TRAVEL: Cruising the River Rhine
Phil Derbyshire takes to the high seas as he splashes out on a cruise along the Rhine.
What do a retired Australian tyre company boss, a Canadian oil worker and a Californian accountant have in common?
Well, apart from possibly being the opening line of a joke, they and their partners were my fellow guests on a river cruise up the Rhine, and are typical of the kind of people who enjoy this booming sector of the holiday market.
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Hide AdFirst things first: if you don’t like meeting new people from around the world and enjoying wide-ranging conversations, this sort of trip is probably not for you.