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What is a European River Boat like?

February 24, 2014 By Tony Page

European river boats

A RIVER BOAT IS A SMALL VESSEL BUILT LOW TO FIT UNDER THE RIVER BRIDGES IN EUROPE: A river cruise boat is a relatively small vessel, compared to a cruise ship, with an amazingly low draft (under two metres in normal sailing), able to navigate larger rivers, waterways and inland lakes; the … [Read more...]

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What is a European River Boat like?

February 24, 2014 By Tony Page

A RIVER BOAT IS A SMALL VESSEL BUILT LOW TO FIT UNDER THE RIVER BRIDGES IN EUROPE: A river cruise boat is a relatively small vessel, compared to a cruise ship, with an amazingly low draft (under two metres in normal sailing), able to navigate larger rivers, waterways and inland lakes; the … [Read more...]

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River Boats – The Class of 2014

March 4, 2011 By Helen Page

Viking Longship Var

A Condé Nast Traveller Reader's Choice of the Best River Boats: Each year Condé Nast Traveller magazine conducts a readers' poll to vote for the best passenger ship in the various categories. Given the ever increasing popularity of river cruising, river cruise ships are now a category of the … [Read more...]

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Ms Amabella – APT’s Concerto Class River Boat

February 2, 2011 By Helen Page

Ms Amabella - APT's New Concerto Class River Boats are Designed to be Bigger: Having introduced the Aria Class River Boats between 2006 and 2009, APT has now launched its Concerto Class River Ships with the first of two vessels commissioned in May 2010.  APT's newly inaugurated 162-passenger Ms … [Read more...]

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"River Victoria" on the Imperial Waterways of Russia

July 10, 2010 By Helen Page

River Victoria is the Latest of Uniworld’s Russian river cruise boat: River boats operating on the Russian rivers are generally not as grand as those plying the Rhine or the Danube.  As we understand from the tour manager of a company we travelled with, river cruise operators are somewhat … [Read more...]

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River Antoinette – A New Uniworld Rhine Riverboat

June 13, 2010 By Helen Page

River Antoinette is the Latest of Uniworld's Luxury Floating Hotel : In March 2011, another stunning riverboat joins the fleet of Uniworld's European river cruises. The River Antoinette is the sister ship to the majestic River Beatrice and will cruise the Rhine River on Uniworld's popular … [Read more...]

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A World of Boutique River Cruising

April 13, 2010 By Helen Page

Uniworld - a Boutique Hotel-Style Cruise Company: On the European river cruises that I've been on, I found our  river boats' interior design and our staterooms to be sufficiently comfortable, but I wouldn't described them as  plush. Of course river boat designs are continually being enhanced and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Riverboats Tagged With: cruise ship, river boat, river cruises, river empress, river queen, small cruise ship, uniworld, uniworld cruises

Swallow’s Nest or Castle of Love in Yalta

November 17, 2009 By Helen Page

Yalta's Maya Lastochka - A Famous Castle of Love: In Yalta, its famous Swallow’s Nest is not a bird's nest, but rather a Love Nest, built by Baron von Steingel for his ballerina mistress. It seems that it was a trend at that time for men of standing to have ballerinas as mistresses, so the good … [Read more...]

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Kiev Airport Transfer – Dopobachennya Kiev!

November 14, 2009 By Helen Page

Dnieper River Cruise - Kiev, Ukraine DAY 12 Kiev. (Sun.) After breakfast, disembark and transfer to the airport for your flight home. (B) We have to vacate our rooms by 09:00 a.m. so that they can clean the river boat for the next cruise, however you are able to wait in the … [Read more...]

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Kiev, "Mother of Cities"

November 14, 2009 By Helen Page

Dnieper River Cruise - Kiev, Ukraine DAY 11 Kiev. (Sat.) Dock Location. Your ship is scheduled to dock at Pochtova Square 3, River Passenger Terminal.Included Kiev Tour. Arrive mid-morning and disembark for a tour of the 1,500-year-old Ukrainian capital, picturesquely situated on the Dnieper … [Read more...]

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