This was our first river cruise. We were delighted by so many things, including the comfort and spaciousness of the rooms, the great food, the well-curated tours, the staff on board and more. I would note that the people in Prague were not nearly as helpful or friendly as those in Budapest, but that might be a country issue. You should know that the bus ride to Nuremburg is 4 hours long, our driver had no toilet paper and took us to a place requiring Czech crowns for the bathroom. We reported on how bad the trip was and they said they would fix it in the future.

But the water was low. We did a ship swap in Austria and it was seamless. Yes, some complained because of the few hours lost, but they more than made up by giving us some of the paid-for tours for free and adding a free option to Munich. That really delighted us and caused us to do things we had only thought about, but didn't want to pay for (like the opera in Vienna). We did pay for the boat ride to the Weltenburg Abbey and it was a wonderful trip.

We never found we needed anything that wasn't supplied. You may wish to bring a bandaid to cover up the light in the closet if it doesn't go off when you close the door, but that was the only unresolved problem. We found that the wine and beer with meals was enough for us and they offered some celebratory drinks at other times. On-ship entertainment was superb. I was busy every minute - we laughed about the books we brought and the idea of resting. You could, but then, you'd miss much. Read more