The Roaming BoomersTravel Photos: Sailing the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
Sailing the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal With AmaWaterways
Note: click photo for much larger view. ©2017, David A. Porter
It’s 12:41 PM on April 2nd and I snagged this photograph of a couple enjoying the first day of sailing as we sail from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland with AmaWaterways.
With the advent of GPS cameras, you can see exactly where I snapped this photograph as we’re just south of the historic city of Utrecht which dates all the way back to the Middle Ages.
The Amsterdam-Rhine Canal is 45 miles long and connects Amsterdam with the Rhine.
Unlike a winding river, as you can see in my photograph, the canal is clearly man-made and features beautiful flora and sidewalks along both sides.
Here’s a photograph that I snapped a little farther upstream.
Common Scenes Along the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal
Besides a lot of very flat scenery, the most common sites we experienced along the canal were folks out jogging, riding their bicycles, fishing, with a lot of waving back and forth between us and them.
As we were traveling upstream with our first stop being Cologne, Germany, some 160 or so miles away, we were going to be sailing all day and all night.
This was the first time in our river cruise experience where we experienced a full day and night of sailing. It was relaxing, and we enjoyed the passing scenery immensely.
Now, on to Cologne. Stay tuned….
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We have really enjoyed your reports, and seeing a photograph of us at the head of this section. We were the only English guests of this first sailing, but it was our third trip with AMA, and we are in the process of booking a Seine cruise for next spring.
It was nice to be on the first sailing, we actually had a sneek peek on the Friday, when we walked along to see where the ship was, and the Captain invited us onboard, amid the final deliveries and fittings, to have a quick look around.
It was a very enjoyable trip, certainly up to their usual standards.
I wonder if you would mind a rather cheeky request, but would you be able to send us a copy of your photo of us at the bow of the ship, which heads up this article, in a photograph format, so we can print it out as a souvenir?
Best wishes
Linda & Derek Wiggins
Hi Linda,
Thanks for stopping by and sharing your love of AmaWaterways. As we mentioned, this was our first journey on AmaWaterways, and we really enjoyed the experience.
Lastly, I’d be more than happy to send you a copy of the photograph. Not a cheeky request at all. Keep an eye on your email inbox, and if you don’t see it, make sure you check in your spam folder as well.
Again, thanks for reaching out, and maybe we’ll see you again on another AmaWaterways river cruise somewhere in the future. 😀