Uniworld's River Empress isn't the newest vessel on the Danube. She was built in 2002 and refurbished in 2005. There are no balconies gracing the 63 double cabins and four suites. Cabin sizes are … [Read more...] about Getting To Know River Empress
Check Into The Hotel That Floats
I checked into my hotel in Budapest, Hungary, and checked out a week later in Passau, Germany. Each evening, sometimes after I had fallen asleep, my hotel moved, from Budapest, to Bratislava, to … [Read more...] about Check Into The Hotel That Floats
Choose To Cruise The Danube
Immortalized by Johann Strauss in Blue Danube Waltz, the Danube winds from Germany’s Black Forest through Austria into the Balkans before dumping into the Black Sea. … [Read more...] about Choose To Cruise The Danube
When Rudy Does Nothing, You Can Count On A Great Cruise
Of all the jobs in the world, surely Rudolph van der Meulen's must be among the best. His job, as instructed by his bosses, is to cruise on a river boat and simply to do this: nothing. While most … [Read more...] about When Rudy Does Nothing, You Can Count On A Great Cruise
Pedaling Along The Danube
My river cruise has turned into a cycling tour. Each day during this journey up the Danube on Uniworld's River Empress, I have had the opportunity to straddle a saddle and pedal along the river — or … [Read more...] about Pedaling Along The Danube
Putting Off Europe?
https://youtu.be/uJz5Ld_uIRwIf the lousy exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Euro has you thinking twice about traveling to Europe, you may want to think again. And this time, think river … [Read more...] about Putting Off Europe?