A marvelous musical cruise on the Danube

11 September 2016 - 02:00
By James Bedding

A ‘Sound of Music’ singalong tour on Uniworld’s luxurious River Beatrice strikes an unexpected chord with James Bedding We were in the library, sailing up the Danube and singing songs from The Sound of Music, led by Captain von Trapp's real granddaughter, Elisabeth von Trapp.Actually, I was listening, too shy to join the other novices: four young women who could with conviction sing "I am 16 going on 17".

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