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6 things I got WRONG about taking a river cruise

Emma Cruises
Emma Cruises
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👁️ 49K views📅 7 years ago⏱️ 15:48
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Creator's Key Takeaways

it opened my eyes completely to river cruising and there are so many things that I got completely wrong

the cabins were as big if not bigger than on ocean ships and they were just amazing

I thought that river cruising would be boring completely boring I thought I would be bored out of my brain but what I didn't appreciate is that river cruising is just completely different to ocean cruising

Creator's Tips & Advice

Don't assume river cruise cabins are small; they can be as big or bigger than ocean balcony cabins.
River cruises offer included excursions and flexible dining options; research cruise lines that match your preferences.
Consider river cruising as a comparable experience to luxury ocean cruise areas but often at a better value.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Cabins might be too smallCabins are often as big or bigger than ocean balcony cabins; don't assume you'll be sleeping in a cupboard.
River cruising might be boringRiver cruising is different from ocean cruising; there's constant scenery and activities, and you don't need constant entertainment.
River cruising is too expensiveThere's a lot of variety; you can find more affordable options without excursions or with window cabins.

Questions This Creator Answers

QAre river cruise ships dark and dingy?
QAre river cruise cabins small?
QIs river cruising boring?
QIs river cruising too expensive?

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YouTube Video Description

Considering a river cruise? Here are 6 things I got wrong about river cruising. Last weekend I was lucky enough to attend a river cruise conference hosted by CLIA in Paris. We had the opportunity to visit six river ships and I was able to spend the night on board the Avalon Tapestry 2. Before this weekend I had never set foot on board a river cruise ship. I admit it, I was wrong about river cruising! The growth of the river cruising sector is really exciting, passenger numbers were up 21% last year on the year before. I can’t think of any other industry that is growing so fast, it’s very exciting. Other things that surprised me about river cruise ships: River cruise ships sometimes dock next to each other. This had never crossed my mind before! River cruise ships sometimes dock side by side and link together. If this happens you’ll have to walk over or through another ship to get to yours. Sometimes you’ll even have 3 or possibly 4 ships side by side! Twitter: @emmacruises Instagram: @emmacruises emma@emmacruises.com www.cruisingisntjustforoldpeople.co.uk Join our Facebook community of over 2900 cruise mad friends! If you have any cruising questions we would love to help: https://www.facebook.com/groups/27378... CAMERA: CANON 6D: https://amzn.to/2MSNdgg VLOGGING CAMERA: https://amzn.to/2vNeNF4 - - - DISCLAIMER: Our descriptions may contain affiliate links. This means that if you buy something through one of those links, you won’t pay a penny more, but we will get a small commission which helps to keep this channel going. If we have received anything for free or are being sponsored for a post it will be clearly disclosed. #RiverCruise #RiverCruising #EmmaCruises