Storied Lands Travel Blog

This post is technically a year overdue, but with river cruising being one of the hottest topics this fall, it's never too late to have the conversation. Let me tell you what happened to me last spring on the Danube. I boarded AmaWaterways' AmaViola in Budapest with what I now recognize as a kind of professional arrogance. I had sent clients on river ships for years. I understood the product intellectually. What I did not understand (not really), was what it felt like to sta

River cruising is unquestionably, one of the most intimate, immersive ways to travel, combining the luxury of full-service voyages with...