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Magnificent Europe - APT Amsterdam - Budapest October 2017

by Meg 50 » 01 Nov 2017, 14:38

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Magnificent Europe Cruise – APT – Amsterdam- Budapest
Departure Day minus one:
Packed – one huge ( approx. 23Kg) case, plus 2 small wheelie hand...

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We were trained on umpteen coaching dawn to dusk type tours of between 19 and 23 days so we would have loved to do your trip ... had we not already...

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03 Nov 2017, 15:29
Riviera travel

by kaymar » 10 Mar 2017, 10:18

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We are considering a five day cruise from Amsterdam in April 2018 on one of the new Riviera Cruise ships, taking in the Keukenhof Gardens.

Has...

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Top Deck is cool .... and much less noisy that the cabins on the waterline :thumbup: .

We hope you enjoy the experience as much as we do :wave:

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14 Mar 2017, 18:11
Amedeus Royal - River Danube plus Salzburg - 2016

by Manoverboard » 09 Aug 2016, 13:44

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We have taken a goodly number of sea / coaching / riverboat tours with Titan over a period of more than 30 years but this is only the second one on...

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Yes, Rudesheim is one of the stops. This particular cruise we are looking at goes up the Rhine as far as Cologne

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13 Aug 2016, 17:17
Digital Postcards from Myanmar

by Solent Richard » 16 Mar 2016, 11:13

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My wife and I returned last week from a fabulous 14 night river cruise adventure along the Irrawaddy River in what used to be called Burma.

The...

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Looks great Richard, did you encounter a problem with mosquito's on the river ? I will look at your blog later.

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02 Jul 2016, 08:56
Dutch Waterwaya with ' Saga '

by Manoverboard » 22 Apr 2016, 11:17

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Dutch Waterways with ‘ Saga ‘.

Our latest Riverboat holiday was a six day venture / adventure, into the Dutch Waterways at a time intended to...

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Interesting to read your report. It brought back memories for me :)
We went to the gardens, windmills and Amsterdam quite a few years ago on a coach...

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29 Apr 2016, 09:01
Saga Danube river cruise

by Whynd1 » 17 Mar 2016, 15:57

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Looking to try a river cruise next year, and Saga are offering no single supplements on specific cruises.
Has anybody done a Saga river cruise and if...

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Lyndsey, we have not done a river cruise but we have cruised with Saga and were very pleasewd with them. They are more expensive than other cruise...

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18 Mar 2016, 12:59
Viking Hermod - Portraits of Southern France

by Solent Richard » 18 Nov 2015, 11:23

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My wife and I have recently returned from an excellent cruise on Viking Hermod..

It was without doubt the most 'active' river cruise that I have...

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For those who find Viking a tad pricey I would recommend the Amadeus Fleet, courtesy of ...

Thank you for the link. I guess the prices look...

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15 Mar 2016, 18:17
China

by Dancing Queen » 26 May 2014, 09:15

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For anyone who is considering a river cruise in China I have just read this review which combines a land tour with a river cruise, it sounds very...

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We've just had notification from Titan Tours that the China visa cost has increased AGAIN because of the Consular fee ... this is the 3rd time since...

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22 Jan 2016, 09:25
Amadeus Princess - XMas on the Rhine

by Manoverboard » 30 Dec 2015, 15:44

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Amadeus Princess - Christmas on the Rhine >>>>>

We booked our first ever Christmas River Cruise through ‘ Titan ‘ because they collect and deliver...

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glad ours was a 'one off'

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Last post by Meg 50
10 Jan 2016, 11:13
Help requested for a visit to Vienna

by gerdfe » 23 Oct 2015, 21:39

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Hi guys

For some reason I cannot start a new topic so I will put my question here...

My wife and I are going to be in Vienna for 4 days at the...

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Hi guys

thank you for the warm welcome messages. @Manoverboard - very nice, will look into it, seems legit :)

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30 Oct 2015, 12:25
Cruising on a Barge ... July 2015

by Manoverboard » 18 Jul 2015, 16:42

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The Wessex Rose is a 5* Hotel Barge that chugs sedately along the Kennet & Avon Canal, essentially between Newbury and Bath in 3,4,5 or 7 day...

