European Cruise Vacation Guide

By Jason Myers

If you're considering a European cruise holiday but have already cruised the Mediterranean and the Baltic, another selection awaits you: a river cruise.

A river cruise offers a relaxing, picturesque method to visit Prague, Vienna, Cologne, Budapest and many more centers of European history, art and culture. among the cities, you'll discover lovely communities and peaceful countryside.

River cruise vessels are different from their ocean-going counterparts. On these tinier, lower-profile boats, you're not likely to find facilities such as swimming pools or casinos. However, you will find comfortable cabins and public spaces, which often have expansive windows and wide-open decks for sightseeing the ever-changing scenery. The boat's flat bottoms provide a peaceful travel, minimizing any apprehensions about motion sickness.

The smaller size of river cruise ships additionally means they can reach areas that their larger, ocean-going cousins cannot. River cruise ships can exactly cruise into the center of each destination, docking near city centers. There will be something new to experience and view on shore each day, and a lot of shoreline excursions are incorporated in the basic price of a river cruise.

The most famous river cruises in Europe can be those that float below the Rhine or the Danube, however cruise vessels also tour on the Main, the Seine and a lot more. For instance, in the Low Countries of The Netherlands and Belgium, cruise boats tour the Nieuw Maas, Waal and Schelde Rivers to call on Amsterdam, Antwerp and Rotterdam. Spring is a wonderful period to cruise there, as the windmill-dotted landscape becomes alive with colorful tulips.

Many river cruise tourists take pleasure in spending a few additional days in the cities - such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Paris or Lucerne - where their cruises begin or finish, spending time to get to know a place that can't be reached by an ocean cruise. - 29868

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