Recently viking river cruises invited me to sail up the rhine river and explore switzerland germany france and the netherlands on their classic rhine getaway river cruise.
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I d recently read a couple of comments here about low water levels and then viking just sent out an email about it.
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Here s where the low water of the rhine made it necessary to do a boat swap.
A viking cruise ship in the rhine valley.
Thanks to low water levels on some rivers in europe a number of cruise lines have had to alter and even cancel their river cruises in recent weeks.
The entire trip was calm and relaxing and i felt like it struck the perfect balance of sightseeing and leisure.
We are doing nuremberg to budapest in a couple of weeks and trying to get some idea of what to expect.
The river s banks are brimming with historic treasures natural beauty and vibrant capitals.
On march 11 2020 viking was the first cruise line to temporarily suspend operations of our river and ocean cruises.
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This mean much longer bus rides like 5 plus hours total but viking was able to mostly salvage the day.
Itineraries affected by temporary suspension of operations updated august 12 2020.
A rhine river cruise takes you into the heart of middle europe where stately castles fairytale villages and cultural centers have long been witnesses to history.
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The moselle river is less affected but low bridges means it doesn t take much to make a.
Impact of low water levels on viking rhine river cruise.
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Historically low water levels on the danube and the rhine last year caused by unusually warm and dry weather conditions across central europe disrupted hundreds of river cruise departures operated by amawaterways avalon waterways viking river cruises and other lines.
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The danube river and the rhine between cologne and vienna are the most affected by high water levels.