If evening entertainment is a significant issue, river cruises may not be for you. Yes, they quite often have local groups or individuals come on board for an hour or so and our boat with GCT had an onboard musician to provide entertainment, it is nothing like what you get on a large cruise ship.
River cruising is a totally different experience. They give you the ability to see the interior parts of Europe that you will never see on a large cruise ship and yet provide the ease of unpacking once and let your "hotel" do the moving from city to city. Having a team of dedicated cruise directors traveling with you and either providing or coordinating local tours gives you much better insight to the countries than you will typically get on a large cruise ship. These cruise directors are also like concierges at fancy hotels, helping you with any special activity that you may want to do before, during or after your cruise.
Since the number of passengers is significantly less than a large cruise ship, the ability to form friendships for the duration of the cruise or the rest of your life is much better.
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