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16 CRUISE


February 2019 Travel News


TOP FIVE EUROPE RIVER CRUISE DESTINATIONS


The Scenic Jade is pictured sailing the Rhine - just one of the many river cruises off ered by Scenic Cruises


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UROPE’S rivers are as beautiful as they are commercially vital, having long served as trade routes, shaping the growth of the continent. Travelling along the important waterways, river cruises in Europe are one of the easiest and most relaxing ways to see the many stunning countries, cities towns, and landmarks along the banks.


Here’s Scenic Cruises’ pick of the best and absolute must-do Europe river cruises:


Rhine, Maine, and Danube – A special favourite


For fi rst-time Europe river cruising travellers, this is a great place to start. The course of the rivers from Netherlands to Hungary provide some of the best views in Europe. From fairy tale castles precariously perched on lush hilltops, to hauntingly beautiful gothic cathedrals and luxurious palaces, herein lies a historian’s and photographer’s paradise.


The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal deserves a special mention. Peppered with 16 locks, some as high as 25 metres, watching the ship manoeuvre its way through the narrow locks with just a few centimetres’ space between the vessel and the lock’s sheer walls is quite an exhilarating experience.


Seine – For the romance and history


France almost always features on everybody’s list of places to visit on a Europe river cruise and with good reason. A cruise down the Seine will reveal its numerous charming villages – the perfect setting to cycle through, its quaint structures – from 17th century castles to half-timbered houses, and the fi ne landscapes that have inspired the masterpieces of Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh.


Cruising further down the Seine, you will also have the unique opportunity to visit both World War I and World War II sites of the Somme battlefi elds and


D-Day landings. Bordeaux – Wine lover’s paradise


France is famous for its fi ne tipples. And if it is wine you’re after then a wine cruise through the Garonne will open up the wonderful world of the Bordeaux region. Cycle through luxuriant vineyards, indulge your palate in delectable vintage wines and stroll through centuries old wine estates as you delve deeper into their rich past. The Bordeaux region is also overfl owing with history and culture and you will surely return from your Europe river cruise with more than just bottles of fi ne wine.


Rhine and Moselle – A living fairy tale


Look for Hansel and Gretel’s gingerbread house or tell Rapunzel to let down her hair from her medieval tower. Relive the tales of Brother’s Grimm at Germany’s Black Forest region near the Rhine valley. Baroque palaces, renaissance ruins, ancient cities and roman relics, there’s so much to explore on a Rhine and Moselle cruise. The gorgeous vistas surrounding two of Europe’s most beautiful rivers make your Europe river cruise even more delightful.


Russia – A unique adventure


We’ve all secretly longed to visit the mysterious land of Russia. Well, there’s no better way to do so than by traversing its majestic waterways, from St. Petersburg to Moscow.


Diverse and beguiling, the architecture here is as unique as the people. Pleasant pastels and opulent golds give way to the kaleidoscope of colours of St. Basil’s Cathedral and curious wooden domes of the Church of Transfi guration.


See the mighty Kremlin, every bit as magnifi cent as you have imagined it to be and, of course, Russian vodka is absolutely divine.


Four Fred. Olsen ships in convoy - the popular cruise line had what it calls a sensational start to the new sales year


New year sales get off to a fl yer


FRED. Olsen Cruise Lines has celebrated a sensational start to 2019, with three million-Pound sales days in one week, marking the best start to January in Fred. Olsen’s history!


Justin Stanton, Sales and Marketing Director for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, said: “With strong bookings for both 2019 and 2020, we are anticipating a very successful year for our smaller, friendlier ocean and river cruise ships.”


Fred. Olsen launched its popular ‘Cruise Sale’ on December 2018, and by the middle of January had booked more than 5,000 guests onto the 150-plus cruise holidays promoted in the campaign. The fi ve top-sellers in Fred. Olsen’s ‘Cruise Sale’ at the start of the New Year were: • Balmoral’s 11-night ‘Spain, Portugal & Madeira’


cruise, ex-Southampton on March 22, 2019 • Black Watch’s eight-night ‘Isles of Scotland’ cruise, ex-Liverpool on June 20, 2019 • Balmoral’s seven-night ‘The Best of the Fjords in Seven Nights’ cruise, ex-Edinburgh (Rosyth) on July 25, 2019 • Balmoral’s 15-night ‘Canaries Christmas & Funchal Fireworks’ cruise, ex Southampton on December 22, 2019 • Balmoral’s 11-night ‘Wintertime Norway’ cruise, ex- Newcastle on March 18, 2020


Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is renowned for its innovative cruise itineraries, and has been crowned ‘Best for Itineraries’ by Cruise Critic experts in the prestigious ‘UK Editors’ Picks Awards’ – for a record four years in a row.


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