Amsterdam Avalon Waterways Avalon Panorama Cruise Reviews

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Photo taken at one of the marrkets
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Taking in views of the Rhine from the open top deck.
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La Petite France in beautiful Strasbourg. So charming!
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Cable car in Cologne crossing the river to take you to the fortress!
Taken from my cabin on the Avalon Waterway's Panorama ship.
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Great Time with a Hardworking Crew
"Yes, there was one snafu not of Avalon's making where an unauthorized competitor boat tied up illegally in our spot for a few hours and we had to walk across the top of that boat to get to ours, but every ounce of energy of our Captain and Cruise Director went to rectifying this ASAP.This and the Zans Schans excursion and the 9 streets area, as well as the Winter Festival of Lights Cruise, were so important to us to experience Amsterdam properly...."Read More
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Great Experience!

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Sunshine208
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

Wonderful experience on Avalon Panorama for a Tulip Time cruise in Holland and Belgium. Wonderful crew, who said "of course" to every request, excellent food, nice vibe, and fellow passengers and a real treat all in all! Our only complaint was their heavy reliance on the line's "app" which had all the daily details but the "app" was hard to use, had seemingly no instructions and caused a ...
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Sail Date: April 2024

Traveled with children


Great Time with a Hardworking Crew

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CRay8323
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

This was a Specialty Cruise- Festive Christmas Markets, which are a very important part of the European holiday tradition. This was our first time on Avalon and experiencing the markets. We arrived an extra day early in Amsterdam to be able to see the Van Gogh and Anne Frank Museums. This and the Zans Schans excursion and the 9 streets area, as well as the Winter Festival of Lights Cruise, were so ...
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Sail Date: December 2023

Traveled with disabled person


Rhine Cruise - Amsterdam to Basel

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Copona
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We had never been on a cruise of any kind before. My husband wasn’t fond of going on a sea cruise so we opted last minute for this river cruise with Avalon, one of the best decisions we’ve made in many years as it turned out! We were impressed with the customer focussed organisation and service provided by Avalon and its members of staff. To achieve such seamlessness indicates that this ...
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Sail Date: October 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Best Trip with Parents Ever

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JRBowden80
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

We loved the service, value, organization, energy, food, excursions and our room. There is not one thing I can say that is negative. The entire Avalonian's model is superb in every way! We are already looking to book our next trip! Unlike other boats this one is superior with certain things that you don't realize until you are on the cruise for the first time. Covered decks on top for days you ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


Fantastic vacation!

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Thanks mom and dad
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

Our first river cruise after many big sea cruises, and it was fantastic! Avalon did everything top notch. The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable and went out of their way to make sure that everything was great. Floating down the river was so relaxing and the scenery was beautiful. Our cabin was on the top floor and the view from it was great, especially from the bed facing the window ...
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Sail Date: May 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


First time River Cruisers

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goodvino808
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

My Wife and I wanted to escape the USA with the backside of COVID and have the opportunity to try something totally different. After doing hours and hours of research we landed on a River cruise aboard the Panorama by Avalon. We had through a travel agent booked a week cruise from Amsterdam to Basel CH for 7 nights. First impression was the crew was very welcoming and excited to have us ...
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Sail Date: October 2021

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Would definitely consider cruising the Danube with Avalon based on our great exp

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luipers1
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

Our family decided that this was a very different way for us to spend the Christmas Holiday and we had never been on a river cruise before. We have been to Europe with Globus tours and were very happy with their services then and they lived up to our expectations again. The crew was absolutely wonderful. We have a family member with a gluten issue and the dining staff was at her side each night ...
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Sail Date: December 2019

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Amsterdam-Basel - Avalon are functional, but AMA are fun!

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kentcouple65
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We had a wonderful time with Ama Waterways for my wife's 50th. birthday going from Budapest to Nuremberg, so thought we would try a river cruise again, this time with Avalon Waterways for her 60th. from Amsterdam to Basel. The best thing about this cruise was the food - when we travelled with AMA previously, the food was somewhat bland, but, other than the last night when presumably the chef ...
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Sail Date: November 2019

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Active Discovery Cruise Down the Rhine From Amsterdam to Mainz

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FBecker
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our first river cruise.  We have taken cruises before on Oceania (London to Copenhagen), Royal Caribbean (Caribbean), Disney (3- Day), Celebrity (3 - Day), and  Norwegian (Alaska).   Embarkation and debarkation was very easy - even though we had not booked the Movenpick through Avalon, the man in charge of the concierge desk had our luggage delivered to the ship.  Embarkation and ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Service could have been better

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Jbrook05
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

The active cruise interested us as we are both avid walkers and enjoy biking and hiking. We were disappointed in the Avalon service compared to our experience on a Uniworld River Cruise on the Danube River. We enjoyed the option of the flexible dining that Avalon Cruise provided, but found the food being removed an hour earlier than advertised e.g. 8:00 PM instead of 9 PM. Then when we tried to go ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


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