bluestocking7 Posted August 19, 2022 #401 Share Posted August 19, 2022 I'm in Vienna right now and the rain has finally arrived here. Rain is in the forecast for the next 4 days as well. Hoping that the rain makes its way to Hungary, so we can board our Budapest-Vilshofen cruise there and not have to get bus'ed to Komarom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted August 19, 2022 #402 Share Posted August 19, 2022 We had some really heavy rain for about an hour. But currently it´s dry again with even some rays of sunshine. But the rain will be back in about 2 hours... steamboats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted August 19, 2022 Author #403 Share Posted August 19, 2022 With all the god news of rain - and not so good news of too much - let us have a quick look at Pfelling gauge. Air temperature is only 22.6 Celsius, noticeably cooler than yesterday. River level: Yes! 👍 247cm is not brilliant for river cruiser ships, definitely need quite a bit more, but it is a start and it is still raining. So could it be too much to handle? For the small rivers and the Isar things could be tricky. Hope it does not get too much in the built-up areas. The Lech will also be transporting lots of water. At Kelheim, that is the Danube just before the Main Danube Canal joins, the Lech has already joined and therefore we will also see a high rise there. This is the forecast: That is admittedly a bit fast. What that will do to the Danube further downstream will be interesting to see. By the way, although we may see a rise of the level at Lake Constance from the rain and the levels of the Rhine should rise, the Middle Rhine valley is bone dry still. Almost all rain so far has come down South of the Rhine Gorge and it looks on the radar video as if the Black Forest hills are blocking the clouds from swirling towards the Upper Rhine valley this afternoon. That of course increases the risk of flash flooding in the Danube catchment area. notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
podsnel Posted August 19, 2022 #404 Share Posted August 19, 2022 We are boarding Ama Viola today in Vilshofen- as scheduled. We have been in Prague 3 nights pre-cruise and made a stop in Regensburg on our transfer where it was really raining! Will let you know how it goes on our cruise to Budapest- 👍 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted August 19, 2022 Author #405 Share Posted August 19, 2022 https://www.vikingrivercruises.com/my-trip/current-sailings/index.html Viking used to have proper updates on sailings on that page, i.e. a few years ago. Now it is just you know, "we are great, we are doing ship swaps". It sounds reassuring, but on the river now I think not everybody will agree. To be fair, the situation is exceptional to say the least. A few bits, quote: "...In the event of low (or high) water, this tactic allows us to implement a ship swap that is typically seamless for guests...our guests are better able to focus on enjoying themselves and having a great journey, rather than worrying about potential changes or cancellations." end quote I just found it interesting to compare it to German companies. All that I saw have a general text (not quite so patting themselves on the shoulder) of reassurance and at least Viva Cruise has a very up date info page on what is cancelled or running. Things should improve now with all that rain but I still cannot see the Grand European running smoothly. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare UDChE89 Posted August 19, 2022 #406 Share Posted August 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, notamermaid said: https://www.vikingrivercruises.com/my-trip/current-sailings/index.html Viking used to have proper updates on sailings on that page, i.e. a few years ago. Now it is just you know, "we are great, we are doing ship swaps". It sounds reassuring, but on the river now I think not everybody will agree. To be fair, the situation is exceptional to say the least. A few bits, quote: "...In the event of low (or high) water, this tactic allows us to implement a ship swap that is typically seamless for guests...our guests are better able to focus on enjoying themselves and having a great journey, rather than worrying about potential changes or cancellations." end quote I just found it interesting to compare it to German companies. All that I saw have a general text (not quite so patting themselves on the shoulder) of reassurance and at least Viva Cruise has a very up date info page on what is cancelled or running. Things should improve now with all that rain but I still cannot see the Grand European running smoothly. notamermaid As you can imagine, I’m watching the Viva site like a hawk. Flying out tonight to Munich then a train to Nuremberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted August 19, 2022 Author #407 Share Posted August 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, UDChE89 said: As you can imagine, I’m watching the Viva site like a hawk. Flying out tonight to Munich then a train to Nuremberg. Oh my, is it today? Have a good trip. Fingers crossed that you will be on the river all the way. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras5952 Posted August 19, 2022 #408 Share Posted August 19, 2022 Just now, ras5952 said: We are on the Viola on September from Budapest to Vilshofen. Interested to hear what you have to report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted August 19, 2022 #409 Share Posted August 19, 2022 We had some heavy rain for an hour and that´s it... We even had sunshine in the afternoon (and we were out Nordic Walking). Even with the rise I doubt that this will last for a longer time. It will be just a wave and then the river levels will go down again. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare UDChE89 Posted August 19, 2022 #410 Share Posted August 19, 2022 4 hours ago, notamermaid said: Oh my, is it today? Have a good trip. Fingers crossed that you will be on the river all the way. notamermaid I’m flying from the US today. Cruise departs Tuesday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemancruiser Posted August 19, 2022 #411 Share Posted August 19, 2022 1 hour ago, UDChE89 said: I’m flying from the US today. Cruise departs Tuesday. good luck!