Any tips for future Viking travellers on this
Christmas on the Rhine itinerary?
Jennie: Wear some sturdy shoes. You do an
awful lot of walking unless you're sitting on a
mobility scooter. And be prepared for colder
weather because it is the Christmas season. I
wore a pair of jeans and a pair of thermal
trousers as well. e hand warmers that you
can buy and put into your gloves are a good
idea – when you haven't got your hands
around a nice warm mug of glühwein!
Jo: Money-wise, a lot of the stallholders at the
Christmas markets take cash rather than card.
ey would be happier having cash because
sometimes they couldn't always get the card
machines to work. So having cash with you if
you're going to go shopping in the Christmas
markets is handy and a shopping bag for the
little bits you pick up. Just be prepared for it to
be cold and take a good woolly hat.
Particularly if you want to stand on the open
deck to watch the scenery when going down
the middle Rhine. It did get chilly up there
and some of us actually went up with all our
coats on and a Viking blanket around us. Oh,
and if you wanted to, you could take little
festive decorations with you from home, so
you could then make it quite Christmassy in
your stateroom as well.
Where would you and your mum like to
travel to next?
Jo: My next trip away with Mum is the Douro
and I'm really looking forward to that because
Mum and Dad have done it several times, they
know exactly what I'm going to enjoy so that I
can actually go and, in effect spend my time
wisely based on their recommendations. So
we've got lots of lovely trips planned and we're
making hay while the sun shines!
Jennie: My husband Kevin and I are going to
do the Holland & Belgium. en in November,
we're doing France's Finest from south to north
of France. We're looking forward to that one.
From left to right:
Cologne cathedral
lit up at night;
Incense figures in
Koblenz; Carols sung
onboard; Viking Ship
decked out with
festive decor; Viking
guests Jennie and Jo
Stubbs
GETTING THERE: The 8-day
Christmas on the Rhine itinerary
sails from Amsterdam to Basel,
or vice versa.
From $3,995pp in Standard stateroom
viking.com
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