Viking

Visit the Viking Trelleborg Fortress in Denmark

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Harald Bluetooth’s Trelleborg is the best-preserved Viking ring fortress in Denmark and worth a stopover when driving from Copenhagen to Odense and Fyn. The Trelleborg Fortress is one of the best-known and most-important Viking-era sites near Copenhagen in Denmark. The main attraction is the well-preserved ramparts of the round Viking fortress erected by Harald Bluetooth … Read more

Tips on Savings and When to Book European Riverboat Cruise Vacations

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Passengers can enjoy big savings and cheap fares on Rhine, Danube, Rhone, Seine, and other European riverboat cruises by being flexible, informed, and booking cruises at the best time. Big savings are often available on European riverboat cruises with special deals offered to passengers who book far in advance, book less popular cruises or cruise … Read more

Peter Deilmann River Boat Cruises Going Bankrupt

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Luxury Rhine, Danube, Elbe, and Rhone Cruise Liner Shut Down in 2010

German luxury riverboat cruise liner Peter Deilmann Riverboat Cruises is going out of business and shutting down all Rhine, Danube, Elbe, Seine, and Rhone boats from the 2010 season.

Pfalzgrafenstein Castle

As has been suspected for some time, luxury German riverboat cruise liner Peter Deilmann Riverboat Cruises (Peter Deilmann FluĂźkreuzfahrten) is going out of business at the end of the 2009 European river cruise season. Peter Deilmann has already sold some boats and suspended cruises on less popular rivers including the Elbe but from 2010 Peter Deilmann will not operate any riverboat cruises at all in Europe.

Peter Deilmann continue as a very up-market luxury ocean cruise liner. All Peter Deilmann riverboat cruises will continue until the end of 2009. (Nicko Tours took over many of Peter Deilmann’s river boats and European cruise routes from 2010.)

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