Budapest Avalon Waterways Avalon Illumination Cruise Reviews

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Beautiful Boat, Excellent Cruise Director, But Dining Challenges
"Also the bar service was very good and included beer and wine.Most of the tour guides were also very good, although they had persistent technical issues with the headsets provided so you could hear the tour guides...."Read More
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6-10 Cruises

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Amazing cruise

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Gemmarichter
6-10 Cruises • Age 70s

With a wedding anniversary. For first time we choose a river cruise . This one for the view and sightseeing that the trip offered. I am very grateful of your outstanding services .since the first moment I felt SO welcome. The people were friendly and ready to inform and help me . The instructions were clear and very helpful The panorama suite máxime my expectations with a wonderful view ...
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Sail Date: May 2022


Beautiful Boat, Excellent Cruise Director, But Dining Challenges

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SailawayDC
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

Finally we can travel again and we got to take our cancelled 2020 cruise with Avalon, down the Danube. Overall we were very satisfied with the beautiful boat and cabins. Housekeeping was also excellent, keeping the room clean. Also the bar service was very good and included beer and wine. The cruise director was top notch and kept us well informed and handled all problems very effectively. Most of ...
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Sail Date: April 2022

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Budapest to Amsterdam

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kcd1952
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We chose Avalon for our first river cruise because of the itinerary, the amenities offered during the cruise and the cabin layout. The ship was spacious and our cabin was very comfortable. I especially enjoyed the french balcony that allowed us to breath the fresh air and see the river sites clearly. We particularly enjoyed the breakfast and lunch buffets and afternoon tea was a treat. ...
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Sail Date: September 2019


Europe!

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Ctboone
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We choose this cruise to be able to see as much as possible while in Europe. Everyone on the ship was very accommodating to all types of passengers. I think we all would agree that we were very fortunate to have an awesome cruise director, Danielle. But it doesn’t stop there, from housekeeping to dining room staff to bartenders I mean everyone was great. The ship is in tiptop shape and the rooms ...
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Sail Date: August 2019

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Very good first river cruise

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aidacra
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This was our first river cruise, though we've been on a number of ocean cruises, including the Star Clipper and Aranui. Our cruise director was very good, the ship was very good, and our stateroom was very good, though the view of the river from the bed was 50% blocked by a wall (we opted for state room 312, the Royal Suite, and found this aspect of it very disappointing). My criticisms or ...
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Sail Date: May 2019

Cabin Type: Royal Suite with French Balcony


Wonderful experience; wonderful cruise

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suzbiggs
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We had a great time with Avalon in China in 2017. We wanted to see the Danube and thought Avalon would be good again. They did not disappoint. The service was magnificent, the food very good, the tours were great. We enjoyed every minute of it. We had plenty of time to explore Budapest and were able to store our luggage on board on embarkation day. The staff was so accommodating. One ...
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Sail Date: September 2018

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony

Traveled with disabled person


Active and educational

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SCBarker
6-10 Cruises • Age 40s

I had a wonderful time. The tours of the cities were great and quite educational. The listening devices used during the tours were a savior. Embarkation was a bit of a fiasco. The ship couldn't make it up to the scheduled embarkation city because of low water level. So instead of boarding the ship by 5pm in Budapest, we were to meet at a hotel near the dock and leave by 3pm. Our flight made ...
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Sail Date: August 2018

Cabin Type: Deluxe Stateroom with Window


AVALON failed to handle the low water in the Danube fairly

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J Bunch
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

Here is what I told my travel agent: The trip wasn’t the best we have done but there were some nice people we met on the boat and the stateroom was quite nice. I am disappointed in Avalon. When we were late out of San Diego and missed the Philadelphia connection, after we were rescheduled I called the number in the Avalon booklet to report the new arrival information. The young lady took ...
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Sail Date: August 2018

Cabin Type: Royal Suite with French Balcony


Low water. Making the most of a difficult situation!

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BarnardRG
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

We had travelled with Avalon previously in 2015 and spent a lot of time convincing my sister and her husband to join us for the Budapest to Amsterdam cruise. This was to be the trip of a lifetime for my sister. As you read on you will feel our disappointment with the trip but please read to the end of my comments. On arrival in Budapest we met people who had travelled up from Amsterdam and ...
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Sail Date: July 2018

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


Outstanding service all the way

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heddablack
First Time Cruiser • Age 70s

We only had 7 nights of our 15 day cruise due to low water levels which was disappointing, however Avalon did everything possible to still make this a fantastic trip. Our cruise director was exceptional in every way. We did lose some free time as we had to bus between towns. Hotel accommodation was always very good. We also met some wonderful people in our early 60’s age group. Cleanliness and ...
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Sail Date: July 2018

Cabin Type: Panorama Suite with French Balcony


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