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Unsere Website jetzt auch auf Deutsch

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During 2012 the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website was visited from 152 countries, from all over the World.

Visitors by country | Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com

Visitors by country | Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com

A thorough analysis showed that a significant number of our visitors have German as their mother tongue. This fact made ​​us decide that the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website had to be offered in German in order to serve our customers in a better fashion. We take great pride to hereby present the full German version of the Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com website.

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German version of the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website. Boot mieten in Amsterdam?

We consider it of the utmost importance that we keep improving our service level, now and in the future. From that perspective we expect to add more languages to our website allowing more and more people to read all about boat rental in Amsterdam in their native language.

Do you have any suggestions? Please call us at +31 (0)20 624 76 35.

Pay aboard our boats with your debit or credit card on an iPad

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Convenience serves our guest. At Rent A Boat Amsterdam we work hard to keep improving our service level. Even when it comes to the part that is the least fun when organizing a boat tour in Amsterdam: Payment.

We hereby proudly introduce a new and contemporary method of payment: Pay aboard our boats with your debit or credit card on an iPad. In two simple steps the payment is made. We accepts debit cards of all major Dutch banks as well as Mastercard, Visa and Diners Club credit cards.

On board debit or credit card payments with an iPad at Rent A Boat Amsterdam. Easy and convenient.

But of course you can continue to pay in the ways you are accustomed to at Rent A Boat Amsterdam. Online with iDeal, PayPal and Credit Card. And, the regular way: A wire transfer. For more information about our payment options please visit: Payment at Rent A Boat Amsterdam.

Do you have questions or suggestions? Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com in French

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Following the launch of our brand new website on 30 July 2012, we have seen a number of major developments within the Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com website. This has unfortunately resulted in an incomplete French version of the website. In other words, the content on the French version of the website was not equal to the English version.

But, after many hours of translating the thousands of words, sentences and paragraphs we have completed the task of translating the entire website into French. The French version of Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com is now fully up-to-date.

The French version of the Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com website

This means that every part of the website is now available in French. The boats, the package deals, the location, the occasions, etc, etc. Do you have friends, acquaintances, colleagues, family or other contacts that are French? Send them a message with this joyous news. The only boat rental website in Amsterdam that is available in French.

Do you have questions, suggestions or comments? Or did you bump into a translation mistakes? Let us know by using the form below or by calling +31 (0)20 6247635.

First Amsterdam Boats newsletter

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Today we have send the very first newsletter since Amsterdam Boats was founded (2009). In the past months many events and significant changes have taken place at Amsterdam Boats. The takeover of Classic Canal Charters (with the lovely classic canal boat Bota Fogo), acquiring the now exactly 100-year-old classic boat Marie Zurlohe and the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website restyle just to name a few.

Memorable events that we like to share with our clients. Information that the readers will benefit from.

First Amsterdam Boats newsletter

Developments that are particularly newsworthy we will continue to share in the future. But do not worry. We will never ever send messages just to send messages. And we will save up the news so we will not send more than one Amsterdam Boats Newsletter per quarter. We hate spam, just like everyone else, so no need to worry.

Do you have questions about our newsletter (policy)? Please do not hesitate to let us know.

Catering with Rent A Boat Amsterdam

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Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com is keen on delivering the best possible features and usability when it comes to finding the perfect rental boat in Amsterdam. For a large majority of our customers catering plays a crucial role when booking a boat tour. On the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website we have listed roughly 75% of all commercial (and licenced) boats in Amsterdam. This means the boats are owned and / or managed by a variety of boat owners. As a result the catering possibilities vary per boat rental agency. To avoid confusion between the different menus on offer and the corresponding boats it has been our policy not to display catering / dinner possibilities on the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website.

Catering menus with Rent A Boat Amsterdam

The brand new catering page at Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com

However, based on research amongst our valued customers, we have learned that the need for catering menus on the website was very high. Much higher than we initially anticipated. It turned out that many visitors weren’t even sure if the possibility to order catering on board was possible at all. An evidently undesirable situation that made us decide to provide our customers with a proper presentation of the catering possibilities we (can) offer aboard. This overview can be found at this page: Boat catering. On this page you will find our breakfast, lunch and high tea, fingerfood snacks and bites as well as (a la carte) diner / buffet menu’s. To avoid any confusion about the boats that offer these menus we have displayed a selection of boats that you can order the catering menus for. When looking for catering aboard one of the other boats that we have listed please contact us.

In case you have any question about the above, please do not hesitate to let us know.

Rent A Boat Amsterdam website restyle

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Since the beginning of the rentaboatamsterdam.com website (2006) it has been our goal to make the website as user friendly as we possibly can. Offering the boat that suits the specific occasion of the guests perfectly is the central theme. With this in mind we have worked hard for over 7 months to completely restyle the Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com website.

Redesigned Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com website

The new design offers the following improvements:

  1. Lightning speeds: Each page loads within a record time. Navigate fast and effectively through the Rent A Boat Amsterdam .com website and find the boat that is perfect to the occasion.
  2. Instant search: Use these handy sliders to set and modify your search criteria. The website presents the boat / boats that match the criteria within milliseconds.
  3. Clearer: Easy navigation, neat categories (boat type),  more detailed information, bigger and better photographs and  improved comparison features.
  4. More boats: The largest selection of rental boats in Amsterdam. For any occasion a suitable boat. And in each category multiple boats. We simply have the right boat. If not, it’s not there.

