Words : John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine
Amaverde will be the name of the eighth ship to join the APT fleet cruising the European rivers. The ship will enter service in 2011 as a sistership of Amabella, to launch on schedule on May 9 this year.
These two vessels introduce APT’s new ship [...]
February is the busiest month for cruise ship visits in Sydney – last week Hapag-Lloyd’s Europa, the only ship in the world that has a 5-star rating from Douglas Ward’s authoratitive Berlitz Guide, was in town. An inspection of this renowned vessel, and lunch in the main ‘Europa’ dining room, was not to be missed!
This [...]
Durnstein – Wachau Valley – Melk BLOG #8 Uniworld River Cruise. (Day 5 on Ship)
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At 7 a.m. our Uniworld riverboat docked at Durnstein, a storybook village a couple of minutes walk away. After our usual hearty breakfast we strolled at a leisurely pace through this picture perfect town. We visited the [...]
Vienna on River Beatrice BLOG #7 Uniworld River Cruise. (Day 4 on Ship)
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A very early start, so much to see. Our included city tour always included great local guides who possessed a wealth of knowledge of the local scene. Most had incredibly great senses of humour and were perhaps the [...]
Guided Tour of Budapest (Day 2 on Ship) BLOG #5 Uniworld River Cruise:
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Onboard River Beatrice: After a buffet breakfast that had a chef who would cook eggs, any style to order, we departed on our first included tour. Most of the tours each day are included, although there are a [...]
•BLOG #2 Uniworld River Cruise: To Budapest, Hungary
Well our Austrian Airlines flight from Frankfurt to Vienna landed safely, a short flight during which complimentary soft drinks, coffee, tea and sandwich were served. The sandwich was made with black bread (ham, cheese & lettuce with dressing) and I must say it was one of the most [...]
Uniworld River Cruise – Our Journey Begins
“The Exploits of Cruise Passenger Magazine’s John Pond, Editor at Sea” and his Partner, Sandra on a Recent Uniworld River Cruise from Budapest, Hungary to Passau, Germany”.
Due to internet problems and unavailability to upload photos during our river cruise, we have decided to do these blogs on our return [...]
Thanks to our generous publisher, Fergus Stoddart, I have been able to pry some full year subscriptions to Cruise Passenger Magazine to give away as prizes. I will have a viewer competition starting next Monday ( or maybe Sunday). I am the only judge (cause I know the answers) and – I’ve always wanted to say this “ the judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into).
Normally I will give the prize to the first correct answer given on my blog in the comment section. (your email address is not published) If another BLOG ANSWER is outstanding with lots of good information, my decision may be swayed. I plan at least one quiz prize a week, so stay tuned.
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