The purpose of the company is to operate passenger shipping on the rivers and streams of Europe and to carry out tourist transactions of all kinds. The company may, in addition, conduct all business that is suitable to promote or facilitate the development of the company and the achievement of its purpose, in particular by participating in companies of a similar nature in Switzerland and abroad, acquiring and disposing of real estate. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies, or by providing security of any kind for their liabilities to third parties. This includes the pledging or fiduciary transfer of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.