This comprehensive guide lists descriptive information for every European riverboat and hotel barge, including vital statistics, stateroom size, descriptions of public areas, dining, shipboard facilities, and itineraires. Each vessel is evaluated as to domfortand luxury. Hundreds of photos oaf the vessels' exteriors and interiors are included, as well as sample menus and dailly programs.
Several chapters are devoted to descriptons of the cities and villages visited by riverboats, and the regions and villages visited by hotel barges, along with descriptive photographs of each.
This is the first and most complete guide to river and barge cruising in existence. The guide is updated annually by Steven B. Stern who is the ultimate authority on all forms of cruising. He has written over 50 travel guides and cruised on over 800 ships.
Industry Reviews
"Steven Stern has an encyclopedic knowledge of the cruise world in general and riverboat and barge crusing in particular with a great understanding of the differemt lines and their products. The guide is a must for both new and veteran riverboat and barge travelers"
--World of Cruising Magazine
"Finally someone has written a definitive travel guide covering an ever growing and popular,yet seldom covered, segment of the cruise industry. This is compulosry reding for anyone interested in a riverboat or barge cruise."
---Official Steamship Guide International
