French Rivers/Canals

AmaWaterways Soulful Experience Cruise on France’s Rhône River — Paul C. Thornton Reviews a 10-Night Cruise & Paris Combo

by QuirkyCruise | Sep 27, 2024 | Europe, Feature Articles, French Rivers/Canals, Theme Cruises, Wine Cruise | 0

AmaWaterways Soulful Experience Cruise By Paul C. Thornton I recently checked a river cruise off...

River Levels in Europe — Understanding the Causes & Implications of Fluctuating River Levels That Can Throw a Wrench into your Travel Plans

by QuirkyCruise | Aug 26, 2024 | Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Europe, Feature Articles, French Rivers/Canals, Germany, Holland, How to Choose articles, Hungary, NEWS, River Feature Articles, Sharon Kurtz Reviews, Switzerland | 0

River Levels in Europe By Sharon Kurtz Navigating Europe’s rivers is not without challenges,...

Le Boat’s New Skipper for Hire Program Offered for 2025 Season for Folks Who Appreciate a Bit of Help

by Theodore Scull | Aug 6, 2024 | NEWS, American and Canadian Waterways, Charters, French Rivers/Canals, Looking Back, North America | 0

Le Boat’s New Skipper for Hire Program — What a Great Idea by Ted Scull Let’s get underway....

Viking and Tauck River Cruise Comparison by Travelers John & Sandra Nowlan Who Sampled Both

by Sandra and John Nowlan | Jul 17, 2024 | Czech Republic, Europe, French Rivers/Canals, Germany, Hungary, John & Sandra Nowlan Stories | 11

Viking and Tauck River Cruise Comparison By Sandra & John Nowlan Both Viking and Tauck have...

An Unusual 11-Night Viking River Cruise Land Combo in France, Luxembourg, Germany & the Czech Republic

by Sandra and John Nowlan | Jul 10, 2024 | Czech Republic, Europe, Feature Articles, French Rivers/Canals, Germany, John & Sandra Nowlan Stories | 8

Viking River Cruise Land Combo in Europe By John and Sandra Nowlan It wasn’t your typical...

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Roi Soleil Barge Cruise Review By Karl Zimmermann “Luxe, calme et volupté” is the refrain in a work by nineteenth-century French poet Charles Baudelaire titled “L’Invitation aux Voyage.” Into English that translates as “luxury, peace and exquisite pleasure.” This...

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Buying a Townhouse By Heidi Sarna If you're thinking about buying a townhouse, there are many things to consider before you bite the bullet as they say. There are all of the more obvious things to noodle on. How many bedrooms and bathrooms are there? How many floors?...

Windstar Cruises Will Return to Alaska and Japan With New Ship

Windstar Cruises Will Return to Alaska and Japan By Anne Kalosh Windstar Cruises will send a new ship, the 224-passenger Star Seeker, to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. The line last sailed in those areas in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to...

St. Lawrence Cruise Lines 2025 News & Cruise Schedule

sponsored St. Lawrence Cruise Lines 2025 St. Lawrence Cruise Lines (SLCL) is glad to report its 2024 season is underway (after an unfortunate delay due to the closure of the LaSalle Causeway in Kingston by the Canadian federal government due to damage to the lifting...

My UnCruise Adventures Alaska Review — Bears, Glacier Hikes, New Friends & More … 5 Reasons You’ll Love UnCruising in Alaska Too

UnCruise Adventures Alaska Review By Heidi Sarna After a short skiff ride to the mudflats at the terminus of Lamplugh Glacier, a massive eight-mile-long tongue of tidewater ice located in Glacier Bay National Park at the entrance to John Hopkins Inlet, a group of...

Mythology Comes Alive on an Island Windjammers Greek Isles Cruise

Island Windjammers Greek Isles Cruise By Alison Abbott My first introduction to Greece took place during my college years. Imagine getting course credit for one month of cultural study in the Greek isles. Yes, my father said the same thing! There were quirky cruises...

American Cruise Lines New Ships — The Domestic Cruise Line Continues Its Small-Ship Building Spree

American Cruise Lines New Ships By Anne Kalosh American Cruise Lines, which acquired the four river vessels of defunct American Queen Voyages only to quickly scrap two of them, continues its building spree. The line's orderbook went to seven with three newly...

Cruise Mekong Laos READER REVIEW from Adriano Muratori

Cruise Mekong Laos Review Reviewer Adriano Muratori from Italy. Cruise Line Cruise Mekong / Lernidee. Ship 28-passenger Mekong Sun. Destination Laos. # of Nights 10. Departure Port Bangkok/Vientiane, Laos. Date of Cruise February 2023. Ratings (5=excellent, 4=very...

Criterion Travel Cruises — Educational Small-Ship Trips

Criterion Travel Cruises By Anne Kalosh Imagine being able to sail on small ships where you're engaging with noted professors and alumni from elite universities with a deep interest in the destinations visited. You get to hear great lectures and take special-interest...

John Waggoner’s Victory is Cruising’s Latest Comeback Story

John Waggoner's Victory By Anne Kalosh Good news for Great Lakes cruisers — there will soon be another choice with the rebirth of Victory Cruise Lines in 2025. Its former owner, John Waggoner, picked up the coastal vessels Victory I and Victory II at the bankruptcy...

American Queen Takes Final Bow — Vandalism Behind the Levees of the Old Miss

American Queen Takes Final Bow By Ted Scull We may be seeing the end of the best replica steamboat that money could buy as the 1995-built American Queen makes a final bow after giving the modern steamboat era a substantial boost into the past. This reporter made three...

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