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Europe's River Cruise Revolution On my three cruises, the only person I could find who wasn’t an instant river-cruising convert was . . . me. I love seeing Europe from the perspective of its waterways—it was hard to pry myself away from the top deck, where I could watch history unfold as we breezed along—but otherwise I felt trapped in a group-tour bubble. When I’m abroad, I want to eat where the locals eat and socialize with them, not with my fellow Americans. On river cruises, however, you eat nearly every meal onboard, with the other passengers, and you’re in port so briefly that it’s hard to meet the locals. Thanks to the expansion and innovation in river cruising, there will eventually be a ship to suit everyone, including me.

The Palouse Scenic Byway - Byway Organization Byway Organization The Palouse Scenic Byway was initiated in the Spring of 2001 as an effort to bring the communities of Whitman County together to work toward a common tourism goal. The committee is comprised of individuals from the communities along the byway, city and chamber of commerce representatives and Whitman County Parks and Recreation. designation, develop projects and secure funding for projects to help improve the quality of the scenic byway. The Palouse Scenic Byway earned it's designation as a Washington State Scenic Byway in April of 2003. If you are interested in becoming involved with the Palouse Scenic Byway, please call 509-334-3565 or email vicki@pullmanchamber.com. Palouse Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan Byway Grant Information The 2005 grants have been announced and The Palouse Scenic Byway was awarded a FHWA National Scenic Byways grant for $112,096. New Roads Added to Byway! Good news for the Byway.

Cruise Ship Calendar Reviews of Europe's Top-Rated New Riverboats The newest and flashiest ship in the company’s fleet of 15, the AmaCerto was built to party. The riverboat sails to Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Hungary, and Slovakia. 1. AmaWaterways' AmaCerto Number of passengers Where it sails Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, Hungary, and Slovakia. What sets it apart The newest and flashiest ship in the company’s fleet of 15, the AmaCerto was built to party. Who’s on board Couples in their 50s, 60s, and 70s, many from California; grown children traveling with their elderly parents; a Chinese-Canadian tour group from Toronto accompanied by their own guide (unlike most other river cruise lines, AmaWaterways allows separate tours aboard). The look Interiors are an aggressive mix of colors and textures—the lounge alone is a jumble of red nubby tweed sofas, cement-colored leather sofas, pink swirly carpet, and velvet armchairs in sherbet-hued stripes. Dining The staterooms Crew/guides On board, the crew are extremely eager and attentive. Loved Hated

Pierre's Costumes: Loving the snow outside. (... Dream Cruise Itineraries for 2013 : Cruises 12. Australia and the Far East on the Crystal Symphony The Draw: A blockbuster 98-day itinerary that Magellan himself would envy, the cruise begins in Auckland, and although the ship spends most weeks navigating Southeast Asia and the Far East, it also makes its way around Russia’s Kamchatsky Peninsula and Kobe, Japan, before winding down via a swing through Alaska and the Pacific Northwest, finally docking in Los Angeles. The ship: The Crystal Symphony, which carries 950 passengers, has enough onboard diversions—a great casino, a luxury spa, a variety of restaurant and bar choices, foreign language lessons, and watercolor classes—to alleviate monotony. Prime ports: Bali, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Nagasaki, Kobe, Petropavlovsk, Ketchikan, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco, and Santa Barbara. Best for: Luxury lovers with three months—and a small fortune—to spare. Caveat: One danger of a three-plus-month port-intensive itinerary is sightseeing burnout.

Ocean View Restaurant in La Jolla » Georges at the Cove River Cruising vs. Ocean Cruising River cruises and ocean cruises differ more than you might think. Many of the people I’ve met on the former are refugees from the latter: They chose a river cruise to avoid the crowds, lines, and hassles they’ve encountered on giant ships at sea. But they compare 120- to 160-passenger river boats with mammoth 2,500- to 3,000-passenger megaships, whereas it would be more apt to compare river ships with similarly small seagoing vessels where such crowds, lines, and hassles don’t exist. Personally, when I’m on a river ship, I miss aspects of the ocean experience—from the vast, uninterrupted sea views to the romantic dinners alone with my husband on our balcony. For all you ocean cruisers who may be thinking of branching out and trying a river trip, I thought it might be helpful to lay out the biggest differences as I see them, based on the four river cruises and 20 ocean cruises I’ve taken. Here are 13 things that make a river cruise different: 2 You’re on land every day. 11 Wi-fi is free.