Cheap Bookings and Low Prices on European Riverboat Cruise Holidays Prices vary widely when booking a Rhine River riverboat cruise holiday. Cheap deals often indicate that fewer options are included but savings are possible especially for early reservations. Prices often vary widely on riverboat cruises on the Rhine River and tributaries such as the Moselle, Main, and … [Read more...]
Practical Tips on Booking Rhine River Cruises
Save on Reservations of European Riverboat Vacations Cheap fares for Rhine cruises are great but the size of riverboats, facilities, and level of luxury also matter when making reservations for European riverboat vacations. Many different cruise line operators use boats of various sizes and levels of luxury for cruising on the Rhine River (Rhine) and its tributaries … [Read more...]
Cruises on the Rhine River in Germany
Cruising the Rhein, Mosel, Main, and Danube (Donau) Rivers Cruise routings of multiple-day, luxury Rhine riverboat cruises can be extended by adding the Moselle, Main, and Danube Rivers in Germany. MS Rhein Melodie © Nicko Cruises The Rhine (Rhein) River is enormously popular for both day trips and multiple-day cruises. Luxury European riverboat cruise liners such as … [Read more...]
Loreley Valley Rhine River Day Cruises, Germany
Short Riverboat Pleasure Trips from Frankfurt on the Mittel Rhein Cruising on riverboat on the Rhine, especially the Mittelrhein with the famous Lorelei Rock, is a popular day-trip excursion from Frankfurt am Main, Airport or Cologne (Köln). photo credit: Daxis A day-trip excursion including a pleasure cruise on a riverboat on the Rhine River is for many travelers a … [Read more...]
Pleasure Boat Cruises from Mainz and Wiesbaden on the Rhine and Main
Day-trip riverboat cruise excursions depart from Mainz and Wiesbaden on the Rhine to the Loreley Valley and on the Main to Frankfurt. Mainz Cathedral and Rheingoldhalle on the Rhine © Landeshauptstadt Mainz Boat cruises on the Rhein and Mainz rivers depart daily from Mainz and Wiesbaden in Germany. Köln-Düsseldorfer (KD) has excursion cruises downriver on the Rhine past … [Read more...]
Traveling Along the Rhine River in Europe
The Rhein / Rhine / Rijn in Switzerland, France, Germany, Holland The Rhine River, Europe's premier waterway, flows from the Swiss Alps to the North Sea through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Traveling along and on the Rhine River has long been popular. Europe's premier waterway has been very important for commerce in the … [Read more...]
Itineraries of Saône and Rhône Riverboat Cruise Vacations in France
Itineraries of luxury riverboat cruises on the Saone and Rhone Rivers in Burgundy and Provence usually include stops in Lyon, Mâcon, Chalon, Vienne, Arles, and Avignon. The Rhone (Rhône) and Saone (Saône) Rivers in Burgundy and Provence are the most popular in France for luxury riverboat cruising. Favorite excursions include several UNESCO-listed sites, Lyon, Cluny, the … [Read more...]
Seine Riverboat Vacation Cruise Routes in France
Paris, Rouen, and Le Havre are stops on Seine River cruise itineraries in France with top excursions going to, Giverny, Honfleur, Versailles, and D-Day beaches in Normandy. Luxury riverboat cruise vacations in Europe are booming with the Seine in Northern France an increasingly popular destination. Cruises on the Seine are commonly a weeklong with Paris usually the top … [Read more...]
Luxury Riverboat Cruises on the Elbe and Vltava
Viking River Cruises, Nicko Tours, Phoenix and Trans Ocean offer top luxury riverboat trips on the German and Czech Elbe and Vltava (Moldau) Rivers to Prague, Dresden, Wittenberg, and Berlin. Luxury riverboat cruises on the Elbe River in Germany and the Czech Republic are far less common than cruising the Rhine and Danube (Donau). However, the area is rich in history, … [Read more...]
Nicko Tours Cruise Boats on the Elbe, Vltava / Moldau, and Havel
The MS Katharina von Bora, Frederic Chopin, Koenigstein and Floretina are Nicko Tours riverboats cruising on the Elbe between Berlin and Prague. German riverboat cruise specialist Nicko Tours has the largest number of cruises on the Elbe River. Nicko Tours uses the MS Königstein, MS Frederic Chopin, and MS Katharina von Bora (all former Peter Deilmann boats) and the MS … [Read more...]
Luxury Elbe River Cruises on Viking Boats
The Viking Schumann and Fontane are the most luxurious riverboats on the Elbe River, while the Swiss Ruby is used for European travelers. Viking River Cruises use the Viking Schumann and Viking Fontane for luxury river cruises on the Elbe for vacations sold internationally. In the German market, the Swiss Ruby is used for cruising between Berlin / Potsdam and Prague. … [Read more...]
Elbe Riverboat Cruise Itineraries in Germany & Czech Republic
Luxury riverboats cruise on the Elbe River in Germany (Hamburg, Magdeburg, Berlin, Dessau, Wittenberg, Dresden) and Czech Republic (Prague, Melnik, Nymburk). The Elbe is after the Rhine and Danube the most popular river in Germany for riverboat cruises. The attractions of Elbe riverboat cruises are the cultural sights along the river and nearby destinations – numerous … [Read more...]