Been swanmped lately and not as attentive as would like.

With regard to river cruise; finally Viking has introduced newer vessels. Heretofore their fleet had no balconies or French balconies, windows only. A feature I'm not excited about is their payment policy; full amount within thirty days of booking regardless of sail date.

May want to look at others doing vurtually identical itineraries (they all do), AMA Waterways and Avalon Waterways. I've never had an unhappy client.