Re: European River Cruises

In pGvhi.928$Pv2.811@trnddc03">news:pGvhi.928$Pv2.811@trnddc03 "kerry ambler" <kerryamblerNO
SPAM@xxxxxxx> wrote:

i've been following this thread and no one has mentioned the problems
with the rivers being especially high or low (due to rain or lack of)
or the locks being worked on. this causes the pax to be bussed to the
next location instead of cruising.
anyone????

Don't know about lock maintenance, but you can find info about water
levels on the Danube, Rhein, Main and the Main-Danube canal here:

http://www.elwis.de/gewaesserkunde/Wasserstaende/wasserstaendeUebersichtGrafik.html.php?gw=DONAU
http://www.elwis.de/gewaesserkunde/Wasserstaende/wasserstaendeUebersichtGrafik.html.php?gw=RHEIN
http://www.elwis.de/gewaesserkunde/Wasserstaende/wasserstaendeUebersichtGrafik.html.php?gw=MAIN
http://www.elwis.de/gewaesserkunde/Wasserstaende/wasserstaendeUebersichtGrafik.html.php?gw=MDK

There's a green line at the top of the charts which is the highest
level at which boats can pass under all the bridges; the green line
is off the top of the displayed part of the chart when the water
level is low. If the water level gets too low, the dots and lines
of the charts are red.

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@xxxxxxxxxxx
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