Ahoy! 2 Cruise-Ship Newbies Take Viking’s Three-River Grand European Tour

Even those who aren’t interested in cruises might find this kind of cruise appealing.

Overlooking the Rhine river on a hill above the Germany town of Braubach, the 10th century Marksburg castle is a popular attraction for passengers on excursions offered by Viking, AmaWaterways and other European cruise lines. George Varga/San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS

By George Varga and Beth Wood The San Diego Union-Tribune

Until last fall, the closest either of us had come to taking a cruise of any kind was riding the ferry from San Diego to Coronado and back.