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Salzburg
Today we had our first argument of the cruise. It’s with regret that I report it was over the lyrics of “The Lonely Goatherd” She claimed it was “The Lonely Goat” while I said that didn’t make sense when other lyrics included:
“Folks in a town that was quite remote heard
Lay ee odl lay ee odl [...]
Durnstein and biking
When discussing how river cruising is attracting a more active clientele these days, the constant example given is that the boats today carry bicycles for guests to use along the banks of the river. That’s true – and the Amabella has brand new bikes with the easiest gear change I’ve ever encountered. For [...]
Vienna
The first time I was in Vienna was decades ago and it seemed a very boring city living on past glories such as palaces, fusty coffee shops and Lippizaner horses. But over the years I’ve returned on several occasions and found the city has developed a vibrancy. However, the “must see” list for the venerable [...]
Bratislava
If you asked most of us the question “what is the capital of Slovakia?” the most common answer would be “where?” In fact, the smallish city of Bratislava 400,000 population became the population of the new country when Czechoslovakia split both its name and nation after the Iron Curtain collapsed and the Czechs took Prague [...]
Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine. As I have said many times previously, river cruising in Europe has never been so affordable. All the major river cruise companies are offering extra special enticements. APT for example are offering free air.
I have come across a couple of pictures of Avalon [...]
Words by David McGonigal.
While it’s said that the benefit of a river cruise vessel is that it’s like staying in a good hotel in the heart of the city, I didn’t know how true I’d find that immediately. But we came on board in Budapest on Sunday, unpacked for two weeks, then had most of [...]
Words & Pictures: John Pond, Editor at Sea – Cruise Passenger Magazine. Boy, is it great to be out of hospital. They looked after me very well but it’s so good to be home and in front of my master computer reading information about cruising. I have to go to rehab twice a week for [...]
Words by David McGonigal.
Despite what has often been months of preparation, there’s nothing like the moment you step aboard a new vessel. In this case, APT’s AMABella is a very new ship –it has just completed its inaugural voyage and the garland of leaves is still around the bow.
The location is Budapest and I’m impressed [...]
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