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The 10 Things you need to know before doing a European River Cruise!

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Creator's Key Takeaways

Most river cruise lines in Europe are all-inclusive. That's your meals, your drink, your excursions, your gratuitities.

The third thing you should expect is a fairly small ship. River boats have to be restricted by length, by width, by height based on the rivers.

The fourth thing you should expect is to be eating great food. River cruise lines are renowned for having fantastic food despite the fact that they're quite small.

The ninth thing you should expect is to be docking in the heart of the town. So, river cruisers tend to dock right in the heart of wherever they're going to.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Expect all-inclusive pricing covering meals, drinks, excursions, and gratuities.
✓Be prepared for a regimented schedule with few decisions needed.
✓Anticipate a small, intimate ship with cozy cabins and limited amenities.
✓Enjoy great local food and wines as you pass through regions.
✓Be ready for potential itinerary disruptions due to water levels.
✓Plan for lots of walking during excursions.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Paying for extras — Most river cruise lines are all-inclusive, so you almost never have to pay anything else once you've bought your fare.
Making decisions — It's a very regimented schedule; everything is organized for you, so you make no decisions.
Ship size and amenities — Ships are small and cozy with limited amenities, but it's an intimate and social experience.
Itinerary disruptions — Water levels can affect travel; be aware that ships may not move as planned.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat should you expect on a European river cruise?
QWhat are the key things to know before booking a river cruise?

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Gary Bembridge, cruise expert and author from TipsForTravellers.com, shares 10 things that you should expect if you go on a European river cruise. All you need to know to help make up your mind if river cruising in Europe is right for your vacation. There is a special river cruise bonus eBook - simply watch to the end of the video to download it from http://www.tipsfortravellers.com/RiverCruisingBook Please leave a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel now: http://bit.ly/TFT_YouTube2 Gary Bembridge of http://www.TipsForTravellers.com is a Travel Vlog of travel tips to help you to make the most of your precious vacation time and money Do you like to travel? Do you want to make the most of your precious travel time? Do you want to save - or make - your travel money go further? Then Tips For Travellers on YouTube is for you. I’m Gary Bembridge, a travel blogger, writer, published author, podcaster and vlogger. My goal is to help you find and have amazing travel experiences on both land and at sea. Subscribe to Tips For Travellers on YouTube and every week you will get a new video with travel Inspiration, advice, tips or money saving ideas. A new video of travel inspiration, advice and tips is posted every week on the channel. Please follow Tips For Travellers via: - Instagram: http://instagram.com/tipsfortravellers - Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tipsfortravellers - Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/garybembridge - Monthly newsletter: http://eepurl.com/AUTIX