Ahoy mateys!...... from the Wandering Berkmans!
We were always on the "never us" side of the cruise debate-- who wants to be trapped with a bunch of crazy partiers just to be vomited out onto a port like the tourists that we are and take over a city center, following a guide with an umbrella? Apparently us, as we have now had the cruise experience twice now, the first time on a large boat to the Caribbean when the kids were teens. To be fair, we really did enjoy being on the water and having our choice of tasty fare on the buffet line. And the shows-- sure, they were fun. We just figured out how to avoid the party animals. And no one succumbed to rotovirus so we walked off saying maybe one day we'll try it again.
River cruises were always of interest to us-- smaller groups, probably less inclined to booze it up, intriguing locales. When our wonderful friends the Outhwaites said they also wanted to give the river cruise a try we knew this was the way to celebrate a couple of our 60th birthdays over the past year. And with Eva's family roots in Slovakia/Hungary, a cruise on the Danube was the way to go.
Choosing the right cruise line for us, we followed a couple of criteria: not longer than a week, leaving in April/May, not exorbitantly expensive, and of course, good ratings. We agreed on _____________ because it fit the bill on all counts. Launch date-- April 13 (just in time for Don's bday! Not that he reminded anyone about it or anything...)
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