Avalon Waterways Avalon Poetry II Cruise Reviews for Romantic to France

We choose this cruise for ports and because there were options for active excursions. The pros The cabin and bathroom were more spacious than on most river cruise ships. The beds very comfortable. The ship was very clean. The staff attentive. The food was very good. Free Happy Hour drinks Activities director was wonderful Favorite excursions: Vineyard Views, E bikes ...

Our friends that are wine connoisseurs wanted to tour region. We wanted to see Monaco but this trip did not end up there as the brochure stated when we booked. We enjoyed all the stops and seeing so many wonderful places., especially the small, quaint little towns and unusual things like "Garden of Eden," organ concert in cathedral, wine tasting in a chateau, etc..... We also liked the ...

This was our fourth Avalon Cruise and we were not dissappointed. We previously did the Danube from Prague to Budapest, The Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam and the Seinne from Paris to Normandy. Our cruise director Barbara was great and very informative! Daily excursions were enjoyed. We did 5 optional excursions-3 wine tasting-“fairy tale castle-Lyon culonary walk and versailles The Gypsy Kings ...

We chose this cruise because we went on Avalon Tranquility 2 in July and loved it so much. We booked this cruise for some late Summer sun - unfortunately we chose the wrong week for this. The two nights in Paris allowed us to make the most of a great location near the Champs Elysee. A magnificent hotel and a good room made this a great start for the holiday. The TGV ride to Dijon was also ...