Teachers Travel Posted January 22, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We are booked for an Avalon 8 day Rhine cruise, Amsterdam to Basel for Sept 30 to Oct 7. I wonder if we should (we still can) change our dates to earlier in Sept. We prefer warm, sunny but not hot weather of July and August. I trolled through the posts but could not find an exact response to this question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 23, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 23, 2018 As regard weather there is not that much in it. You could hit a hot spell at the beginning of October and have 28 degrees Celsius during the day. You could hit a rainy four days during a weather Low that has come from the British Isles and have 15 degrees Celsius middle of September. But if you want more sunlight and warmer evenings/nights then earlier in September is better. Autumn leaves you will see from around 4 October, but you will miss the best part of it in Europe anyway, presuming you return on 7/8 October to Canada. The risk of low water is a little higher in October but that is so tentative I would not make it a consideration for changing the date if I sailed myself. In short: it could turn out nicer if you could go a fortnight earlier but there is no guarantee. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachers Travel Posted January 24, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted January 24, 2018 Thank you so much for your observations. I think the middle of September may be a better date. I wish you so many good cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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