# I've Cruised Europe's Rivers 12 Times. Here's What Nobody Warns You About (Podcast #547)

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Podcast: [Gary Bembridge's Tips For Travellers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/gary-bembridge-s-tips-for-travellers-1061978)
Published: 2025-10-06T06:18:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 901

## Resource

I've cruised on European rivers 12 times and I am just back from a Rhine River cruise on Avalon Waterways. Once again, I met so many people who spoke about surprising and frustrating things they'd only encountered and realised once they were on the cruise because none of the lines, reviews, or commentators seem willing to talk about them frankly, or underplay them. Welcome aboard, I'm Gary Bembridge and here's what you need to know about European river cruising to avoid any disappointments, and make sure a river cruise is right for you. ** OFFER ** GET 10% OFF YOUR PERSONALISED "THE CRUISE MAPS' USE THIS LINK: HTTPS://WWW.THECRUISEMAPS.COM/TFT (affiliate link) Become a Tips For Travellers Patron: https://www.patreon.com/tipsfortravellers and get exclusive Patron-only content, downloads and livestreams Visit my Tips For Travellers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tipsfortravellers Offers: Get 10% any order of The Cruise Maps who you visit the site using this link: https://www.TheCruiseMaps.com/TFT Get up to 30% off collectible tokens of place you've visited using the link: https://www.TheWanderClub.com/TFT

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