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Getting there

Multiple airlines fly to Europe. Try Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Emirates or Cathay Pacific.

Cruising there

Avalon Waterways offers river cruises across Europe. Check avalonwaterways.co.nz for current itineraries.

DEBORAH SLOAN/ FAIRFAX NZ The old bridge in Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Wurzburg is on the Main, which connects the Rhine and the Danube.