Regensburg, Germany

Regensburg was the midpoint of our cruise; it was a port stop to visit and for the ship to re-stock and do some housekeeping of sorts.  At this dock we were tethering up to one of the Scenic River Cruise ships.  We were watching from our balcony and greeted the passengers in their cabin as we approached them.  They were disappointed that they could not go any further on their trip because of the river's low water.  We mentioned that our cruise was moving forward: our Captain would either navigate very carefully or, the Avalon River Cruise had another ship on the other side of Regensburg; if we could not cruise on, then passengers aboard the two Avalon River ships would be bussed, switched and transferred.  Regardless, Avalon River Cruises had options to keep the passengers continuing on with the cruise one way or another.  (With so many Avalon ships cruising, it was a brilliant idea to swap ships should it be needed.)  Our Captain moved forward with our cruise.  We felt one or two instances where the ship gently kissed the river bed, but we safely, calmly and happily continued on.  The following day we passed the Avalon ship that we almost boarded and waved to our fellow travelers as they cruised towards their end destination of Budapest.  Thank you Avalon, that you Captain!

I took only a few photos of Regensburg, there was so much renovation and restoration work being done, it wasn't easy to navigate the streets and enjoy what charm the city had to offer.  While there was no tour needed for Regensburg, the cruise did provide (complimentary) for passengers to enjoy sausages and beer at one of the riverside establishments...we headed back to the ship to relax and enjoy a great lunch aboard prepared by our incredible chef.  The food was superb at each and every meal.  Thank you, chef!