River cruises in Europe have certainly matured in the past few years, offering the kind of amenities, luxury and cuisine once only found on ocean-going ships. As their popularity increases, all the river fleets are […]
We all wish for sunny skies on our vacation, but for many river cruise vacationers in Europe this year, too much of a good thing has left their ships stranded. As an example, the Viking […]
Keep Portland Weird. It’s a slogan that pops up on walls, bumper stickers and menus around Oregon’s mecca of mellowness. Before a recent cruise by Un-Cruise Adventures up the Columbia River, I had the chance to […]
So much to see and so little time. It’s always a dilemma trying to figure out how to get to Paris when you’re only stopping in France for one day on a cruise ship in […]
As I opened my curtain on the first day of cruising Myanmar’s Irrawaddy River, two very curious oxen were peering at me from the river bank. Another day, I awoke to the sound of a group of […]
The Viking Star is a ship that really celebrates Norwegian heritage. If you’re really into all things Norse, you can get a Swedish massage at the Liv Nordic spa and plunge into an ice-cold pool before heading […]
In the Viking Star’s Nordic Spa, you can warm yourself up in a sauna or steam room and then roll in the snow in an icicle-lined grotto where it’s always below zero. At Mamsen’s Norwegian […]
A great thing about cruising on the rivers of Europe is that every day you’re docked in a city so steeped in history and culture that there’s always something fresh to discover. On a recent Danube […]
Life in Asia has always depended on rivers. Some of the world’s oldest civilizations developed along the Yangtze, the Mekong, the Irrawaddy and the Ganges. These rivers are still main sources of water, irrigation and trade, […]
I can’t imagine any voyage more steeped in European history than a cruise along the Danube aboard a Viking Longship whose program director is a guy named Attila “the Hun-garian.” Even our starting point on […]
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