Small Ship Luxury Cruise or River Cruise?
Find out all about small ship luxury cruising versus river cruising. Which one is right for you?
Choosing the Right River Cruise to Explore Europe
Shari provides great advice on the what to expect and when you should start think about booking a river cruise. This is a must-see video for anyone contemplating a river cruise vacation.
Luxury Barge Cruising in Europe
Are you a fan of smaller ships but these days even those options seem more impersonal than you’d like? Or perhaps you seek a family get together and adventure without the stress? Luxury hotel barge cruising may be the answer.
5 Things to Do in Budapest
The beautiful city of Budapest, capital of Hungary, is one of the largest cities in Europe and straddles the Danube River (originally Buda was on one bank and Pest on the other). It is often the jumping off point for a river cruise ...
Castles on the Middle Rhine
Probably the most popular river cruise itinerary in Europe is that of the Middle Rhine or one that takes in this section of river. The middle Rhine encompasses the river between the towns of Bingen and Koblenz in Germany and flows through the Rhine Gorge, a naturally ...
Amsterdam: Venice of the North
Flying to Europe from North America often leads you to Amsterdam. If you cruise in northern European or take one of the popular river cruise vacations into the heart of Europe, you will likely cross paths with this city as a beginning or end point. One of the ...
Cruises versus Resorts
Cruises VS Resorts You meet two kinds of vacationers – the ones who love to cruise, and the ones who prefer their all-inclusive resorts. These are some of the reasons you will hear most given often by those who vacation year after year at resorts as to why they never want to cruise: [...]
Shari’s Danube River Cruise
PICTORIAL REVIEW OF A DANUBE RIVER CRUISE: Prague to Budapest In 2016 I took an amazing river cruise from Germany to Hungary along the Danube River with Avalon Waterways. I'd like to share a few of my photos of this unforgettable journey with you ... Avalon Waterways [...]
Is River Cruising for Families?
Is River Cruising for Families? This is a question that we are hearing more and more of late. The answer to depends on what you are looking for in a vacation. In this writer’s humble opinion, a river cruise is the ultimate stress free vacation. I have taken countless ocean cruises and always have [...]
Wine Lovers Cruises
Wine Lovers Cruises For Wine Lovers When it comes to wine, this writer has a difficult time keeping the Merlots straight from the Zinfandels, and whether you should serve red wine with meat – or is it white with meat,and red with fish? What I do know for sure is that I enjoy a fine [...]