In mid October (2 weeks from now) I am supposed to take a Rhine River
cruise from the Netherlands to Switzerland. I am getting many stories
about low river (lowest in over 100 years), and even cruise boats not
being able to go from the southern Rhine to north of Mainz.

Don't worry. The cruise ships are being equipped with wheels at the
moment :-)

The weather is really bad since 1 week, endless rain in the whole
area. The smaller rivers from the mountains are full. So the big
rivers will recover fast. Not to the normal level, but high enough for
usual ship traffic.


Walter