Viking escapades
Another hugely popular cruising river is the RHINE. On Viking Longships’ (vikingcruises.co.uk) eight-day ‘Rhine Getaway’ cruises, for example, you sail all the way from AMSTERDAM to BASEL, past Holland’s windmills and waterscapes to multicultural STRASBOURG in France and the fairytale castles and medieval towns like RÜDESHEIM, Gothic architecture and other picturesque sites in Germany. From £2,595pp, including rail travel from the UK, meals, drinks and six tours.