River Cruises

Cruise along on a new adventure

As the baby boomer generation reaches retirement age, they want to spend time seeing the world, and for many, cruises are the perfect solution, including Alaskan cruises, but even better, river cruises. River cruises offer one of the best travel advantages: a hotel room that moves with you. Whether you’re on a European river cruise, a Mississippi river cruise or any other river boat cruise, you don’t have to pack and unpack for the different destinations you’ll see. Also, most of the major historical cities in the United States and Europe were situated on major rivers because river travel was, and still is, a cheap, reliable and quick method to get goods and people into and out of the city.

Here are some of the river boat cruises, destinations and companies that offer discounts and special packages to baby boomers:

• The AARP may be called the American Association of Retired Persons, but contrary to popular belief, its members don’t have to be retired or even of retirement age. Their members enjoy deep discounts with reputable river cruise specialists. Viking River Cruises offers European river cruises that hit most of the major cities in Europe, including Prague, Paris and Amsterdam. Another partner is AMA Waterways, which offers European river cruises, Russian river cruises and even cruises along the Nile in Egypt. Both companies are widely respected and offer discounts between $50 and $100 per cabin to AARP members.
• MississippiRiverCruises.com is one of America’s premier providers of river boat cruises along the Mississippi. Their travel packages include a stay aboard a paddle-wheeled steamboat during your Mississippi river cruise, luxury accommodations and stops at every major city along the Mississippi. As a division of VacationsToGo.com, Mississippi River Cruises also offers a money-back guarantee on the quality and service of their cruises.

There are always a few things you should keep in mind when booking river cruises. First, see if there are discount packages which include flights available. Also, with either European river cruises or Mississippi river cruises, it is a good idea to plan ahead and reserve your place early; usually the earlier you reserve, the better the price you’ll pay for your river boat cruise.