Low Water Levels Disrupt European River Cruises, a Favorite of U.S. Tourists
Mark Farmer’s two-week river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest got off to a bad start. For the first four days, there were no luxurious dinners overlooking the Rhine River or views from the top-deck balcony room that he and his wife had booked.
In fact, there was no boat at all.
He and the other 150 or so passengers were shuttled around the Netherlands and Germany on buses, queuing up in long lines for bathrooms at highway rest stops and cramming into small restaurants.
Full story https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/29/travel/river-cruises-drought-europe.html
