How to Know if a River Cruise is Right for You
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While there are many different ways to travel the world, one way that I had yet to try was a river cruise. After finally taking the plunge and trying it out, I thought I would share my experience to help you see if a river cruise trip is right for you!
To be honest, I was a little apprehensive at first because from what I had heard from others, they weren’t any fun for the early 40’s crowd. Disclaimer - I’m not your average 40-year-old. I’m the gal who still loves to go and hang out with the younger crowd at least 2 to 3 times a month.
Something I’ve noticed in my several years of travel, is that age doesn’t always tend to be the determining factor in the life someone brings to the party. We’ve travelled with people in their 20’s who went to bed before 10pm and people in their 70’s who could not only out-drink us, but also partied way past when we were calling it a night.
A perfect example of this was actually the first night of our river cruise. I arrived with one thing in mind - sleeping off my jet lag. However, we ended up meeting the most incredible group of people and spent the entire night getting to know them over drinks. This put us at almost 36 hours without sleep and yes I still believe it was worth it.
The following morning we woke up to the most gorgeous view on the water. We were met with warm coffee and an exciting schedule for the day. Passau was our first stop and as part of our day we would get to see where “The Sound of Music” was filmed. Our day was packed full of adventures which left everyone with no choice but to leave the jet lag behind and keep up for the fun!
The destinations that this river cruise took us to were out of this world. The trip included visiting four different countries, all of which I could talk about all day long! In fact, give me a call! I’d love to tell you where you should go and eat for your next trip! I’m always looking for an excuse to relive this vacation.
From sitting in the concert hall where Mozart played, to having bread from an amazing ancient bakery, to climbing up to see the castle ruins in Dürnstein, to passing through the iron curtain to drink wine in Bratislava - this trip left us with the most incredible memories.
After deciding to try it out, I am so thankful I decided to go on a river cruise. Truly, it was one of the most memorable trips I’ve been a part of. If you ask me, the question isn’t “should I do a river cruise,” the question is “which river cruise should I do?” And that my friend is where we come in!
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