Of all European river cruise itineraries, the ultimate is probably the Grand European Tour, which runs from Budapest to Amsterdam. Dan and I had fallen in love with river cruising during our Rhine River cruise, so when Viking Cruises invited us to take this one for purpose of review, we couldn't resist. Five countries in two weeks, without changing hotels? Heck, yeah!
Cruise days are full, so I kept a daily river cruise journal along the way. I have now turned our trip into a series of cruise review articles to show what you can expect every day. ...