It has been two weeks since the conclusion of our river trip and I am now home in Michigan, catching up on these very important last diary posts. Our final three cities – Belgrade, Bucharest and Istanbul – certainly deserve their due…and Bulgaria must be discussed, too.… Friday, July 6, 2012: Belgrade is a gray and gritty city. You would be too if you had been completely destroyed 44 times, witnessed 115 major battles, had 40 different …
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So, we have discussed the ship and the service on Uniworld’s River Duchess, so let’s take a look at what passengers do while on board. First, let me say that my perception of river cruising was sitting on the top deck for hours at a time watching the scenery and small towns go by. I was wrong. For a couple of reasons: First, river cruises in Europe are port-intensive. This means they stop almost every day …
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One thing we have learned about river cruising is that it is very tour-intensive. On our trip we had tours every day but one and most of them departed by 9 a.m. So I have been writing a lot about what we saw and did but not so much about the ship experience itself. So, let’s backtrack a bit and talk about the lovely River Duchess. This river ship is one of 12 in the Uniworld Boutique …
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“The Serbs began a campaign of ethnic cleansing, systematically removing Croats from their territory — often by murdering them. The bloodiest siege was at the town of Vukovar, which the Yugoslav army surrounded and shelled relentlessly for three months…” VUKOVAR and OSIJEK, Croatia – We are now in Croatia and tomorrow we visit Serbia. These are two of the major players in the breakup of Yugoslavia. It is hard to believe that these wars were so recent. …
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MOHACS, Hungary – The past two days have absolutely sped by. We toured for most of the day both days in wilting heat. (I don’t think I have ever experienced such a stretch of 100-degree days anywhere.) As a result, when coming into the cool River Duchess at the end of an afternoon, all you can think about is a shower…and, just maybe…a nap. After several visits to large European capitals, these days were spent visiting …
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VIENNA, Austria —Yesterday was our second day in Vienna and during the morning we had a fun adventure. Our cruise manager, Bart Roelofs from Holland, invited all who wanted to join him to go to the Naschtmarket in Vienna. This is one of the city’s premier food markets and is easily accessible by the subway. With Bart leading the way, some 60 of us traipsed across the pedestrian bridge near our ship, over the highway, to …
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Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has had an excellent year in 2011, earning among other accolades, the number one spot in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2011 Readers’ Choice Awards for the world’s Best River Cruise Line. This is the first time Condé Nast Traveler has had a separate river cruise category, and Uniworld is honored to be their readers’ top choice with a score of 90.3. Uniworld was also included in Condé Nast’s 2011 Gold List as one of …
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