Here you can read posts that detail my cruising history over the years.
Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Ultimate Southern Caribbean Cruise Our stay in Ft. Lauderdale was a familiar one, as we stayed at the Hilton Ft. Lauderdale Marina, which, if you have rooms in the upper towers facing south, offers views of the ships as they arrive in port in the morning. One of my favorite things to…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Most river ships have similar layout and design of their public spaces, but it is the Panoramic Suites that makes all the difference for guests when they sail the Avalon Suite Ships. Avalon introduced this innovative design in 2011 and in just a few years started sailing in…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise I really liked the food on Avalon. Probably the aspect I enjoyed the most was that most meals featured several options that were local cuisine like Goulash in Hungary, Wiener Schnitzel in Vienna, and Bavarian sausages in Germany. Avalon also embraces the concept of fresh, locally procured provision…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise We needed to spend one night in Munich as the only flights that worked for our connections went through London and were early morning flights. We took the ship’s transfer from Austria, to Munich, about a 2 hour drive. The transfer company dropped us right off at the…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Engelharszell ended up being our alternate disembarkation location. The river was a little too low for us to make it up to Deggendorf, Germany. Keep this in mind if you are planning your own transfers pre or post cruise. You will need to be able to cancel or…
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