The term cruise ship typically brings to mind a mammoth vessel navigating through the ocean waves. But a growing number of travelers are trying out a different kind of water-based vacation: river cruises.
Unlike many ocean excursions, on ships featuring everything from casinos to climbing walls on board, river cruises focus more on the places you visit than the vessel you take. "Although the title is ‘river cruising,’ this is really a land experience as much as a water experience," says Jeremy Palmer, president of Tauck, a tour and river cruise operator.
