Avalon Waterways’ river cruise along the Danube

A little town along the Danube - Neustadtl an der Donau.

The Danube is not blue! Never mind the title of the famous waltz composed by one of Austria’s gifts to the world – Johann Strauss II. As our Avalon Vista cruise director Sabine Klocker remarked, “Grey Danube does not have quite that romantic ring to it!’

Well it’s not quite grey, it’s not quite green, it has this indeterminate colour that’s still pleasant to look at, nothing like our teh tarik-coloured rivers here. What was really stunning to the ragtag group of media members, travel agents and paying guests from Britain, Canada and the United States on board was the scenery! The Austrian countryside and the pretty little towns along the banks of the river were picture-perfect.