Stopping in Amsterdam for two full days with Azamara Club Cruises brought me back to a city one might visit a hundred times and still not see everything. Still, from previous trips we have learned that exploring with a plan Read More …
While day one of our two-day stay in Amsterdam was spent leisurely walking a self-guided tour of the city powered by the Azamara Club Cruises smartphone app, day two brought a bit more focus. Wanting to be sure we visited Read More …
Holland America’s newest Rotterdam is set to be named in, appropriately Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May 30, 2022. Also appropriate, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands will be the ship’s godmother, carrying on a Dutch royal tradition that began in the 1920s. “Our new Rotterdam is Read More …
Due to enter service in December of this year, Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam is currently under construction in Italy. After an inaugural season in the Caribbean, the new Pinnacle class ship will cross the Atlantic and spend the summer Read More …
Booking nearly two years in advance, Don and Sharon* are going on a European river cruise in the Fall of 2018. Just past the one year out mark, they have questions not all that uncommon to anyone planning their first Read More …
Traveling with Viking River Cruises, we’re on a 15-day Grand European Tour from Budapest to Amsterdam and hope you’ll follow along live as we share the experience a number of ways. It’s a multi-dimensional travel adventure as we experience centuries Read More …
In June, we return to Viking River Cruises for a 15-day Grand European Tour itinerary, sailing from Budapest to Amsterdam. As with any travel, being prepared often makes the difference between a good experience and a great one. That rule is Read More …
After Rotterdam, the port of Amsterdam is the second largest port in the Netherlands and host to over 700,000 cruise travelers who pass through every year, embarking on any one of over 140 ocean and 1500 river cruise itineraries. A Read More …
Often an area of concern for first time river cruise travelers, security seems rather relaxed compared to big ship ocean-sailing options. Passengers walk on and off river cruise ships without the layer of security designed to keep them safe when Read More …