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River Cruising Double Down: Reasons Travelers Repeat
Sailing Viking River Cruises Grand European Tour this summer, I came for specific reasons. Starting in Budapest and ending in Amsterdam, passing through 67 locks and under hundreds of bridges, it could be said that I was repeating the exact Read More …
Is Viking The Carnival Of River Cruising? We Sure Hope So
“…we came out of the cave, and we looked over the hill, and we saw fire. And we crossed the ocean, and we pioneered the West, and we took to the sky.” When Viking River Cruises rolled out their revolutionary Read More …
River Cruising: Start With The Itinerary
In preparation for our upcoming Abercrombie & Kent sailing titled The Great Rivers Of Europe, a good first step when river cruising is to consider the itinerary, a central focus of any sailing. Where we will go and what we Read More …
River Cruising On An Ocean Cruise Budget: Yes, You Can
In this series, River Cruising On An Ocean Cruise Budget, we began by suggesting that it is possible to experience a Viking River Cruise in mid-range accommodations for what one might spend on the upper end stateroom of most major ocean cruise lines. Total Read More …
River Cruising On An Ocean Cruise Budget: Possible?
We have been covering a lot of ground with river cruises lately, and for good reason. River cruises, namely Viking River Cruises fit very nicely into our narrative that closely relates travel to experiencing the world and in turn gaining Read More …
River Cruising
River Cruising is taking the world of cruise vacations by storm. As North American cruise travelers look for more diversity in where they go and what they see, many tire of a trip around the Caribbean. They want a focus Read More …
Beyond Cruising: Veteran River Guide Shares What She Wished She Knew Before Her First Raft Trip
Hailee Houston, daughter of rafting royalty, didn’t hit the rapids until her 20s, but her first year training as a guide for Western River Expeditions was a life-changing plunge! Now, with five years and countless river miles under her belt, Read More …