Check a sailing
Will your cruise be affected?
Tell us your river and your departure date. We'll check every day of your trip against the river's shallowest stretch and tell you what it means for your booking.
Score your sailing
Pick your river and your departure date. We'll check every day of your cruise and tell you, in plain words, what to expect.
Choose your departure date. We'll check every day of your trip against the shallowest stretch it sails, using the live forecast and thirty years of records.
Common questions
What does the score mean?
It's the chance your whole trip goes ahead as planned. We check every day of your window against the shallowest stretch of your river, using that stretch's own thirty-year record to draw the line for what counts as low, and your score follows the tightest day.
How accurate is the score months in advance?
Dates within about seven months use a live forecast that updates every morning. Further out, we use the thirty-year record for that time of year, plus what happened on your exact dates in each of the last five years. The score sharpens as your cruise gets closer.
What happens if the water runs low during my cruise?
Usually far less than people fear. Most often the ship just sails the shallow stretch carrying less weight, and you notice nothing. If the water keeps falling, the line moves you to a sister ship waiting on the other side, with a bus ride between the two. In a bad spell, the ship stays put and you visit the ports by bus. An actual canceled cruise is rare.
Can my cruise line avoid low water?
Not really. A newer ship can squeeze through with a little less water, and some lines reroute sooner than others, but they all sail the same river on the same day. That's why the score here is about the river itself. It applies whichever line you've booked.
Which months are safest for a river cruise?
On the Rhine and Danube, May and June sail on Alpine snowmelt and are reliably the safest. Late summer and fall carry the most low-water risk, and the December Christmas market season runs on the year's lowest water. The Seine is the mirror image: its risk is high water, mostly in winter and spring.
The score uses the same figures as the month charts: the worst day of your window at the worst stretch of your river. Details: how it works.