Claudia Sails

When we did the old French Waterways cruise (kind of a precursor to this cruise) we had no options - just the Pope's Palace tour. Not one of my favorites. It's a nice old stone building but whatever … (View Post)

Anybody see a run on Cat 1 cabins comin? It's brilliant. You get the same sqft as a Cat 7 suite, 2 bathrooms, plenty of storage and if one is napping or snoring the other can go to the other room. It… (View Post)

Mary, I understand the cost vs benefit analysis. Especially tricky picking something unknown. Here's my view (after 5 river cruises in 4 different cabin types). For short cruises of a week it doesn't… (View Post)

Sam, since we've never stayed at Ashford it's hard to fully compare but based on how much we enjoyed our tour and Glenlo Abbey I'd be willing to save $1,000. One of my concerns prior to the tour was … (View Post)

Mary, while we enjoyed our Douro cruise I wouldn't recommend it for a first river cruise. We've done it, Rhine (twice), Rhone, Danube, Seine and Moselle. I'd recommend either the Rhone or Danube (or … (View Post)