Many holidaymakers are now choosing to join up with a cruise vacation as a new travel experience.

A tremendous number of options are available, including the Caribbean, Mediterranean, Baltic, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, Alaska, and of course many others.

Most of us probably haven’t yet considered to option of river and barge cruising before. Options is this category include the Yangtze, the Nile, the Danube, Rhine and Rhone rivers, and Australia’s Murray River.
Cruising offers many advantages which include, unpacking once, traveling by night and sightseeing by day, all inclusive packages including meals, entertainment, and other facilities. Many cruise packages include air travel to and from your home country – check with local or online travel agencies.

I would like to invite readers who have traveled on cruises to participate and pass on their experiences.

Submitted by Barbara Walsh-Kumm www.onlinetravelconsultant.com