duselling

All great info so far! Bless you all for helping us out!

Will be taking a Viking River Cruise from Amsterdam to Basel in mid-August. We fly to Amsterdam on a Saturday and board the river boat on Sunday. They can't tell us yet when we land in Amsterdam because they won't finalize flights until late May/early June, but that might be too late to decide whether to add a day earlier in Amsterdam because a) we'll be exhausted from the flight and/or b) there's stuff to see in Amsterdam before we get on the boat.

Has anyone taken the Viking River Cruise from Amsterdam TO Basel? When did your flight land (and where did you fly from - we're leaving from Chicago)? Did you plan an extra day before the cruise started on Sunday? If you did take the cruise, what was worth seeing along the way that is NOT included in the Viking pre-packaged onshore tours?

We're traveling with some relatives who have never been to Europe so we want to make this as pleasant for them as possible (e.g., give them some time to regain energy after the flight)

Appreciate any input!

Ron