The rivers of Europe are the veins through which life has flowed to the historic cities and towns that dot their shores. What would Paris be without the Seine? London without the Thames?

River cruising in Europe is one of those delightfully slow and easy modes of travel. You're in a small floating hotel, ...

The calmer water on a river even means there is less chance of seasickness, unless you are very sensitive to the motion of the ship. European river cruises tend to set sail all year round ...

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