On Cyber Monday (that’s November 30) Crystal Cruises opens the books for its five river cruisers. First out of the gate (or locks?) is Crystal Mozart, which begins
Embarking on an exciting 51-day journey through Europe, I’ll explore the enchanting cities of Amsterdam, Bordeaux, Budapest, and Vienna, cruise the Danube and discover hidden gems in Porto before heading to Brussels for a barge trip. But before I set sail, I navigated the complexities of travel insurance, finding the perfect plan with GeoBlue that accommodates my extended trip. Plus, I’ll share tips on maximizing travel rewards, including how I scored a KLM business class ticket for just 60,000 Flying Blue Points and an almost free room at Amsterdam’s storied Waldorf Astoria.
In last week’s post about saving on business class, I mentioned three exciting moments that accompany a new adventure. The first was flying business class. The second is the arrival and checking into a hotel. If you’ve been a regular visitor here, you know that we always recommend flying in a day or two before your river cruise embarkation. Why? 1) You need time to recover from the change of time zones and the impact on your body clock. 2) Your luggage, despite the airlines best intentions (or worst ones), may not arrive when you do. And 3) It’s smart to use time before your river cruise to explore the European city where you’re embarking. Typically, these are wonderful cities such as Amsterdam, Paris, Lyon, Arles, Basel, Vienna, Budapest, Porto and others.
We’ve done a number of articles featuring our best river cruise tips. Search our site and you’ll find posts such as Our Top Three Tips For Choosing Your River Cruise, Three Tips For Cruisers Going To Europe, Five Tips For Choosing Your Stateroom, Airfare Hacks: Cheap Business Class Tickets For Your River Cruise and many more articles designed to provide you with a better (and often, cheaper) river cruise experience. This week, we turned to Emma Cakmak, owner of A Passport To Travel. Emma just returned from a river cruise in Bordeaux.
Scenic is kicking off the 2020 Wave season with offers on its ocean and river products. Highlights include free economy, premium economy and business class air, and door-to-door airport transfers, as well as discounts. All Wave offers are good on new bookings made by March 31, 2020 and are combinable with past passenger and referral offers and vouchers.
We share top travel tips to make your trip to your cruise affordable and comfortable. In this post, we discuss ways to save on business class as well as when it is a good idea to “buy” points to upgrade. You’ll also learn our best tips for using websites to find the best flight deals – and much more.
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