You look at the world differently from a double-decker booze bus when you’re a teen than from when you’re in your sixties on a Rhine river cruise.
With, of course, the behaviour codes laxer on the TopDeck bus to the Oktoberfest in Munich with a travelling party of Aussies and Kiwis than on the five-star MS Riviera Resplendence.
Let’s just say that we can’t imagine our Irish buddies Cassidy Travel allowing you to tip your bladder onto the thoroughfare in the way our crew did on the German autobahn.
It is, some 40 years since I first dipped my toe into solo travelling, going it alone after my Uni buddies had failed to raise the money for our group trip to Munich.
And I decided to jump in on my own, only to find that the bus was full of Aussies and Kiwis and I was the outlier.
Which meant that I was the novelty and made a busload of new friends, rattling on a bus and looking at the cruisers on the Rhine.
Some of whom dropped in on us for a weekend later that year… and stayed six months!
Rhine of your life
So now we’re in less of a rush to get there and happier just to go with the flow then what better way to travel than on the Riviera Rhine Cruise to Switzerland.
Where Solo Travellers can enjoy a stress-free, sociable way to experience some of Europe’s most beautiful regions without single supplements or the pressure of travelling independently.
You’ll board the brand new five-star MS Riviera Resplendence, launching in July.
On a seven-night river cruise promising solo guests a fully organised itinerary along the Rhine.
And you’ll get to enjoy historic towns and cities such as Strasbourg, Koblenz, Rüdesheim, Speyer and Lucerne.
With scenic highlights such as the Rhine Gorge, the Black Forest and a mountain rail journey into the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland.
Solo run
Guests will enjoy the comfort of sole occupancy cabins, expertly planned excursions.
And the support of tour managers hand-selected for their ability to connect solo travellers.
Days are spent taking in the scenery while evenings offer the option to socialise over dinner.
Or to simply enjoy live on-board entertainment including a violin soloist and folk music performances.
You’ll travel from October 31-November 7.
The full package
The Solo Rhine Cruise Package includes:
- Exclusive price for Cassidy Travel customers
- Free drinks package
- 7 nights on board a five-star ship
- Return flights & transfers
- 10 included experiences
- Full board *except one lunch if choosing the full day excursion
- Complimentary on-board tea & coffee
- Expert Tour Managers looking after you throughout
- All additional taxes
- Checked luggage
- Free Wi-Fi
Prices from €2,899pp with a deposit of €300 (Exclusive Cassidy Travel price!)
