Yes, Washington D.C. may not be the first destination that comes to mind when you’re dreaming up your next cruise, but it should be. A trip by boat to the traffic-challenged national capital, in fact, has so much going for it that it’s hard to know where to begin.
“Hey, wait,” you say, “you mean I can get there by boat?”
Sure you can, Magellan. D.C. is tucked neatly between the Potomac River and its Anacostia River tributary. The Potomac, in turn, is connected to the Chesapeake Bay, which is connected to the entire rest of the world. Not only is D.C. connected to the world, but the 80-mile trip up the Potomac to get there is so interesting that, to me, it doesn’t matter whether you ever actually arrive.…