Which of the river boat companies…

Q – Which of the river boat companies would have the most sophisticated clientele? We are well traveled and we would like to be with people with a broad range of intellectual interests who are on a river cruise because of their cultural curiosity. We notice that there is a Sophistication Rating for cruise ships on traveltruth.com and were wondering if such an index exists for river boats in Europe? If we come across as snobby, so be it. We assume our names won’t be used.
A – No worries. The level of sophistication aboard river boats is much harder to define since the boats are about the same size, are in the same general price range, and ply many of the same waterways. But we never duck a question so we would recommend Tauck or Grand Circle since both operate worldwide land programs which many of the on-board guests will have experienced.