S.S. Antoinette Review
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This was our second river cruise, having done the Danube River from Budapest to Passua with Viking 2 yrs ago. On that cruise a waiter suggested doing the Rhine River and many friends suggested that we look into Uniworld. We do think Uniworld is a notch up in so many ways and will definitely look at them first when choosing another river cruise.
The difference was described to us like a Cadillac vs a Chevrolet or linen vs plastic. We loved our Viking-Danube River cruise but the Uniworld service, attention to details, cleanliness, friendly staff, "open bar" , no tipping policy all added up to a fantastic week.I would also add that we love cruising late in October--crowds are down, weather is cool but comfortable and on this cruise the ship was 3/4 full. I'm not sure it made a huge difference but service was so prompt and staff was easy to engage in fun conversation and this really added to our experience.
The cabin itself was very roomy--we were on mid-level, no balcony but huge windows. The beds were very comfortable and we were not bothered by any outside noise from above next door or engine noise.
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Outside Stateroom
Roomy, well appointed, heavenly bed and pillows, great shower
Port Reviews
Speyer
Tour of the winery and tasting of excellent Riesling wine made for a very nice afternoon.
Basel
We did not dock in Basel because of construction on a lock but rather in Breisach. from there we were bused to 2 Alsatian villages that were not too damaged by WWII
Both were amazing and we were really glad we opted for this tour.
Strasbourg
In the morning we did a canal boat ride tour around Strasbourg that was gorgeous and then a bus ride into the Black Forrest. Fun stop at a family owned cuckoo clock store where the 78 yr old owner met the bus, put on a brief demonstration of his wood carving skills and shared his humor. Then off to an amazing outdoor museum--restored Black Forrest working farm & village. Long day but worth it!!