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[quote=Anonymous]I took my 2 teenage sons and 80 YO parents on a Uniworld river cruise last summer.  Uniworld is a Viking competitor (high end) but allows kids.  There was one other kid on the boat. I was probably among the 20 youngest passengers of 150 total, and my parents among the older ones - lots of 60s and 70s.  Pros:  like a floating Ritz Carlton.  Rooms were small but impeccable - pillow menu, high thread count sheets, turn down service with chocolates.  Food, wine and service also impeccable - excellent, locally curated food and wine, and the lounge was the kind of place that by the second day the bartender knows your drink and the cleaning staff greet you by name.  We were all really happy on the boat.  Sailing was very pleasant.  It was a great way to see a part of Europe I otherwise wouldn’t have, without packing and unpacking all the time and with no time on a bus / train.

Cons:  the excursions were a mixed bag.  some were those annoying ‘follow the lady with the umbrella in a crowd of 30 people.’. others were great.  A lot depended on the guide and who else was in the group.  I didnt realize you can book private tours - it would get expensive but I might have done it in the places where the excursions weren’t appealing (Vienna comes to mind).  And it’s definitely not a lot of time in any one place.

Bottom line - I’d definitely do it again, but only on a route where I was really ok with seeing each stop for a short amount of time (like maybe the Rhine where its castles and wine; not the Seine where I’d really like to explore the towns and markets for a couple days).  And I’d spend more time in advance looking at the excursions to make sure there were enough active ones for me and my companions.  [/quote]

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