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Is this ridiculous or a good idea?

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Luckygirl3 Fri 10-Jun-22 08:55:57

Is this virtual cruise even technically a possibility? If so, I will jump aboard!

Georgesgran Fri 10-Jun-22 08:53:56

I’ve done the Nile cruise. I’d do that again, but happy to tag along in Europe. Are we casting off soon?
Can we hand pick the crew and chef? Raymond Blanc for something fancy and James Martin for more basic, but still delicious.

Allsorts Fri 10-Jun-22 08:47:00

I would love to do one too.

BlueSapphire Fri 10-Jun-22 08:40:57

I've actually done a river cruise, on the Danube, from Nuremberg to Budapest. Would love to do another one!

Joseanne Fri 10-Jun-22 07:13:24

PS I don't mean posters need to have actually visited, just digging out some interesting or appealing facts is enough.

Joseanne Fri 10-Jun-22 07:11:08

The trouble is Stardreamer, I can't be doing with loads of references to other sites. Although I love travel and culture, I'm not sure I have time to read the links and I prefer posters' own views anyway.

StarDreamer Thu 09-Jun-22 23:46:42

thisislyon.fr/things-to-do/museums/museum-of-printing-and-graphic-communication/

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCZQKHQRt_I

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXXfp3q93s

StarDreamer Thu 09-Jun-22 23:35:46

That reminded me that Lyon was a centre of printing.

A lady wrote a novel.

writingren.blogspot.com/2008/03/renaissance-printing-press.html

writingren.blogspot.com/

Callistemon21 Thu 09-Jun-22 23:22:28

I don't mind as long as it's a trip away and there's ? and lovely scenery.

Who's steering?

Marydoll Thu 09-Jun-22 23:20:32

StarDreamer, I was on a course at Lyons University about 15 years ago and all the river boats were tied up on the riverbank. I saw them every morning on my way to the course and would have loved to have done a trip on them.
However, as I can no longer get travel insurance, I will sign up too.

A cruise on either the Rheine or Rhône would appeal to me.

Shinamae Thu 09-Jun-22 23:07:30

Not for me I get sea/river sick!! ??

crazyH Thu 09-Jun-22 23:07:10

I don’t have a clue, but I will follow the Cruise with interest..

StarDreamer Thu 09-Jun-22 23:04:25

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reims

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesle

MerylStreep Thu 09-Jun-22 22:33:31

StarDreamer
So is the cruise for 10 days? In which case I would pick up the boat in Reims, cruise down to Nancy and pick up the Moselle river ( beautiful) from there.

StarDreamer Thu 09-Jun-22 22:10:49

I am thinking that those of us who would like to participate can choose the route, but I will not vote as I have suggested the idea. I can try to provide a (non-exclusive) list of possibilities.

There are at least five possibilities.

The Seine from Paris.

The Main from Mainz.

The Rhine.

The Rhône.

The Danube.

Joseanne Thu 09-Jun-22 20:58:35

I'd love to join in please.
Great idea.

StarDreamer Thu 09-Jun-22 20:54:34

I have been reading about river cruises in Europe.

I can't go.

Maybe some others might like the idea but can't go either.

I am just wondering, would it be possible, popular, would people join in, to have a Gransnet simulated virtual river cruise with a thread running for ten days or so, with an itinery and on each day people finding links and discussing the place where the cruise is "pretend" located at the time.

As the title of the thread asks, is this ridiculous or a good idea?