Waters levels European & Scandanavian cruises - where no worries?

[triodes]

Thinking about taking my wife on a European river cruise in Sept, 2012.

 

We like some of the Danube cruises - but I saw several threads where the river cruise turned into basically a bus cruise due to low water levels.

 

Not something I want to take a chance on.

 

So, my question is - what river cruises do you not have to worry about water levels?

 

In regards to Europe, Eastern Europe but maybe Scandanavia.

 

thanks

[LHT28]

 

In regards to Europe, Eastern Europe but maybe Scandanavia.

 

thanks

Where did you see a Scandinavian river cruise :confused:

that might be interesting

River levels I think is a matter of timing you just never know when they will drop or be too high

[jacksonnh]

As far as rivers are concerned you're at the mercy of the weather. You could have a lot of rain and melt off or not. Last yrs low levels were unique.

[triodes]

Haven't actually seen Scandinavian I just threw that in there:)

 

Any comments?

[LHT28]

Haven't actually seen Scandinavian I just threw that in there:)

 

Any comments?

 

Ok thought you found one... that would be a new one to try

 

As far as the river levels no one knows

we finally are going to take a chance & hope for the best ..

I dislike bus tours so here's hoping there is enough water from Amsterdam to Budapest in June ;)

[ingo_e]

A cruise ship has a height of est. 6.00 - 6.80m and a draft of 1.4 - 1.8m . Under these circumstances I would assume there are only two 'cruise areas' where it is really unlikely to face the low water issues from last autumn.

 

- The Seine. Its riverbed has a depth of 9m at Paris and it is shipable from Rouen on for oceangoing vessels (high bridges) all the way downstream to its mouth.

 

- A tulip cruise on the canals in the Netherlands. I have marked all the canals & rivers in that area, http://www.rivercruiseinfo.com/map - all these waterways reduce the possibility to get stuck at a bridge.

 

But cruises in both river systems usually just last one week. And you still have the chance of floodings or extraordinary low river levels..

[triodes]

A I have marked all the canals & rivers in that area, http://www.rivercruiseinfo.com/map - all these waterways reduce the possibility to get stuck at a bridge.

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Great. Thanks for link to marked map:D