The morning note · Thursday, October 29, 2026

Rhine came up at Lobith overnight

Rhine water levels at Lobith came up overnight, with flow rising from 1,163 to 1,336, and the week now stands at a 71 percent chance of sailing as planned. The Danube is the harder story this morning. Budapest is still below the level where ships start having difficulty, at a 1 percent chance of a day going as planned this week, which in practice tends to mean a swap to a sister ship with a coach in between, or a day rearranged. November on the Danube sits at 14 percent, December at 26.