Tauck Rhine River Cruise Review — Beyond the Ordinary By John and Sandra Nowlan (Photo above: John & Sandra at the top of Heidelberg Castle.) Our late fall river cruise with Tauck was called Rhine Enchantment, but the enchantment extended well beyond the seven...
By John and Sandra Nowlan Updated 2026 It’s a river cruise for U.S. history buffs but, as we soon discovered, it offers a lot more. Our riverboat,American Harmony, is one of 22 modern vessels in the growing fleet of American Cruise Lines, the largest cruise line...
Mississippi River Cruise By John and Sandra Nowlan Our first glance of our Mississippi riverboat was from atop a levee in Memphis. We headed down the steep ramp to board the American Melody through its unusual flipped-up bow. Riverboats on the Mississippi have a...
Viking and Tauck River Cruise Comparison By Sandra & John Nowlan Updated February 2026 Both Viking and Tauck have enviable reputations for a quality and thorough river cruise experience. We’ve sailed on both lines over the past few years. Viking is by far the...
Viking River Cruise Land Combo in Europe By John and Sandra Nowlan It wasn't your typical river cruise, and that's why we were curious to give this Viking river cruise land combo a try. The Viking itinerary started in Paris and ended in Prague, but there was no...
Tauck Seine River Cruise By John & Sandra Nowlan Tauck’s European river cruise ship, Sapphire, holds just under 100 guests and gives each of them an all-inclusive experience that’s unique in the industry. That feeling of safety, luxury and thoroughness was first...
Sharing our SH Vega Review By John and Sandra Nowlan As we were about to board Swan Hellenic’s newest expedition cruise ship in Halifax Harbour, we noticed a local security guard admiring the sleek, 152-passenger vessel. We asked him what he thought of it. He...
