There are so many cruise lines, passengers, critics and assorted opinions in North America that it's easy to forget about what the rest of the world thinks about cruise lines. Today, we bring you a sampling. It comes from the United Kingdom, where readers of Cruise International Magazine cast 20,000 ballots to pick the best… Continue reading Cruise Awards from the UK
Tag: Viking River Cruises
Viking River Cruise at least Ambitious
Our colleague Phil Reimer, who writes Ports and Bows blogs and column for readers across Canada, recently made a long trip to see Longships, the moniker the rapidly-expanding Viking River Cruises gave its newest line of vessels. What Phil found, among other things, was the most ambitious river cruisers in the world. He witnessed… Continue reading Viking River Cruise at least Ambitious
Viking Longships Sign of the Times?
Down in the fine print of the cruise news, there was an event in Amsterdam last week that warrants more credence than it probably gets. It was the story of the Viking Longships. Anybody who follows cruising — be it ocean or river — knew they were coming. Six new river cruisers this year, six… Continue reading Viking Longships Sign of the Times?
Experience from River Cruisers
A friend of a friend was reading Cruising Done Right one day recently when he discovered, as all of you have, that we are neophytes when it comes to river cruising. So he offered to help. His name is Brian Forst and he went to the trouble of passing along a few thoughts for those… Continue reading Experience from River Cruisers
Education on Cruise…Menu
Something that comes with going on cruises of any kind is education. It could be from meeting people of different races, it could be from experiencing geography never before seen, or it could just be a history lesson. Take the Danube River. You don’t have to take a river cruise on the Danube to find… Continue reading Education on Cruise…Menu