Basel Avalon Waterways Avalon Tranquility II Cruise Reviews

We chose this cruise as a recommendation from a friend, who had cruised with Avalon Waterways. I went to the website filled out a form and was assigned a cruise coordinator. She was just wonderful. She was efficient and friendly and always took my call or answered my emails quickly. Lucky for us she was going on the exact same cruise in August, so she was able to answer all my very specific ...

My wife and I just returned from our very first river cruise on the Tranquility II. We sailed northbound on the Rhine, from Basel to Amsterdam. We were by ourselves but met many interesting people from the UK, Australia, Canada, and of course, most were from the US. The meals were course after course of appetizing, creative and country-oriented flavors. There were four entrees that were always ...

We chose to book the Romantic Rhine cruise on the Avalon Tranquility II. We traveled in mid-late September and were glad we had heavy jackets, gloves, and knit hats, as we needed them on Mt. Pilatus and while on the deck when going through the Rhine gorge. We flew into Zurich a day early so we could take the optional Mt. Pilatus tour. This tour was worth the money as one gets to view the ...

My husband and I just returned from our very first river cruise on the Tranquility II. We sailed northbound on the Rhine, from Basel to Amsterdam. We stayed 4 days prior to the cruise in Switzerland, 2 nights in Zurich at the Central Plaza Hotel and 2 nights in Lucerne at the Hotel Flora. I would highly recommend both hotels. We returned to Zurich via train, then caught the Avalon shuttle to ...

Our first river cruise and it was a wonderful experience! The weather was not ideal and there was some flooding but I would still not change my rating. The ship was beautiful and the cabins with the beds facing the river were all you could ask for. The crew did not disappoint and the cruise director, Kathy, was a treasure. She made the cruise! Food was very good. We did the romantic ...

I did not know that Avalon is a part of Cosmos tours and ultimately Globus, an American Company. There were only 4 English People on the boat, the majority being American with a few Canadians and Australians. This does not matter of course but lends a certain perspective. For example, the dress code is VERY casual.This boat is new with large staterooms and high quality fitments and toiletries etc. ...

General Info My wife and I sailed on the Avalon Tranquility II April 18 through April 25, 2015. It was a North bound sailing on the Rhine from Basel, Switzerland to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The Tranquility II was launched on April 2, 2015; this is was only the third sailing of the ship. This was our first river cruise. Overall, the cruise and the ship were fabulous. The crew and ...