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoonslawn Posted August 20, 2022 #412 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Interesting article: Will the drought in Europe affect your river cruise vacation? https://thepointsguy.com/news/europe-drought-river-cruises/? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted August 20, 2022 Author #413 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Very quick update: Pfelling gauge at 404cm - what????? Computer must be broken. Or is it? I guess it must be correct! And it is cool, 17.1 Celsius: It's like an apparition. Anyway, enjoy it while it lasts and now to hoooraayyyy! 🥳 notamermaid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted August 20, 2022 #414 Share Posted August 20, 2022 We had some more rain in the morning but just slight rainfall. Although we were advised that our river may go up to level 2 (high water) it never reached the high water mark at all. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted August 20, 2022 Author #415 Share Posted August 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, steamboats said: Although we were advised that our river may go up to level 2 (high water) it never reached the high water mark at all. That is good. Better to be prepared and then it does not happen. From looking at the radar video last night I got the feeling the weather may have shifted a little to what had been expected. Also on the Rhine. Thunderstorms were forecast for Thursday and then yesterday, but they did not happen in Rhineland-Palatinate, at least not before midnight. It has not cooled down in my area at all. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted August 20, 2022 Author #416 Share Posted August 20, 2022 And further downstream? Budapest has risen and the rainfall is expected to make the river react there even more in the next two days: Have a look on: https://www.danubeportal.com/de/waterLevel/details/HUBUD00001G001516465 notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOgren Posted August 20, 2022 #417 Share Posted August 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, notamermaid said: And further downstream? Budapest has risen and the rainfall is expected to make the river react there even more in the next two days: Thank you so much for keeping us informed. I am hopeful to be able to board the Viking Gullveig in Budapest on the 27th.🤞 Also somewhat less hopeful to disembark in Regensburg on the 3rd. We plan to catch a train in Regensburg, not sure how that will have to happen if the ship is docked elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXBoiler Posted August 20, 2022 #418 Share Posted August 20, 2022 We also plan to take a train from Regensburg to Munich, I would think we would have to bused back if we docked some place other than Regensburg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted August 20, 2022 #419 Share Posted August 20, 2022 We had a pretty heavy thunderstorm with heavy rain for the last hour. So this adds a bit to the Danube river but we have to wait and see whether this will cause a permanent rise or just a wave. steamboats 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drisro1 Posted August 20, 2022 #420 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Just got back to US from Uniworld cruise with ship swap. Overall it was a great trip. I’ll be signing off this forum but wanted to thank all who contributed to my education here, particularly notamermaid. Enjoyed it! Best of luck to everyone, hope you have wonderful cruises 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton787 Posted August 20, 2022 #421 Share Posted August 20, 2022 AmaMagna looks to be stopped in Komaron, just short of Budapest. So, I assume Budapest is currently a problem. I am scheduled for a trip starting September 11 from Vilshofen to Budapest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight96 Posted August 20, 2022 #422 Share Posted August 20, 2022 Hello All We are booked on Uniworld leaving from Nuremberg to Vienna on Sept 9. I have been tracking ships on the marine tracking website. It looks like ships are still moving on that part of the Danube. Has there been cancelled sailing lately? Also what is the min water level for these boats. I see the River Princess has a draught of 1.6m (~160cm). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentlemancruiser Posted August 20, 2022 #423 Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Clayton787 said: AmaMagna looks to be stopped in Komaron, just short of Budapest. So, I assume Budapest is currently a problem. I am scheduled for a trip starting September 11 from Vilshofen to Budapest. There were some reports on another board that Magna was docked in Budapast a few days ago. She should be on her way to Vilshofen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton787 Posted August 21, 2022 #424 Share Posted August 21, 2022 1 hour ago, gentlemancruiser said: There were some reports on another board that Magna was docked in Budapast a few days ago. She should be on her way to Vilshofen. 1 hour ago, gentlemancruiser said: There were some reports on another board that Magna was docked in Budapast a few days ago. She should be on her way to Vilshofen. She is supposed to be in Budapest on 21st. Then hands back to vilshofen. she was in Budapest last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelcommons Posted August 21, 2022 #425 Share Posted August 21, 2022 On the Viking cruise that ended Saturday 08/13, they arranged transportation for 8 of us that needed to end in Regensburg like the original disembarkation port (instead of Passau). The driver took two of us to a rental car place and the other six of us to the train station by 10:30am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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