goeurope
November 19th, 2004, 12:35 PM
I've just posted a 50-page review and photo gallery about Peter Deilmann's MS CASANOVA at:
http://www.europeforvisitors.com/europe/cruising/casanova.htm
The story doesn't go into detail about ports of call because high water in the Brandolo Canal forced a scratch of the usual Po River itinerary during the week of October 31, and in any case, the ship is being moved to Germany next season because of chronic problems with low river levels on the Po during summer. CASANOVA should be a nice addition to the choices available in Germany next year--it's something of a "boutique ship," with just 96 passengers, beautiful accommodations, and a mulinational clientele.
Cruise Critic has a short review of CASANOVA that's worth reading, although the itinerary that it describes is now history (or will be in a few days, after the ship finishes this year's Northern Italian season and is loaded onto a dock ship for transportation to the Rhine):
http://www.cruisecritic.com/interests/intarticle.cfm?ID=51
P.S.: High water wasn't limited to the Brandolo Canal during our cruise--Venice also had some of the worst "acqua alta" or tidal flooding in years, with 16 inches of water in the Piazza San Marco on Halloween. For photos of tourists sloshing around in plastic boots, see:
http://www.europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/acqua-alta.htm
http://www.europeforvisitors.com/europe/cruising/casanova.htm
The story doesn't go into detail about ports of call because high water in the Brandolo Canal forced a scratch of the usual Po River itinerary during the week of October 31, and in any case, the ship is being moved to Germany next season because of chronic problems with low river levels on the Po during summer. CASANOVA should be a nice addition to the choices available in Germany next year--it's something of a "boutique ship," with just 96 passengers, beautiful accommodations, and a mulinational clientele.
Cruise Critic has a short review of CASANOVA that's worth reading, although the itinerary that it describes is now history (or will be in a few days, after the ship finishes this year's Northern Italian season and is loaded onto a dock ship for transportation to the Rhine):
http://www.cruisecritic.com/interests/intarticle.cfm?ID=51
P.S.: High water wasn't limited to the Brandolo Canal during our cruise--Venice also had some of the worst "acqua alta" or tidal flooding in years, with 16 inches of water in the Piazza San Marco on Halloween. For photos of tourists sloshing around in plastic boots, see:
http://www.europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/acqua-alta.htm