Ed Pawlowski > wrote in
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> On Tue, 19 Nov 2013 04:03:48 -0600, Alan Holbrook >
> wrote:
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>>Even a bit more OT, but I recently (July of this year) took my first
>>Viking River Cruise. It definitely won't be my last. Eight days of
>>lesiurely cruising up the Rhone River in the south of France, no
>>wasted days cruising with no land in sight like on the ocean cruises,
>>a free included tour each day and affordable optional tours, good
>>food, and wine and beer included with lunch and dinner.
>
> I have no desire to take an ocean cruise, but the Viking River Cruise
> does look interesting. No crowds of 5000 people going ashore at the
> same time either.
>

The ship I was on carried 150 passengers. In 8 days, I managed to get to
know most of them.