CRUISE DANUBE DESTINATIONS CRUISE L ACTIVE Danube ART


ADVENTURE


Jane Archer reports from three contrasting cruises along the Danube


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ention the Danube and most people think blue,


Strauss and waltzing. They’d be on the right track, but only getting part of the story. The river flows from Germany


to the Black Sea, passing through eight countries and offering many different experiences. Whether your clients are into history, culture, music or art, in search of adventure, or dedicated to staying in shape even while on holiday, this river has their name on it.


Z ACTIVE If there is one thing worse than


exercising, it’s realising just how unfit you are, I muse, as AmaWaterways’ fitness guru Selina instructs us to lie on our backs and lift our legs and shoulders so we touch our knees with our heads. I’ve ticked off all sorts of


things to do in Passau: cycled along the Inn River, one of three waterways that converge in the German town; peeked inside St Stephen’s Cathedral, which has the largest cathedral organ in the world; and even sampled its Christmas market in the depths of winter. But performing strange


contortions on the sun deck of river ship AmaLea while it is docked in town is something very different. Selina is on board to give us a


taste of what’s to come this year, when a full-time ‘wellness’ host will lead complimentary keep-fit classes on the vessel every day, as well as giving talks on healthy eating and relaxation techniques. It’s all part of a move by


AmaWaterways – and other river cruise lines including Emerald Waterways, Uniworld River Cruises and Avalon Waterways – to keep in step with the


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