Cruising the Danube on the Riverside Mozart
It was near the end of ski season. Captain Trish and I were facing a bleak river outlook for the summer after a dismal winter in Colorado. We applied for river permits via recreation.gov in January, but no one from our river family won a lottery.
We'd talked about doing a river cruise in Europe before, but hadn't looked into it much. Trish decided this was the year to make it happen. "If our rivers aren't great, let's go play on someone else's!" she said. Then she went to work. Before we knew it, we had a family trip booked down the Danube. Jack had a prior commitment, so it ended up just being Trish, Abbie, and me.
Our ship was the Riverside Mozart. It departed Vienna on June 14, cruised to Budapest, then returned through the Wachau Valley. You can read more about the week-long route at Danube Serenade: Iconic Capitals & Wachau Valley.
Arriving in Vienna
We started our adventure on Friday night, June 12. We'd timed our vacation to align with Trish's sister and family. Our brother-in-law went to high school in Vienna, and their family visits often. We met Claire, Doug, and James for dinner the day we landed.
