{"id":238,"date":"2008-01-17T20:08:33","date_gmt":"2008-01-17T10:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=238"},"modified":"2008-01-17T20:08:33","modified_gmt":"2008-01-17T10:08:33","slug":"european-river-cruises-key-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/european-river-cruise\/european-river-cruises-key-attractions","title":{"rendered":"European River Cruises &#8211; Key Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = 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river cruise\" \/><\/a>travel industry is growing phenomenally as indicated in my previous blog.\u00a0 So what are the key attractions?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0 No packing and unpacking.\u00a0 Hooray cheers everyone!<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 Your beautiful stateroom (if that&#8217;s what you booked) is yours for the whole journey, so no bad hotel room experiences.\u00a0 I still remember the time when at one of our destinations, we walked into our room and it was quite tiny.\u00a0 We thought if we drew the curtains, the view outwards will add a sense of space.\u00a0 Only problem was that when we drew the curtains, we were faced with a solid brick wall.\u00a0 This obviously was one of their irregular shaped end rooms that wasn&#8217;t big enough to accommodate their proper windows.\u00a0 Tony\u00a0insisted that they moved us as there was no way we could have spent a couple of nights in this little shoebox.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 You have the freedom to move around or stretch out in your room during the cruise.\u00a0 This really beats being confined to your coach seat for hours.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 Enjoy a drink or snack with your fellow travellers as you&#8217;re cruising the river.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 Suntan or enjoy the fresh air on the sundeck as you&#8217;re cruising<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 The boats normally dock next to the city centre and you can stroll into town and return to the boat whenever it suits you.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 The crew get to know you well by the end of the journey and they become your friends.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 The boats that we have been on were very comfortable, however the newer generation boats are geared to provide even more luxuries.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t wait for our next our next river adventure in summer when we&#8217;ll be exploring the Dnieper river.\u00a0 For the cruise <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/travelinfo\/rivercruiseDnieperroute.php\" title=\"Dnieper river cruise, Russia\">itinerary<\/a>, check the river cruise section of our site.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>River cruises are fast overtaking coach tours as a travel choice for those travellers wishing to go on organized tours.\u00a0 This part of the travel industry is growing phenomenally as indicated in my previous blog.\u00a0 So what are the key attractions? &#8211;\u00a0 No packing and unpacking.\u00a0 Hooray cheers everyone! &#8211;\u00a0 Your beautiful stateroom (if that&#8217;s 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