Welcome to Cruise Talk!

Hi! My name is Suzanne Klasen.  I am the Owner / Travel Advisor and CLIA Master Cruise Counselor and Elite Cruise Counselor (MCC, ECC) for my CruiseOne Vacations by Suzanne Travel Agency. This site is a collection of my personal travels, thoughts and recommendations. The map above represents the cruise travel (based on embarkation port) that I have posted so far (more to come). Click on a map point to see the cruise itinerary and details.

2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Engelhartszell, Austria

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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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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Passau, Germany

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Our final stop before our disembarkation port along the tour was in the lovely city of Passau, Germany. This town has been subject to flooding over the centuries as it is located at the confluence of three rivers: The Danube, The Inn and The Ilz. We saw the…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Linz, Austria

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise For our visit to Linz, we explored the town on foot on our own. If there is one thing I learned on this trip, it is that the best views are from the castles on the hills. We visited the towns fortress park and climbed several hundred steps…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Melk, Austria and Wachau Valley

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Visiting the beautiful Melk Abby is a must do on a Danube river cruise. The abbey is still an active school and monastery for the Benedictine priests/monks. They have an active school for children in the community and are lucky enough to have the tourists who are willing…

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2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise: Durnstein, Austria

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Destinations/Ports Series: 2021 Danube Dreams River Cruise Durnstein might be a very small town with just 100 or 200 people living in it, but it is full of history. The ruined castle might be the most famous attraction in the city as it is where Richard the Lionheart was held for ransom upon his return…

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