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River Cruising: New Programs for 2013
By Aaron Saunders
Last year at this time, River Cruise Advisor featured a look ahead - 2012: The Year of the River Cruise. Certainly, we were informed and expected 2012 to be a good year for river cruising. What surprises us a bit, however, is the sustained pace at which river cruising continues to grow. There seems to be no signs of slowing down at all.

In fact, most of our news coverage has focused largely on the astonishing number of new ships coming on-line between now and 2014. Meanwhile, something else has been happening alongside the spectacular growth: innovation and new programs on existing river cruise vessels.
From music to museums, airports are adding amenities. But where are the best?


Getting to the airport early to deal with long check in and security check lines has become the standard in flying in these days. As a result, airports are adding all kinds of restaurants, bars and boutiques to help wile away our time and bring in revenue to the airports and vendors.

Some airports are starting to taking it a step further, offering amenities such as music, movies and museums to turn us from a captive audience to a captivated one.

Where are the best? What's the most unexpected? The experts at Cheapflights.com have combed the airports and put together a list of their favorite airport services.

Here are the first five. Check out Cheapflight for the rest.

Live music - Once upon a time, there was a disco at the Frankfurt airport where passengers danced their way through the night. The club closed with the disco era (and the increase in airport regulations). However, music is making a comeback as airport entertainment. Music cities are among those leading the way. The Austin-Bergstrom Airport in Austin, Texas, home of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, has local artists playing on multiple stages expressly for ticketed passenger every Monday-Friday. The Nashville International Airport, in country music's hometown of Nashville, Tenn., also features a regular line-up of free performances.

From music to museums, airports are adding amenities. But where are the best?
Browsing the Rijksmuseum at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport departures area is one of many services airports are adding to entertain passengers.
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