles. This space was opened up when she was refurbished for her return to service in 1996.    

Go down to Goethe's main deck
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For more details about Goethe go to vessel page in the paddlesteamers.info database