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The tradition of doing Europe by boat

Ferry Online Travel News 20/09/2007

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Get to the continent and hit the water

Travelling around Europe these days usually means flying, or to a lesser degree it means riding the rails. Young tourists have been criss-crossing countries with their Eurail passes for years, but what about taking advantage of Europe's many and mighty rivers to get form one place to another? To take full advantage of cruising the Rhine or the Danube you 'll have to have some time on your hands, but if you do, using ferries and cruise lines can be a great way to take the relaxed approach to a European vacation. It's the Rhine and the Danube that were connected to form the first single waterway joined by a canal that opened 3,000 miles for cruise ships to traverse. If you're looking to unwind on a boat, Peter Deilman Cruises operates summer season cruises on 9 vessels, and the sales and marketing director Richard De Sousa describes the luxury as: "the ratio is one crew member for every 2.5 passengers, which means we can offer extras such as room service for continental breakfast." Entertainment onboard is usually of local origin depending where the boat docks, like a opera singer in Vienna, or gypsies in Hungary.

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