River cruises: smaller ships, more intimate experiences

[JohnG]

There is also an article about river cruises here on CruiseCrazies on the Member Cruises site linked here under: Site Info, Member Benefits, the first link.

Edited April 28, 2013 by JohnG

[pjPonzo]

We're on that Danube cruise in a week.

Somebody said: "But aren't you traveling all night and stopped during the day?"

OOPS! Never thought of that. I was looking forward to watching the world go by.

So, here's my question:

Do these River Cruises travel only by night?

Many thanks for any responses.

Edited July 10, 2013 by pjPonzo

[WeCruiseToo]

Do these River Cruises travel only by night?

There was definitely daylight cruising on every river cruise we’ve been on. For your itinerary you’ll probably be sailing through the Wachau valley during the day with narration by your cruise director. I seem to remember some cruising while it was light out every day and we’ve always gone in April or December – so you should have more hours of daylight too! Have a great cruise!

[pjPonzo]

Whew!

Thanks for your reply. I feel better all ready.

I read a dozen "reviews" and they all said things like:

"This morning we arrived in Passau ..."

as though they had traveled all night.

Nobody even mentioned the passing scene as the boat sailed down the river.

Anyway, my diary will definitely mention the river's edge:

http://www.gummy-stuff.org/Danube-diary.htm

P.S.

I see y'all have a cruise comin' up on NCL Breakaway.

We're looking forward to a Breakaway cruise...we had to cancel this one:

http://www.gummy-stuff.org/S.Caribbean-cruise.htm

Edited July 11, 2013 by pjPonzo

[WeCruiseToo]

I see y'all have a cruise comin' up on NCL Breakaway.

Yep, the ship looks great and this’ll be our first visit to Bermuda!

[pjPonzo]

Just got back.

'Twas a great cruise.

http://www.gummy-stuff.org/Danube-diary.htm

[WeCruiseToo]

Glad to hear you had a great cruise Peter! Your stories and experiences very closely echo our own – and reading them makes us even more excited about our next river cruise!

[scalise12]

Jason,

Your river cruise was very interesting to read about, Jackie & I are looking at a river cruise on the Rhine next summer , we want to do a 15 day river cruise from Vienna to Amsterdam, We are just starting to look into the river aspect of cruising. Any advise, Please past along.......

[WeCruiseToo]

We are just starting to look into the river aspect of cruising. Any advise, Please past along.......

Hi John & Jackie! I can’t think of any general advice right now, but we’re big fans of river cruising (we’re taking our 5^th European river cruise this year!) and we’ll be happy to help answer questions as your planning progresses – feel free to contact us. Happy cruising!