It goes without saying that you will keep booking with the advantages you are accustomed to:

  1. Most complete selection of boats for rent in Amsterdam: Over 85% of the exclusive charter boats in Amsterdam are listed at the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website.
  2. Best Price Guarantee: Lower price on the internet? We pay the difference. Read the terms and conditions.
  3. Over 750 boat reviews: Make use of hundreds of guest reviews. Every day new messages are posted by people that have just rented a boat.
  4. Free expert advice (without obligation): We are happy to assist. Feel free to call or mail us for information or advice about an exclusive boat tour in Amsterdam.
  5. No reservation costs: Take advantage of all our benefits and book without nay reservation fee.
  6. Only registered boats: At Rent A Boat Amsterdam you are assured to rent a “fair boat” at a registered company. No unpleasant surprises (read more).

Check out the new website at Rent A Boat Amsterdam and tell us what you think by sending us a tweet: @amsterdamboat. Your opinion is, as always, highly appreciated.

Rent A Boat Amsterdam in French

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In our previous post we announced that our web-team was busy working on the translation of the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website into more languages. After a couple of months of hard work we now proudly introduce the French version of the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website.

Rent A Boat Amsterdam in French

It goes without saying that we will notify you as soon as we introduce the next language. It our goal to provide the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website in 4 more languages. We are busy translating again!

Blog in new design

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The Rent A Boat Amsterdam blog has been given a completely new look and feel. The new design has a set of distinctive features that enhances the experience of our readers. To be hones the “old” blog didn’t comply any longer with the 2010 standards. Integrated latest Tweets, RSS subscription possibilities, a proper search tool and commenting tools are, as you know, a must.

With the introduction of the new design we would like to make a second announcement. The Rent A Boat Amsterdam Blog has always suffered a little bit from lack of attention compared to the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website itself. Since we as a company have developed we will now focus on providing more useful information to our readers. As soon as new features are added to the website we will let you know. When we have stumbled upon a great video about sailing through the canals of Amsterdam, we will let you know. When we have drawn a new itinerary though Amsterdam using Google maps, we will let you know.

1000 enquiries and counting!

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Since the introduction of the revamped Rent A Boat Amsterdam website on the 18th of April 2010 we have received many positive responses. The website statistics indicate the same and reveale that our visitors spend more time on the website (on average around 3.5 minute per visitor) and are more likely to find the information they are looking for. This means more people find a boat that meet their wishes and send an enquiry to our partners boat rental agencies.

Since the 18th of April 2010 the Rent A Boat Amsterdam has matched over 1000 persons looking to rent a boat of their liking with the agency that offers the selected boat. Both the Rent A Boat Amsterdam team and all the listed agencies would like to thank you for your confidence.

It goes without saying the Rent A Boat Amsterdam team strives on a continuous basis to improve her services. Please check back on a regular basis as we keep selecting new boats for hire. And, our technical team is working hard to provide you with some smooth tools that will make it even easier to compare the boats that you consider. Last but not least we hereby announce we will shortly add a new section to the website showing you all boarding location in and around Amsterdam.

At Rent A Boat Amsterdam we focus on the people looking for a boat to cruise the canals of Amsterdam. So, if you have any comments, idea’s or suggestions. Please feel free to contact us by leaving a response to this message.

Revamped Rent A Boat Amsterdam website

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After months of hard work we finally launched our completely redesigned Rent A Boat Amsterdam website. The new website provides a lot more possibilities for the boat rental agencies in Amsterdam to present their boats as well a lot of new features that comply with the wishes of the 2010 web user.

Introduction
Amsterdam Boats, the company behind www.rentaboatamsterdam.com, has examined and evaluated her website based on her experience over the last two years and developed a brand new vision. This vision had to be translated into a new website that enabled Amsterdam Boats to communicate her new concept. This is a lot of “new”, but after three years of operation with the same website is was time for a change and to move forward.
New vision
In the renewed concept of the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website it is all about our visitors. It is designed for the company, individual, family or visitor of Amsterdam looking to rent a boat in Amsterdam to sail the canals of Amsterdam. It is here to help you find the boat that meets your specific requirements. To help you organize the canal-cruise as you have it in mind.
We have compared the experiences of our won with the feedback that we have received from our customer feedback program. Based on the findings we have come to the conclusion that the Rent A Boat Amsterdam website must offer:
  • Plenty of choice and offering a wide variety of boats enabling every visitor to find a boat of their liking;
  • As much detail as possible about each boat (or package deals);
  • The possibility to compare all boats using their distinctive features;
  • Professional support and advice by an experienced advisory team;
  • The possibility to use guest reviews to the advantage of the visitor;
  • A lowest rate guarantee on the internet for all of the Rent A Boat Amsterdam listed boats;
  • No booking fees, no hidden costs;
  • A multilingual approach.
Boat rental packages
Besides the above mentioned advantages of the renewed Rent A Boat Amsterdam website we now offer much more boat rental packages than we did before. Within the packages we have made a distinction between boating packages and cruise plus.
  • Boating packages are packages that take place on board on of our boats. Think of: Wine tasting, magician act, Hajenius cigars cruise;
  • Cruise plus packages are packages on the boat plus an activity / activities on dry land. Think of: Canal cruise plus guided city walk, canal cruise plus visit to the Royal Carre theater, canal cruise plus a visit to Gassan Diamonds.
Your opinion is important to us
The Rent A Boat Amsterdam website could never have achieved this website change without the valuable feedback of our visitors and clients. We would like to thank everybody that has been so kind to provide us with their feedback and hope that you will keep doing so. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or if you wish to email us please feel free to contact us at: suggestions@amsterdam-boats.com.