Avalon Waterways River Cruises Reviews

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Great Itinerary, Crew, and Food. Nice Ship. Not So Great Before and After Arrangements

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon View

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marksind
6-10 Cruises • Age 50s

This is a cruise we've were quite excited about, and overall it lived up to expectations. Such diverse history, culture, and scenery and as you move up the Danube. Major props to the captain of the Avalon View for navigating waters that approached historical lows. We made it to about 50 miles from Budapest before having to take buses to the city one morning rather than sail there. The boat was ...
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Sail Date: October 2023


Great itinerary, some disappointments

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Envision

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lomimu
10+ Cruises • Age 50s

The ship, itinerary, staff, drink variety, and cleanliness were all great. The wifi quality and access needs improving. The shore excursions weren't always clearly or accurately described, especially with respect to key sights to be seen, and the terrain and level of exertion required (we had a couple of tough hikes that some guests definitely should not have been on). Entertainment was a bit ...
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Sail Date: September 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Cabin D very claustrophobic

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Envision

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Dexter23
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Great cruise ship. We have sailed before and had a panoramic room which was wonderful. This time there were none available so we had a cabin on the lowest floor with no window. We found the room very small and claustrophobic, great as a single but not for a couple. Last time I lived just relaxing in the room literally watching the world go by but this time I couldn’t wait to leave the ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window


Lovely cruise, all first rate, but communications with Avalon was quite bad.

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Passion

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thisisridiculous
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Traveling to these counties was somewhere we had never been. The actual cruise was terrific. The pre-trip was fine, nothing great. The guides and excursions were usually just an average. One in Vidin Bulgaria was terrific. Nothing in context with regards to history or inclusion (lots of churches and according to guides no synagogues, even when they were 1 or 2 blocks away) and we found them on ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Rhine Cruise

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Expression

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Delica7
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This has always been on my bucket list. A river Cruise was the ticket. The overall cruise on the Expression was fine. the cabins are nice and provide adequate room. The service and staff were all very nice. We were disappointed with the food. The selection and the quality were a bit below expectations. Great presentation but dinners were not to my liking. Lunches and breakfast were fine. ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Excellent, but there is scope for improvement.

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Passion

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ramsey1949
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

We wanted a relaxing couple of weeks. A little sightseeing was ok, but we were not into museums etc. The excursions, by and large, were quite interesting. There was one serious exception: In Belgrade, there was an optional excursion - Learn about Yugoslav history by driving around in a Yugo. This was a total disaster. They drove us around in clunkers with no air conditioning. We were sweating like ...
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Sail Date: August 2023

Cabin Type: Royal Suite with French Balcony


Lovely cruise on the Seine

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Tapestry II

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Rogermcaree
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

Always wanted to visit Monet’s garden and the Normandy landing beaches. Lovely crew very efficient Cruise manager, good food. I do prefer the Viking light wood everywhere and Scandinavian design but the Tapestry 2 (dark wood everywhere) very comfortable. The excursions were all very good and well organised. Not too much entertainment or lectures on where you are going on either Avalon or Viking. ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Outside Stateroom with Window


Danube Croatia to the Black Sea

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Passion

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sad2
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

I chose this as it was an area of Europe I had not yet explored, however, I did not realize the countries visited would be so austere and still have such a large communist influence. Because of the oppressed feeling I felt I would not recommend this cruise. The cruise itself was very good but not the places visited. The staff was excellent, cleanliness top notch, food very good. I would ...
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Sail Date: July 2023

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window


Fun First Cruise

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Vista

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jline0210
First Time Cruiser • Age 40s

We chose this cruise as a high school graduation present for our son who took German all four years. What a great way to visit 4 coutries at one time! This was a great way to dip our toe into international travel as Avalon was with us every step of the way. The excursions were lovely and the staff we fantastic. Our room was located right next to the engine room so next time I will definitely look ...
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Sail Date: July 2023


Overall a great trip

Review for a Europe - River Cruise Cruise on Avalon Impression

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Tovepape
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We chose Avalon this time because they did not require COVID vaccinations. We booked the cruise over the phone. We said we wanted to fly back 9 days after the cruise ended and were told that was not possible and that we would need to book our own flights back. When we called 3 days later and spoke with someone else, we found out that that was just fine but that we needed to pay $90 each for the ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


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