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Christmas markets Northbound from Basel 25 NOV 2018
Looking forward to our second Christmas Markets adventure
Barb and Dave from Prince Edward Island CANADA
Barb and Dave from Prince Edward Island CANADA
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Dan
Have you been keeping up to date with the ALERTS about the Rhine water levels?
Guess we may have some changes as we proceed.
I notice Tauck has taken down the banner warning on the Danube/Rhine water levels so maybe it's already solved.
It's a bummer you missed Strasbourg (one of my favorites) and the Rhine Falls. Baden Baden was boring although their Christmas market might be ok.
My wife and I will be on the Danube Christmas Market River Cruise beginning on December 2nd starting in Vienna. I noticed the water level alert was taken down as well. I decided to call Tauck and find out why the alert was removed. From what I understood the alert was removed since all their fall cruises had been completed and it was no indication that the water levels had improved. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the river levels improve over the next few weeks. I've been following weather forecasts for the area for a while now and I'm not so sure their recent rains will have much of an impact. There are boats navigating the river and for fun I've followed a few boats over the last few days using the following website.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:16.2/centery:48.3/zoom:10
I believe the above link will zoom you in on the Danube. The website covers vessels worldwide. If interested you could zoom in on the Rhine. No doubt there are boats navigating the river. How far they are able to travel without being impacted by low water levels is anyones guess.