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We are on Uniworld.

We are traveling in early October and I see the first day and night are spent in Basel. What time should we plan to arrive (coming from Zurich)? Should we plan on touring Basel after dropping off luggage? Will there be tours offered?

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We're on the Castles on the Rhine September 27th and hoping for good weather. This thread has been very informative. Thank you

We will be right behind you October 4!

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We are going the first two weeks in October. Neither summer nor winter. I know to be prepared for rain but should I expect hit or cold? Will there be a big change as we go from Switzerland to Germany/France and then Netherlands?

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I'm the OP. Thanks to all who responded. We are experienced cruisers but this is our first river trip unless you count rafting the Grand Canyon (highly recommended). We are doing Castles on the Rhine first two weeks in October northbound with several days on our own at each end. We are museum and music lovers not so much into wines, castles or cathedrals.

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What kind of weather should we expect in early October going from Switzerland to Netherlands? We also have a few days in Zurich and Amsterdam.

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Deck 3 Aft Cabin... good or bad idea?

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Should they be booked prior to cruising or onboard?

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We are flying into SanJuan Wednesday night and sailing in the Summit Wednesday night. We have an air bnbin in Old town. Should we rent a car? How is parking / traffic?

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We are staying at La Concha over Christmas. Will let you know how it is.

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Sorry about your weather. We did this itinerary last year first week of November and had no rain at all.

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We have $300 OBC for an upcoming Caribbean Cruise. If we want to use it for shore excursions do we need to wait to book them onboard? I'm thinking for this itinerary we don't have to worry too much about excursions selling out but am I mistaken?

Thinking of doing Holland and Belgium in October 2017. I know we won't see the tulips but we are more interested in the museums, art and history. The only line I have found offering this is Avalon. If you have done this itinerary in Fall I'd like to know how it was for you. If you know any other lines offering comparable Fall Itineraries please let me know.

Appreciate all the suggestions. A cruise that includes Netherlands and Belgium is ideal for museums but haven't yet found one offered in September or October.

Experienced ocean cruiser and DH looking for 7-10 day September or October 2017 first river cruise with either start or end in Amsterdam. Upscale but not exorbitant, not big drinkers, love art museums but not cathedrals. Love people and diversity but we are not "group people@'". Love good food but I am vegan (DH is not). We will be celebrating a milestone birthday for me. We are healthy and active though audio headphones or whatever would be appreciated when touring. Can you help make suggestions for cruse lines and tours to get us started? Thank you!

We have cabin 1100 booked on Summit in December. Should I expect the same problems as the OP? My DH has a hearing disability and is sensitive to loud bass noises such as from a band. We do like Aqua for Blu and the Persian Gardens. Suggestions?

We have done Aqua on both Equinox and Summit and although the Persian Gardens on Sunmit doesn't compare we still made use of it. And being we prefer to eat at a table for 2 we like Blu. We will be on Summit again in December cabin 1100.

We did the TA with stops in Morocco and the Canary Islands in November. We had NO rain and calm seas. We had an Aqua cabin and made good use of our balcony on both the port and sea parts of the journey. My thoughts on the weather is that there is enough time scheduled for crossing the ocean that the captain has enough latitude (pun intended) to go around rain and rough seas.

We have done AQ twice most recently for a November TA. For us there is no going back to "coach" after cruising first class. Are there further improvements that could be made? Always. But I don't want the cruise to be SO good that I can't go home. [emoji4]

We did the TA in the reverse direction on Constellation in November. The weather was perfect every single day and there was no "turbulence" whatsoever. We stayed in a Aqua Class cabin. In addition to the balcony we enjoy the Persian Garden. We also enjoy eating in Blu not only for the food but for the more quiet atmosphere. My husband is hearing impaired and his hearing aids are less effective in noisy environments. We enjoyed both the shore days and the sea days and hope you do too.

We don't want the aft facing because they don't have privacy from the cafe. Trying to decide between deck 9 and 11 for December 2016 southern Caribbean

Does the Summit have the full size Persian Garden or the smaller one?

Where are the preferable spa level cabins on Summit?

The light was out last night. Perhaps they saw my posting. If so, thank you. I had some lovely pre dawn meditation time on my balcony this morning. Thank you all for the advice.

The light was off during the day. Will see if they put it on again tonight. It was off during the day. The bathroom does have a nightlight.