River cruise
Voyage along inland waterways
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::summary Voyage along inland waterways ::
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A river cruise is a voyage along inland waterways, often stopping at multiple ports along the way. Since cities and towns often grew up around rivers, river cruise ships frequently dock in the center of cities and towns.
Descriptions
River day cruises
River day cruises are day excursions ranging from 30 minutes to a full day. They can be on boats carrying as few as 10 people or as many as a few hundred. Such a cruise is typically based in a city with a river flowing through the centre (e.g., Amsterdam, Bangkok, London, Paris, Varanasi) or an area of natural beauty, such as on the Hudson River, Rhine, Thames and Ganga. Popular locations include:
- Africa: Luxor, Cairo
- Americas: New York City, New Orleans, San Antonio, St. Louis. Detroit
- Asia: Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Kuching, Malacca, Singapore, Varanasi
- Europe: Amsterdam, Budapest, Cologne, London, Paris
River cruises
River cruise ships with accommodation facilities offer longer cruises.
According to Douglas Ward, "A river cruise represents life in the slow lane, sailing along at a gentle pace, soaking up the scenery, with plentiful opportunities to explore riverside towns and cities en route. It is a supremely calming experience, an antidote to the pressures of life in a fast-paced world, in surroundings that are comfortable without being fussy or pretentious, with good food and enjoyable company."
River cruising is a major tourist industry in many parts of the world.
- Africa: Nile
- Americas: Mississippi, Columbia River, Snake River, Hudson River, St. John's River, Tolomato River, Potomac River, Intracoastal Waterway, Inside Passage, Puget Sound, Sacramento River, Napa River, San Joaquin River, Peruvian Amazon.
- Asia: Brahmaputra, Ganga, Padma, Damodar, Irrawaddy, Mekong, Yangtze.
- Australia: Murray
- Europe: Danube, Rhine, Seine, Rhone, Volga, Moselle, Main, Douro. For those interested in luxury Nile river cruises, more information can be found here.
References
References
- Ward, Douglas. (2006). "Insight Guides – Great River Cruises – Europe & the Nile". Insight Guides.
- Pat Richardson. (12 October 2017). "The ultimate guide to river cruises". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
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