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B00_Rhapsody01_TopView Our ship, the M/S River Rhapsody. She is 38' wide and 366' long with a capacity of 140 and a crew of 34. Note the deck chairs and canopies folded up for going...

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B00_Rhapsody02_Cabin Our cabin on the M/S River Rhapsody - 1600 sq ft - sofas fold up (or maybe down) to make to twin beds.

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B00_Rhapsody03_Cabin Our cabin ready for sleeping. Kristina, our maid, had made a little pig out of a towel. It is in the middle of the right side bed.

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B00_Rhapsody04_OnDeck Rhapsody approaching Engelhartzell. Passenges enjoying a cool, but scenic morning on the top deck.

B00 Rhapsody04 OnDeck

B00_Rhapsody05_LowBridge The Rhapsody navigates a low bridge on the Rhine. Note the 1st officer on the right controlling the ship from his side console and that the brdige has been...

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B00_Rhapsody06_Locks The Rhapsody enters one of the 66 locks on the trip. The Rhapsody was 11.6 meters wide and the canals were 12 meters wide. To manuver, she had twin, 360-degrees...

B00 Rhapsody06 Locks

B00_Rhapsody07_EngineRoom Silvio the chief, and only engineer, was in charge of all things mechanical from engines to toilets and toasters. He, like nearly all of the 38 crew members,...

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B00_Rhapsody09_Flood Unusual sunset. Note the high flood waters high up the trees at the bottom right.

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B00_Rhapsody09_Galley Chef Niko gives a tour of the galley (his kitchen).

B00 Rhapsody09 Galley

B00_Rhapsody10_Chef Costea Nicu, our chef. If girth speaks for great cooking, he would be one of the best.

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B00_Rhapsody11_Waiters Igor and Kolnel, our two primary waiters, are dressed for the day as little Dutch boys. Great service and great food.

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B00_Rhapsody13_Lamb Stuffed lamb main course on the River Rhapsody.

B00 Rhapsody13 Lamb

B00_Rhapsody14_Desert One of the desserts.

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B00_Rhapsody15_Desert More shipboard fare, this time Meringue, Sylvia's favorite.

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B00_Rhapsody20_KennsBirthday Kenn gets help celebrating a birthday in the dining room of the Rhapsody. The lovely Dutch lass, Petra, was the tour guide for our group of 40. OIutstanding...

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