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Moby

I assume there are bars at this 'Boutique Hotel' ;)
Yes indeed so, the whole prison has been preserved including an ' exactly as it was ' cell...

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22 Jul 2015, 17:02
APT and the Mekong River

by Solent Richard » 09 Mar 2015, 10:03

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In November my wife and I completed a Mekong River cruise as part of a longer package put together by travel company APT.

We sailed from Saigon...

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Perhaps this next link should be under ports of call but as it is inextricably linked to the APT package mentioned in the previous post I'll double...

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09 Mar 2015, 10:14
Viking Hemming and the River Douro

by Solent Richard » 07 Aug 2014, 08:45

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My wife and I have recently returned from an excellent cruise on Viking's latest Longship, Viking Hemming.

This was our third Viking River cruise...

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Many thanks Solent Richard for your excellent review.
So glad to read what a great time you had and to see your lovely pictures. We've booked this...

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04 Mar 2015, 10:11
First River Cruise with Scenic River Cruises

by JonnaI » 12 Oct 2014, 14:34

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Greeting from Texas!!!!We are leaving on our first river cruise on October 20th, only a week away, I'm getting very excited. We are sailing on Scenic...

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We've done the Rhine in the opposite direction and loved it. We didn't do it with Scenic but they are highly regarded as one of the up market river...

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14 Oct 2014, 17:30
River Cruise - Romantic Danube - Viking Njord Part 6

by Gill W » 07 Jul 2014, 16:06

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Day 7

I'm writing this on the last evening of our cruise, after a very busy day.

An early start, as we wanted to be out on deck for the sail into...

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Thanks for the very interesting report Gill. It does sound quite different to the P&O cruises that we've done and makes me think that maybe we should...

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11 Aug 2014, 13:59
River Cruise - Romantic Danube - Viking Njord Part 2

by Gill W » 06 Jul 2014, 16:51

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Day 2 - 3

Each evening, just before dinner the Programme Director does a briefing to out
line the next days activities. This takes place in the...

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I requested a brochure from Emerald at their launch but didn't book because there was nothing of particular interest at that time, big mistake as...

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22 Jul 2014, 07:32
Romantic Danube - Viking Njord - Final Thoughts

by Gill W » 08 Jul 2014, 12:45

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Back home

The last thing I typed while I was away was about the amazing view I had of Budapest. I looked out of the window in the middle of the...

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I have an upcoming Viking cruise along Portugal's Douro River on the Viking Hemming - It is her Maiden Season having only been launched in March....

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11 Jul 2014, 18:36
River Cruise - Romantic Danube - Viking Njord Part 3

by Gill W » 06 Jul 2014, 16:56

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Day 3 - 4

At our daily briefing yesterday evening, Programme Director Valentin confirmed
that the river levels were high enough for us to sail to...

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Thanks Gill. Just catching up after a couple of days away but fascinating reading.

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09 Jul 2014, 16:49
Cruising on a Barge ... June 2014

by Manoverboard » 04 Jul 2014, 19:54

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The Wessex Rose is a 5* Hotel Barge that chugs sedately along the Avon & Kennet Canal, essentially between Newbury and Bath in 3,4,5 or 7 day...

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There seems to be a theme developing with MoB's cruising .

First it is ocean cruising, then river cruising and now canal cruising - next it will be...

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08 Jul 2014, 08:09
River Cruise - Romantic Danube - Viking Njord Part 5

by Gill W » 07 Jul 2014, 16:03

Day 5 - 6

Last night we did our additional excursion to the Concert Hall in Vienna. There
was a 34 piece orchestra, two singers and two dancers....

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07 Jul 2014, 16:03
River Cruise - Romantic Danube - Viking Njord Part 4

by Gill W » 07 Jul 2014, 16:00

Day 4 - 5

Yesterday's Austrian buffet turned out to be a fun event. A couple of
lederhosen clad musicians had boarded, who serenaded us all over...

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Last post by Gill W
07 Jul 2014, 16:00
River Cruise - Romantic Danube - Viking Njord Part 1

by Gill W » 06 Jul 2014, 16:48

I've just returned from this river cruise, and made some notes as I travelled, which I'll post in case they are of interest.

I'll also do a post...

