I sailed on the Lueftner Amadeus Diamond on the Seine, roundtrip from Paris, departing Wednesday, September 20. This was a full-ship charter by AHI (Alumni Holidays), including a couple dozen guests from Smithsonian Journeys. My second deck cabin with operable window was in the $650pp per day range, cruise-only, so this was not inexpensive.
I chatted with the ship’s Travel Director to be sure ...
Cruise was with an alumni association and the itinerary looked good. The Amadeus Silver 3 is promoted as having the luxury of a 5 star hotel, but in my opinion fell far short, and it was not priced as an economy cruise. It was a combination of many small things that were frustrating. Despite there being a heat wave, a 1 liter water bottle in the cabin is filled twice a day. Any additional ...
I wanted to do this cruise on the Seine from Paris to Normandy roundtrip. This was a charter by "Brand g", an all gay cruise.
Our cabin was not fully prepared when we entered the room. I tried to set the safe code but could not. When I went to the desk I was told I needed a key which was provided. Not the kind of security one expects on a cruise.
Food was good for a cruise boat, but not ...
The reason I went on this cruise is that friends had booked the trip and asked me to join them.
I have been on a number of cruises, this being my first river cruise. The itinerary is wonderful, that's where it ends. This cruise was run by amateurs. During the week they had three different hotel managers, one was flown in from Germany. The reason for the three managers was that the food was ...
Sailed December 10-17, 2022
Rhine River Christmas Markets
Basel to Dusseldorf
The ship was impressive overall, and the food exceeded my expectations. Having the option of a buffet or seated meal was wonderful. Printed menus were at tables for lunch & dinner. My fave meal was the authentic German lunch buffet. Wine was generously poured at meals as well.
Yes, we went through locks. ...
We chose this cruise to go with friends. I don't know where it started in the Rhine because we never made it. The second stop however was Cochem. Everything went wrong with this cruise from start to finish and the sensor staff were very unhelpful. The food was good and serving staff amazing but that was all. The ship was always late, missed excursions, we had the sun roof down for most of the ...
We had high hopes for this trip from Trier to Passau. It was our first river cruise and we would do another; not with Amadeus though.
The itinerary was interesting, excursions well organised, boat comfortable. Crew were excellent, food generally high quality although ultimately all a bit the same after a few days, but....
The overall feeling was that passengers had to be flexible to suit ...
This was our first river cruise after many ocean ones and based on our experience it likely won't be our last. Cruising the Danube River was everything we hoped it would be. We visited wonderful cities on a lovely ship with excellent service. Upon our arrival we were welcomed on board and then escorted to our cabin by a friendly crew member. Our luggage had already made it into our cabin as we ...
Our group was on the inaugural cruise of the Amadeus MS Queen, loved it and was ready to go again so we did! We've sailed now with multiple cruise lines and have found Luftner's Amadeus line to be a step above. The Amadeus Queen is a state of the art ship with all the amenities you'd expect and more. The crew is amazing and will do what it takes to ensure that you are taken care of in a 5 star ...
Just returned from the Danube river cruise on the Amadeus Queen and couldn’t fault a single thing. Genuinely cannot understand anyone who could criticise any part of the cruise ship. The only drawback may have been the drinks package as it was a bit restrictive with choice and availability only at mealtimes, but that in itself may have been a good thing so as not to get people too rowdy! The ...