river cruise in Europe
Mar 10th, 2012, 09:48 AM
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river cruise in Europe
My adult daughter and I would like to take a one-week river cruise in Europe this summer. Would appreciate recommendations on cruise companies, ships, and trips.
Mar 10th, 2012, 02:16 PM
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A simple google on river cruise lines europe reviews will get you a plethora of information.
Here's one review site for you to get an overview.
http://www.avidcruiser.com/river/cruise-companies/
Viking, and other lines, are running 2 for 1 cruises. As with all "deals", caveats apply.
Here's one review site for you to get an overview.
http://www.avidcruiser.com/river/cruise-companies/
Viking, and other lines, are running 2 for 1 cruises. As with all "deals", caveats apply.
Mar 10th, 2012, 02:20 PM
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I found Uniworld to be very good.
Mar 10th, 2012, 03:01 PM
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Start out with which area you would like to visit, then check what major rivers are there and then check if, and what tours go along these rivers.
On Rhein tours, I usually suggest that you try to pick up the tour in Cologne (not Amsterdam) and take it at least as far as Passau(Danube) or - better yet - Vienna.
Other nice tour regions are the Rhone in France. They usually start in Lyon. We also enjoyed the Duoro, from Porto, Portugal.But, except for a full day in Salamanca (Spain) - this one is more a "river" than a "towns" tour. A trip down the Elbe in Germany is also worthwhile.
I agree that UNIWORLD is a fine tour operator
On Rhein tours, I usually suggest that you try to pick up the tour in Cologne (not Amsterdam) and take it at least as far as Passau(Danube) or - better yet - Vienna.
Other nice tour regions are the Rhone in France. They usually start in Lyon. We also enjoyed the Duoro, from Porto, Portugal.But, except for a full day in Salamanca (Spain) - this one is more a "river" than a "towns" tour. A trip down the Elbe in Germany is also worthwhile.
I agree that UNIWORLD is a fine tour operator
Mar 13th, 2012, 01:26 AM
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There are several acceptable river cruise companies. One of the leading companies is Viking. We have taken 2 cruises with them. One (Rhein from Amsterdam to Basel) was not a success because of low river water level, but the other (Paris-Normandy) was just fine. Despite our experience on the Rhein cruise, I would still recommend Viking. There were issues, but they made the best of a bad situation.
Here are links to my 2 travel pages on these cruises:
http://www.travel.stv77.com/cruise/cruise.htm (Rhein)
http://www.travel.stv77.com/seine/cruise2.htm (Normandy)
Here are links to my 2 travel pages on these cruises:
http://www.travel.stv77.com/cruise/cruise.htm (Rhein)
http://www.travel.stv77.com/seine/cruise2.htm (Normandy)
