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Day 6 started with a leisurely breakfast as we sailed towards our 10am arrival in Miltenberg, Germany. Described as the Pearl of the Main River, Miltenberg lived up to this description and was one of my favorite stops on my Highlights of Germany cruise. Four local tour guides were waiting
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Continued from Day Four – Hilo Day five, found us in lovely Kona. It was the only port of call in which we were tendered into town. The port isn’t set up for a large boat and thus began an adventure! They use the lifeboats to tender, and getting people
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Rothenburg and Wurzburg were our destinations on Day 5 of my Highlights of Germany river cruise with Avalon Waterways. Coaches departed at 8:30am from Wurzburg harbor for a tour of the Bishop’s Palace and a guided walking tour or Wurzburg. The Bishop’s Palace (Residenz), built in the
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Cruising the Main River was my focus for Day 4 aboard Avalon Waterways Artistry II. Bamberg was the destination for the included guided city tour as we continued our Highlights of Germany cruise. The ship made a technical stop in Hassfurt to allow passengers participating in the city tour of
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Nuremberg was our destination on Day 3 of our Avalon Waterways Highlights to Germany cruise. We spent the morning sailing along the Main-Danube Canal while passengers enjoyed a leisurely breakfast. After breakfast I relaxed in my room and observed the countryside while waiting for the Cruise Director to announce our
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Regensburg, Germany was the primary docking point for Artistry II on day two of our Highlights of Germany cruise. However, it was not the first docking stop for the day. Throughout the cruise the ship made “technical stops” for a variety of reasons. Our first stop of the day was
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Artistry II was my floating hotel for ten days in June on the Avalon Waterways Highlights of Germany River Cruise. Built in 2013 the ship has 52 suites and 12 staterooms on four decks. I have broken my review into six sections, Public Areas, Cabins, Food, Amenities, Crew and Operations.
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I boarded Avalon Waterways Artistry II with great expectations for my 10 day cruise featuring Highlights of Germany. This would be my first river cruise. I was among the first of the passengers to board during the 4pm to 5pm time allotted. One of the crew members guided me to
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Continued from Day Three Day four found us arriving to the Big Island. We arrived in Hilo, which is the wet side of the island, although the day we were there it was sunny and gorgeous. The morning was amazing! As we pulled closer to the port we found ourselves
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Continued from Day Two – Maui Day three on the Pride of America is day 2 on Maui. After spending a day on the island, we decided to stay on the ship for our second day. I would not necessarily recommend this for people who are new to the islands, but
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Continued from Day One Honolulu On the second day aboard the Pride of America we watched the sunrise over Maui as we pulled into port with whales swimming by. We even saw one breach! There is definitely something special, almost other-worldly, about the Hawaiian islands. We had coffee delivered to
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My family was lucky enough to enjoy a cruise through the Hawaiian Islands on Norwegian Cruise Line’s Pride of America. We stepped onto the Pride of America in Honolulu, Hawaii and were greeted by hula dancers. In the boarding area my husband, Jed, and son, Milo were given shell