If you’ve previously embarked on a European river cruise, have one in the calendar already or are thinking of getting one booked, the words ‘low water levels’ may strike fear in your heart. But worry not!

Andrew and I cruised the S.S. Victoria from Brussels to Basel, a fifteen-night meander through five countries (six if you opted for an included excursion to Luxembourg), several UNESCO World Heritage Sites and forty-four locks. Here’s my guide to this river itinerary and to S.S. Victoria.