CruiseChief

My DW and I just researched this on the RCCL website since we sail on the AOS on Wednesday. It appears to be true for cruises calling at St. Lucia, Barbados, and St. Kitts.

No, it’s not a trick question. The Independence OTS has be sailing the 7 day trips out of Galveston this summer and the Liberty has been in dry dock for repairs.

Will the Liberty of the Seas return to Galveston for the October 3, 2021 sailing?

Will the Liberty OTS be back in Galveston for our October 3rd sailing?

As "no news is good news" I did not report river levels for a few days. Everything is fine along the Rhine as far as I can judge from the news and gauging stations. No flooding in sight right now. Afternoon temperatures are now in the double digits everyday but mornings are cool and night frost is possible in the hills. Especially in Switzerland I would guess. This appears to be the trend for the next week, without much rain or storm.

 

 

notamermaid

Thanks! This is our first river cruise and our first time to the Rhine. My wife is uncertain about what kind of clothes to pack for the daytime tour activities. That's the reason for the weather question. Sounds like the water levels are going to be ok.

As "no news is good news" I did not report river levels for a few days. Everything is fine along the Rhine as far as I can judge from the news and gauging stations. No flooding in sight right now. Afternoon temperatures are now in the double digits everyday but mornings are cool and night frost is possible in the hills. Especially in Switzerland I would guess. This appears to be the trend for the next week, without much rain or storm.

 

 

notamermaid

Thanks! We leave Houston on Friday. Hoping for a wonderful trip.

Moselle and Rhine are fed by the snow melt in the mountains and rain in the valleys right now. The levels have gone up. Neither river is flooding, though. Things can change quickly towards flooding status in March and April, so I do not want to give any indication of what it will be like in April.

 

The first cruises will be in about two weeks time; they have a very good chance of being unimpeded. There is lots of room still. Kaub is at 257 cm, Koblenz at 305 cm. Problems start to arise at around the 500 cm mark depending on what the authorities have chosen as the cut-off point for calling it flooding. This is different from station to station. The weather is quite settled; yet, after a day of warmth, colder again.

 

The crocuses and snow drops are blooming in my neighbours garden, it looks bright and cheerful! A nice change to the grey sky above.

 

notamermaid

Dear notamermaid,

Thanks for the post. There is a group of us from Texas headed that way next Friday for a trip on the Felicity departing Basel to Amsterdam. Can you give us an update on the water levels and weather?

Three of us are booked in late April. We haven't found any reviews either. Please let us know what you think after your trip.