This was our first river cruise and our first time to central Europe.
We did Prague 'on our own' and opted out of the pre-cruise through AMA. I initially booked the pre-cruise portion through AMA but after reading lots of not only cruise critic reviews but other sites as well decided we could do it on our own and I'm glad we made that decision.
We flew Chicago-JFK- Prague in Delta's business elite. Since we were flying overnight & the new lie flat beds were a God send. My husband managed about 5 hours of sleep and I managed about 3, which is good for me on a plane. The business elite section was great, good food & wine, nice amenities. My only real complaint was the water in both lavs ran out prior to breakfast but I always carry handi wipes so for us it was a non-issue.