Cruises thrown into chaos as drought strands ships, leaves passengers scrambling

Cruise passengers in certain locations have had their vacations disrupted due to record-low water levels on high-traffic rivers in Europe, stranding vessels and switching up itineraries.

The continent has experienced "above-average temperatures with an extensive and prolonged heatwave" in the first half of July, with drought conditions still persisting, according to the European Drought Observatory (EDO)'s website.

The EDO's latest map shows drought stretching across much of Central and Western Europe...