The morning note · Saturday, September 12, 2026

Kaub slips to 20 centimeters on the Rhine

The Danube eased overnight. At Budapest, 68 percent of sailing days this week now go as planned, up from 42 percent yesterday. The Rhine is having a harder September: Kaub dropped 2 centimeters to 20, and the chance of a Middle Rhine day going as planned this week sits at 1 percent, which in practice usually means a ship loaded lighter or a swap to a sister vessel with a short coach ride between. Rhine river cruise water levels look better further out, at 26 percent as planned in October and 45 percent in November.