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Last post by Gill W
06 Jul 2014, 16:48
River Cruising

by Ray Scully » 09 Jun 2014, 21:22

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We have considered a river cruise but can not build up a steam of enthusiasm.
The apparent lack of any evening entertainment; the feeling that our...

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I thought of this thread while I was away on my river cruise.

I'm pleased to report that the passengers were normal friendly considerate people

No...

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Last post by Gill W
06 Jul 2014, 10:21
Viking Helvetia - overpriced, overrated, overblown

by Frieslander » 06 Jun 2014, 16:21

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Cruised with Viking in May along the Rhine. Will NEVER cruise with them again.
Plus points
- some of the staff were really great, and took great...

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This report does not coincide with our Viking experience at all but then we are neither vege nor disabled, we will certainly re-book with them if the...

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08 Jun 2014, 11:25
Cruising on something other than a Ship ... a Barge !

by Manoverboard » 08 Feb 2014, 18:53

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In 2013 we very much enjoyed our two Riverboat cruises, one on the Seine and t'other on the Rhone, and while we were sussing out the silly prices for...

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Have to say that we enjoyed the program and especially so the K&A stretch from Bath to Devizes ... ish.

:thumbup:

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11 Mar 2014, 16:30
Rhine Cruise

by Bobbie » 26 Jul 2013, 16:15

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Just back from our first river cruise on the Rhine. We went with Riviera Travel and the ship was called the Antonio Bellucci. I simply could not...

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we've 'done' the Rhine (combined with a week on Lake Como - by train on from Basel),
the Rhone/Saone

and intend to do the Danube in a year or 3

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Last post by Meg 50
13 Feb 2014, 20:08
Riverboat Cruising on the Saone / Rhone rivers with Viking.

by Manoverboard » 18 Aug 2013, 20:01

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Our Riverboat Cruising package was called ' Burgundy, Provence and Catalonia ', most of the details are contained in the link below.

Riverboat...

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One day we were in Vienne riding the back of the ' choo - choo ' train. It paused for a few moments at their Roman walls and the Ship's Program...

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20 Aug 2013, 08:48
Riverboat Cruise on the Seine on MS Cezanne

by Manoverboard » 17 Jun 2013, 19:33

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Riverboat Cruising makes a nice change to the sea faring variation ... or does it ?

The Cruise and its Operator(s)

We booked ' The Seine in...

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there were some probs with water levels on the Seine earlier this year - but not to the same extreme as the current Danube ones.
Meg ... that was...

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Last post by Manoverboard
22 Jun 2013, 08:28
River Cruise Review - Avalon Artistry II

by Mervyn and Trish » 20 May 2013, 15:10

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River cruise, Avalon Artistry II, Romantic Rhine, 8 days, commencing 12th May.

We're just back from our river cruise. I promised I'd report on it...

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Really interesting report thank you, we've been thinking about a river cruise, maybe the Danube, reading this has really given a good idea of what it...

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Last post by Belle53
05 Jun 2013, 13:49
Riverboat Cruising via St Pancras ?

by Manoverboard » 16 May 2013, 09:41

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Sounds a bit odd I know but we hope to be joining a Riverboat Cruise on the Seine via Paris courtesy of the Eurostar Rail Service from St Pancras....

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Based on our first ever Sea Cruise we could also have said never again but we opted to give it one more go ... same applies to Riverboat cruising I...

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30 May 2013, 07:42
River Cruise Saone/Rhone on Amadeus Symphony

by Meg 50 » 17 May 2013, 14:33

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Rhone- Saone cruise.
8 May - 16 May

we started in an unusual manner - this arrived from our TA the day before we set off:
morning
LUFTNER and all...

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Enjoyed your report. Shame about the weather. This is something I would love to do a River Cruise, but getting to Europe without flying would be a...

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20 May 2013, 17:42
Anyone done a river cruise?

by Bobbie » 07 Feb 2013, 17:30

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We've booked a cruise on the Rhine for this summer, very excited about it. I know it will be totally different from an ocean cruise, only 150 people...

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It does indeed Debs, and I agree with the adage........... never discount anything until you have tried it. ;)
I agree with you there ... I hate the...

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19 May 2013, 22:18

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