If you’ve been on a river cruise before, chances are you’ll know first-hand just how much it is possible to see and do in a single day. But if you’ve never river cruised before, you might wonder: what’s this all about? Some ports only last for a morning, while other ports feature overnight stays. Is there enough time to see and do everything during these short calls?

The answer is a resounding yes – and to illustrate that, we thought we’d take you through a full day sailing down the beautiful Danube River that we experienced this past December. Thought we sailed with AmaWaterways aboard its intimate AmaLyra, this is much the same type of experience provided by all river cruise lines: relaxing, convenient and wonderfully enriching.