The map above shows our itinerary. We are excited to be taking our first river cruise, after a very large number of days at sea on ocean cruises. We hope our return to Nice is less eventful than the last time we were there. This was the last trip we took before we started this blog. It was a Venice to Barcelona cruise that ended abruptly in Nice when our ship bounced off the breakwater entering the narrow Nice harbor. Everyone was safe, but it damaged the ship enough to cancel the last few days of the cruise. Also, it was a very stormy day so it was difficult to see much of Nice with the time we had ashore.
We are flying to Nice in Mid-October and are looking forward to the guided tours that are part of our cruise, pre-cruise and post-cruise adventures. We chose AMAWaterways, based on some recommendations from friends and our travel adviser from Elm Grove Travel, Betty, who is now also enjoying retirement.