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Old 01-17-2015, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by salferg View Post
We are interested in taking a river cruise but have two concerns. One is that we really enjoy the evening entertainment aboard cruise ships and the second is the amount of walking we would have to do. We dont get around as well as we used to:] Do they have any kind of bus tours available in the cities you visit? Any thoughts on these subjects would be very much appreciated.
We do River Cruises, they are nothing like an ocean cruise or cruise ship. Much smaller, usually no more than 124 passengers, no resident entertainment, the entertainment usually comes on board in the evening where you are stopped. There was dancing on one of our river cruises, but only because they asked a local band to come on board to entertain.

The excursions are very different from ocean cruises. You actually moor right in the center of the town or village for the day. You can get off and walk around, or we had the choice of taking a bus to something of interest, usually a castle or spectacular town where you walked around and were bused back to the ship. If I remember correctly, there were two types of excursions, one for people who had no walking problems, and one for people who had mobility problems.

I would suggest you get in touch with your travel agent and they will be able to answer all your questions for you. Also, this information should be printed in your River Boat catalog.

I have to add that we find the food to be spectacular. Most of it comes on board fresh every day.
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