Hi Sue,

I do hope that you, Tom, Wes/Ida are able to take a Deilmann Christmas cruise. I would imagine being on their vessel, Mozart, would be very, very special at that time of the year. We got a small peek at Mozart when we were docked near it at one port. One beautiful ship. Add on excellent service and exceptional cuisine and you have all the ingredients for an outstanding time.

Detailing adventures in Budapest, Prague and Vienna would be rather extensive. We loved these cities. Each is unique in their own special way and we would gladly return to any of them. We had several days to really explore Budapest and Prague and were happy that we did. We had only one full day in Vienna. So much to see and do and not nearly enough time. We packed in as much as we could. Fortunately, we used private guides for all three cities as well as Terezin/Lidice. I would strongly suggest that anyone visiting those cities do so, either on their own or with private guides. If we relied upon the AMA guides, it would have been greatly disappointing, according to fellow cruisers who came back from each of these city and concentration camp tours, cup half full, in generalities.

Yes, Judy, New Zealand land, self-drive trip for 2009 has been in the making for several months now. We are ready to explore another part of the world that's been on our wish list.