We booked an Eastern Europe trip on the Danube more than a year ago. We were to fly out of LAX on Oct. 17, stay in a hotel overnight and board on Oct. 18 for seven nights of cruising and visiting various cities using that vessel as our transportation and lodging, which meant we did not have to move luggage or rooms, the primary benefit and convenience of river cruising.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times