Having done a few ocean cruises, we were keen to try a river cruise for a change. We went with Riviera, and sailed from Cologne to Basel, with stops at Koblenz, Ruddesheim, and Strasbourg.
I put a lot of planning into what to wear. May temperatures in that part of Europe can be pleasant, but always allow for rain. Plus we would be going up into the mountains of Switzerland, where snow is still on the ground.
I chose a colour scheme of green, cream and navy, ensuring that the items could be mixed and matched.
Outerwear – rainproof green coat with hood, and a lighter navy shower jacket.
Trousers – navy linen, stone linen, both with matching shirts. Also a warmer pair of jade jeans.
Tops – T shirts in green, navy, cream/multi
Shirts in navy linen, stone linen, and navy with spots.
Dresses – plain green, and a multi green with a matching jacket.
Layers – plain apple green (Hobbs), striped green and cream collared (Seasalt), dark green popper front cardi (Anthropologie)
Accessories – warm scarf in cream/ multi, light scarf in jade and turquoise (fat face), square in pistachio/ cream (seasalt). Not pictured – buff with a map print on it. Sparkly wrap bracelets in turquoise and bronze (swarovski), chunky multi coloured beads (anthropologie).
Shoes – white/ bronze trainers (Hotter), navy sandals, and sparkly deck shoes. These were much admired on board, great for padding from cocktail bar to dance floor, and doing the macarena.
Also packed swimsuit, sunhat, binoculars for watching all the birdlife, and a puzzle book.
Cream trousers, multi T shirt, warm scarf, light jacket in the cable car up to the viewpoint above Koblenz.
Navy linen ensemble with waterproof green coat, on the covered bridge on Lake Lucerne.
Formal dinner night – plain green dress with the patterned jacket and chunky beads.
Enjoying a glass of local vino in Strasbourg. Green striped jumper, cream trousers, green neckscarf.
Cabin. My hand luggage was a jade Roka sized to fit into most airlines cradles.
The full moon.
We both thoroughly enjoyed our time on board, The staff/ guest ratio is very good, and all the staff were so friendly and helpful. I’m a bridge afficianado, so I adored all the fabulous bridges we sailed under. We also had to go through a number of huge locks, engineering marvels. Sipping a GnT on deck as we glided past German fairytale castles, being brought the cocktail of the day and canapes at 5 pm, joining in the quiz night and Tai Chi class, enjoying splendid food and wines, it was just wonderful.
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