why no Italy???

[3red7s]

we are booked for our 1st Viking River Cruise Paris>>>Normandy....we are already excited to book another. we would love to see Italy......plz help me understand why there are NO river cruises in Italy???? thx all

[ColoradoGirl]

Few navigable rivers there.

[algaes]

We went on a combination Italian bus/river cruise several years ago with the river portion in and out of Venice. It was nice having the river ship as a base while in Venice a handful of bridges from St Mark's.

 

Po River has difficulty maintaining navigable water depths in typical vacationing months. Also check maps and you'll see there are no significant tourist destinations adjacent to the eastern flow of the Po. What stops we made required switching to buses from shorelines not designed for passenger unloading/loading.

[3red7s]

got it...that makes sense.

[Host Jazzbeau]

There is one River Cruise in Italy: Uniworld's Venice & the Gems of Northern Italy. This has been discussed recently on the River Cruising forum:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2141945

[pacmom]

CroisiEurope also sail the Po with one of there barges. Pat

[Host Jazzbeau]

CroisiEurope also sail the Po with one of there barges. Pat

 

Which is a good segue to remind folks that CroisiEurope will be hosting a Q&A on Cruise Critic starting Jan. 19. That would be a good place to ask about this cruise, or any of their other unique itineraries (e.g. the Guadalquivir and Guadiana rivers in southern Spain and Portugal).