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Subject: Re: European River Cruises Posted on: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:12:49 GMT

Cal, could you give us a brief tutorial on the following remarks you
just posed.
Thanks


1. Lines that own and operate their own boats; name some
2.some charter the boats and operate them; name some
3. some charter them and also hire someone to operate
them; name some
4.Some Companies just sell tickets on someone elses boat; name them.
5.Some Operators are tuned to the American client; name them



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jtc
jtamchay@yahoo.com
"Cal Ford" wrote in message
news:h0u15g03142@drn.newsguy.com...
>
> A lot of first hand information can be found on the Boards over at
> Cruise
> Critic, or as Ray said, you can ask specific questions here. River
> Cruising is
> not as exotic as it used to be.
>
> Remember that there are Lines that own and operate their own boats,
> some charter
> the boats and operate them, some charter them and also hire someone
> to operate
> them. Some Companies just sell tickets on someone elses boat. Some
> Operators are
> tuned to the American client, some are not. Also, keep in mind that
> there is a
> huge difference between a "River Cruise" and a "River Barge".
>
> Primary River Cruises in Europe are the Rhine and the Danube
> followed by the
> Rhone, Seine, Duro, Po, etc.
>
> Ask some questions, do some research, and have a good experience in
> Europe.
> Extend your stay pre or post, or both, and have a great time of it.
>
> Cal Ford
> calford@lidodeckcruises.com
>
>
>
>
> In article , catharsis
> says...
>>
>>My wife and I are possibly interested in a European River Cruise
>>this late
>>summer or fall. We've looked at the subjects on rec.travel.cruises
>>but
>>never seem to find any discussions of the river cruises. Is there a
>>resource for this information that we are missing somehow?
>>
>>Thank you so much for your assistance regarding this topic.
>>
>>J&J
>>
>


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