The Danube runs neck and neck with the Rhine as being the most popular waterway for a river cruise. It flows through, or ...

Until last fall, the closest either of us had come to taking a cruise of any kind was riding the ferry from San Diego to ...

Charlemagne’s Dream Fulfilled. The Danube’s role as a freight highway starts at the southern German town of Kelheim, where the river connects to the Main-Danube Canal.

Cruising the Danube River is an extraordinary experience. ... Yet, considering this river brushes up against 10 uniquely different countries, its colorful history and cultures cannot be denied.

The 15-day cruise begins in Budapest, Hungary, and follows the Danube River through Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania to the Black Sea. Passengers can sail this itinerary between ...

The Danube, which is the European Union’s longest river, has seen 80% of its floodplains and wetlands disappear over the past 150 years. Damage to the river has mainly been caused by diking, dredging ...

AmaWaterways’ heritage on the Danube River shines through on their specially designed itineraries. From castles and capitals to vistas and villages, the Danube River connects some of Europe's most ...

The FINANCIAL -- Many countries in the Danube River basin face a double challenge of meeting the high standards of the European environmental acquis while extending sustainable water services to ...

Human kindness on Danube River cruise The people of war-torn Eastern Europe welcome visitors with open arms, sweet gestures. ... Many people stay and have a deep love for their country.

Patricia Schultz, the Avalon Expression's godmother, sails aboard the ship on a one-week itinerary on the legendary Danube that would visit four of the 10 countries through which its not-so-blue ...

Mimi Hughes has embarked on a number of marathon swims, including the Tennessee, Ohio and — most-challenging — Danube rivers for social and environmental causes. Swimming The 1,777-Mile Danube ...