Bump. We have started planning a Germany trip for end of May 2026 and while doing so I realized that on our bucket list was to do a European river cruise. Over the years, when I researched it, Germany waterways seemed the best fit for us. We've already seen a lot of other parts of Europe like France, Italy, Mediterranean, etc.
But, we aren't cruise people. The thought of taking an ocean cruise with hordes of people drinking themselves to death and squeezing their overweight bodies into a top deck swimming pool, while a DJ blabs on and plays shitty music makes us want to vomit. Hence the thought that a calmer river cruise might be okay.
I've been all over Germany many times. My wife hasn't seen any of Germany. So, I'm trying to decide between carving off a week for a river cruise, and a week to hit other places in Germany, Czech, and/or Austria? Thoughts on doing the river cruise or not?