FoolishMe

Realized not the typical River cruise, but…
We’re considering doing a cruise on Columbia and Snake Rivers in 2024. Both of these look very appealing to us. 
Uncruise-Columbia River Cruise - Rivers of Adventure and Wine

Lindblad/National Geographic-Columbia and Snake Rivers Journey

Has anyone done either of these or a similar one?  Would love to hear any opinions!
 

Thanks

Tamara

We're on the Avalon Rhine River cruise (Basel to Amsterdam) in August and are trying to decide on excursions for Mainz - either the Philosophers' Walk in Heidelberg or the Heidelberg & It's Magnificent Castle Ruins. Both are full day. We like to hike but visiting castles would be interesting as well. 

Does anyone have any recommendations or reviews for these?

Thanks!

Thank everyone for all the insights!!
I’ve booked the Local Wine Tasting in Breisach and Hiking in Rudesheim so far for us. My Avalon isn’t letting me book any of the biking excursions - seems as if those have to be booked onboard. Trying to decide which other ones we’d like to do or have as backup. 

Daisi

thank you - will look at making some decisions very soon 

Looking for a little advice…

We’re going on our first river cruise (Avalon - 19 Aug 2023 / Romantic Rhine Basel to Amsterdam). 
Do you need to sign up for the included (or optional) excursions when they become available?

What type of availability is there once you get on the ship?

Our very first river cruise...  Avalon Vista (Basel to Amsterdam) 19 Aug 2023

With two other couples.  Really excited for the adventure (extra days in Munich at the start & Amsterdam afterwards)

Thanks all - appreciate the suggestions 

we’ve got some great options for Thursday night and will plan to get there about 4:30

How are the beer choices in the park?

Thanks!  Think we have some good options to choose from

We’re going to adjust our time and show up closer to 4:30 (with the 7:10 start)

Thanks for the suggestions!

We are arriving a day early for our cruise and managed to snag Red Sox tickets for that night (Thursday 7:10pm game). We’d like to have dinner right outside Fenway before the game. 

Looking for opinions/recommendations on where and how early...

Have done a little research and thought to eat around 5pm at either

Cheeky Monkey Brewing http://cheekymonkeyboston.com/ (current favorite)

or

Beer Works #1 https://www.beerworks.net/

Thoughts?

We are staying at Courtyard by Marriott near North Station (used points) for our precruise night. 

https://courtyardbostonnorthstation.com/

We like the location - easy to catch the T

We’re in Boston one day early as well & we were able to snag tickets for the 5 Sept game. I have figured out that Fenway is right off the “T”. 

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/ballpark/transportation/subway

https://mbta.com/destinations/fenway-park

https://moovitapp.com/index/en/public_transit-Fenway_Park-Boston_MA-efsite_40eb3d00f964a520250a1fe3-141

hope that helps for Fenway - if you can get to Fenway from Quincy Market there should be a return there fron Fenway. 

We'll be in Sydney in early Sept and have booked a Highland Village/Baddeck/Bell Museum Tour (Blackwood). We're hoping it will have beautiful scenery and some history.  We are also history buffs, but decided against Fortress Louisbourg since would be so few reenactors .

https://www.blackwoodtours.com/tours/highland-village-baddeck-bell-museum/

Good luck

25 minutes ago, Jim40 said:

We did it on Gem last year 40 started the hike only 8 of us finished.

Thanks for the information

Just very steep for the 32?

Did you enjoy the hike? 

Or any review/feedback/opinions? on NCL excursion (we're on the GEM in Sept)

Hiking Saguenay National Park (4 Hrs, $85), but the hiking is only 1.5 miles ("...recommended for advanced hikers with a rise in height of 450 ft and 500 steps to climb.").

Wondering if they're over stating the advanced... Sounds very similar to hikes we've done in Phoenix, so believe it would be doable for us.

Looking at options for our NCL Gem stop in Saguenay in September 2019

Have found these two excursions we are considering...

Has anyone taken these tours or used these tour companies?

Okwari Adventures - $72 (?Canadian) includes short hike Rivière-à-Mars canyon/Excursion on lake in Rabaska canoe/Black bear observation (from safety of a tower)

https://www.contact-nature.ca/en/okwari-adventures/summer-and-fall/#half-day-package-cro

Saguenay Guided Tours

$104 Canadian 24 passenger minibus tour

https://www.saguenayguidedtours.com/new-page/saguenay-shore-excursions/saguenay-shore-excursions/

They also will do "private tours" $719 (6 people) $825 (7) $930 (8), etc -Canadian dollars

We just returned from the Y2L cruisetour (23 June-8July) & had a great time. I would definitely recommend it as well.

Were you looking for specific information?

Thanks for the recommendation Will look at car rental to drive ourselves

We're flying into Anchorage a day early before we start our cruise tour. We'd like to hike Matanuska Glacier & transportation to/from Anchorage would be preferred.

It seems there are several choices for the tour with transportation - Planet Earth Adventures, Salmon Berry, 907 tours, etc

Any recommendations, opinions or things to look for in the tour...

Thanks for the information.

Sort of thought there would be one

We've booked Y2L land-cruise with the last 4 days on Nieuw Amsterdam. Trying to figure out if there is a Gala night?

Thanks so much for the great review... We leave in three weeks for the 24 June sailing.

Just loved the preview!