Is your girlfriend always bugging you to take her on a cruise, but you'd rather visit a proctologist than have to spend seven days cooped up on a ship with shuffleboard players and bad lounge singers? Civilization of Beer founder Samuel Merritt must have been in your shoes before, because he invented the European Brewery River Cruise Tour.

Set to depart on April 4, 2007, this cruise might not thrill your woman off the bat, but once you get a couple beers in her it will be smooth sailing. With 11 fun-filled days of touring some of Europe's finest breweries, you will kick off the trip with a three night hotel stay in Munich. After Munich, you will board the five star floating hotel boat that will introduce you to beers you never heard of and places really hot supermodels call home, including Austria, Hungary and Germany.

Your home during the trip is considered to be the world's most luxurious riverboat, but space is limited, so take charge and plan the trip yourself. Your girl will be impressed with your initiative and will brag to her friends about how you planned the cruise on your own. Tip: This is the perfect opportunity to get other couples in on the trip so you can get drunk with the guys and still party with the girls.

When the trip is over, you'll depart from Munich and return to the United States on April 15. The three night stay in Munich will only set you back about 400 bucks, while the cruise is around $1800. There is an additional fee of $428 for the tours and seminars, but that's a small price to pay to the party gods for being a part of such a kick ass trip. While AA only meets once a week, your experiences on the European Brewery River Cruise Tour will last you a lifetime.



» To learn more about how you can get some brew, visit them online at www.CastleCruises.com.