What Is Your Signature River Cruise?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What pulls you to a river?

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    The grand capitals and an easy first taste of Europe by water 
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    Storybook castles and fairytale villages 
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    Wine, terraced hills, and an unhurried pace  
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    Art, food, and the soul of France 
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    Ancient wonders or far-flung cultures 
• 2.
  Your ideal afternoon ashore...

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    A Vienna coffee house and a Mozart evening 
  • B.
    A hilltop castle and a Riesling tasting 
  • C.
    A family quinta and a glass of port at sunset  
  • D.
    A market with a chef, then an Impressionist's garden  
  • E.
    A temple at dawn or a village by sampan
• 3.
  The season that calls you...

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    December, with the Christmas markets aglow 
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    Spring, castles above the blossoming valley
  • C.
    Harvest, when the hills turn gold 
  • D.
    Early autumn in Provence and Paris 
  • E.
    Whenever the river and its wonders are at their best 
• 4.
  What you want to bring home...

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    The feeling of grand, gracious Europe 
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    A camera full of fairytale scenes 
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    A case of wine and a slower heartbeat 
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    A deeper love of French art and the table 
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    A story almost no one else has 
• 5.
  Your travel style...

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    Classic and comfortable, a wonderful first river cruise
  • B.
    Romantic and scenic
  • C.
    Relaxed, indulgent, wine-led
  • D.
    Cultured and culinary 
  • E.
    Adventurous and curious
• 6.
  Who is with you?

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    First-timers ready to fall for river cruising 
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    A couple chasing romance
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    Wine lovers, friends, or the two of you 
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    Francophiles and food lovers 
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    Seasoned travelers wanting somewhere new 

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Your river is The Danube

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  You are drawn to grand, gracious Europe: a Vienna coffee house, a Mozart evening, the vineyards of the Wachau, and Budapest glittering on the water at night. The Danube is the river that made river cruising famous, and the perfect first one: easy, elegant, and endlessly rewarding. In December it becomes pure magic, gliding between Christmas markets. Many fine lines sail it beautifully; the art is choosing the one, the cabin, and the week that fit you.
• 2.
  Your river is The Rhine

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  Yours is the storybook river: castles on every hilltop, the dramatic Middle Rhine gorge, half-timbered villages, and a glass of Riesling from the slopes above. From the Swiss Alps to windmill-dotted Amsterdam, the Rhine is romance and fairytale in equal measure. The side of the ship matters here, for the castle views, and spring or the Christmas season each cast their own spell.
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  Your river is The Douro

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  You travel to savor. The Douro winds through Portugal's terraced wine country, hills turning gold at harvest, family quintas, and a glass of port as the sun drops behind the vines. It is a single, unhurried country by water, indulgent and slow, with fewer ships and a more intimate feel. The loveliest sailings, especially at harvest, are claimed early.
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  Your rivers are France's: the Seine and the Rhone

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  You are a Francophile at heart, here for the art and the table. The Seine carries you from Paris through Normandy, Monet's gardens at Giverny, and the beaches of D-Day. The Rhone flows through Provence and Lyon, France's culinary soul, into the wines of Burgundy and Beaujolais. They are two different journeys, north for art and history, south for food and wine, and choosing between them is exactly the conversation I love.
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  Your river lies Beyond Europe

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  You want the river journey few people take: the Nile past temples that have watched five thousand years go by, the Mekong threading the markets and pagodas of Vietnam and Cambodia, or the wild waters of the Amazon and the Chobe. These are bucket-list voyages, with a handful of truly luxurious ships and itineraries that reward planning far ahead. They pair beautifully with land, the Nile with Cairo and the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Mekong with Angkor.