Our recent river cruise along the Danube aboard Tauck’s Swiss Jewel gave us ample experiences to remember forever – along with a great chance to do some ship-spotting as we sailed from Budapest, Hungary to Prague, Czech Republic. And even though we sailed at the start of fall, the river cruise season was still in full swing.

Here’s a look at some of the river cruise ships we encountered along the way, from the sparlking new to tried-and-tested favorites.