River Discovery II Review

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Review for Europe River Cruise on River Discovery II
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lonelybob
10+ Cruises • Age 90s

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Sail Date: Mar 2016
Bob Willett and Daughter sip in front of the Papal Palace in Avignon where Popes ruled for about 40 years, leaving Rome
This 18th century pipe organ gave us a concer high on the hilltop cathedral . Played by a young organist it was fascinating
Even a chair lift to the sun deck for the adventorous. All decks were available by elevator or chair. A nice feature on a river boat!
Vines of grape near Burgundy covered the hills near the river, and a featured tour of a wine museum was an eye-opener.
End of the line at Chalon-sur-Soane on the Soane River. A quiet day there as we prepared to leave

The trip was really two parts- booking and then the cruise itself.

Booking and customer service after booking was awful. Everything got screwed up: names, air deviation schedule, beginning port, all took more time than they should have to correct. Agents were almost to a person, unhelpful. Principal complaint was when we booked air deviation for Marseilles planning to arrive three days early with my daughter who would not be on the cruise. We planned on staying in Marseilles and meeting the tour on sailing day at the airport as we took our daughter for her homeward flight. Late in the game we were told no transfers although we paid extra for deviation. Cruise line stated it was policy. Off to a poor start.

We were upgraded to the Columbus Suite which was great. Few details: TV worked only for music, but not a problem. Overall service on the ship was very good and they generally accommodated my wife's special needs. Food was good but about like other river lines. On board activities were limited because of tours but evenings had several entertaining performers. Public areas were the Peppermint Lounge forward and the small Captain's Lounge off the stern. Very little service there.

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Huge TV, only opening window as covered by curtain which had to be held up to see out. That was ok since it was cold outside. Cabin location was perfect and the unique elevator performed after some lessons in its operation

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