Budapest to Europe - River Cruise Emerald Sky Reviews

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Sky’s The Limit on Splendours Of Europe!
"Our Captain Yosef is the quietly confident but also friendly Captain who guided our ship through the many locks and waterways on time at all times - him and his crew do an incredible job!We chose this cruise purely as novices to Europe and wanting to explore as much as we could in a reasonable time...."Read More
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Loved the ship and locations, didn't like the lack of care for people being sick

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Esthercruise2023
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We chose this cruise as it would take us to places we have not been too, or places we would have never gone too. The scenery from the ship was mostly farmland and forest, but once on land there were many wonderful things to see. Food was very good, and the portions were smaller so you never left the table stuffed. The wait staff was excellent. My only concern was by day 4 people were ...
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Sail Date: September 2023


What could improve

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Farmhouse2
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We received information regarding river cruises and the itinerary on the Emerald cruise Sky on the Danube caught our attention. Read the many previous cruisers reviews and it appealed to us. We decided to book it for our 40th wedding anniversary. Our booking agent rivercruise was very attentive until we booked the trip, then it was very difficult getting answers to our questions from her prior ...
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Sail Date: August 2023


Excellent River Cruise

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KatyCruise23
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

We attended a local presentation and then booked a river cruise with Emerald. All of the ship's crew were very friendly and professional and made every aspect of the cruise very enjoyable. The food was amazing and there were always alternate choices if needed. The entertainment varied each evening and included special guests, such as local bands or accordion player or violin player. The daily ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


Sky’s The Limit on Splendours Of Europe!

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Cruisefairy69
2-5 Cruises • Age 40s

We chose this cruise purely as novices to Europe and wanting to explore as much as we could in a reasonable time. Starting in Budapest and finishing in Amsterdam it was as busy or not as you wanted it to be. We chose to do as much as we could to get the most out of our time. We did all included tours, a few “Active” tours and paid for 2 extra tours. Our days were full, fun and we learned a lot. ...
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Sail Date: June 2023


The Good, The Bad, And the very Ugly-Danube

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zamgwar
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

8 close friends had originally booked this tour in late 2020. The Pandemic pushed it, and it took two years to finally sail. Veterans of many ocean cruises, this was our first river cruise. The Danube Explorer- Passau to Budapest with 3 added days in Prague and 3 more in Budapest. We had high expectations. A few were met. Many weren’t. I have to let you know, we are NOT picky travelers. As long ...
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Sail Date: September 2022


Disappointing Cruise on Emerald Sky

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carolne
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

First the good aspects of the cruise. The ship was modern and comfortable. Our Cabin was small but adequate. All of the areas were very well kept. The crew were very friendly and accommodating. The tours were very well organized and informative. On the negative side the embarkation from Munich was awful. We were staying in Munich and told to meet at 11 am at the airport to catch the bus ...
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Sail Date: June 2022


Brilliant cruise in the hands of wonderful staff!

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Woodman2
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

Brilliant itinerary, loads of activities to opt in, or out, of! Fantastic staff on the boat. Great facilities (the shower was better than a lot I have had in hotels), very comfortable with plenty of space. Loved the panoramic window in our room. Everything was run very efficiently, it is really hard to find fault. Our Activities Manager, Lauren, was superb and Looish was both funny and ...
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Sail Date: May 2022


First time cruiser!

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suffolkcruiser60
First Time Cruiser • Age 60s

We chose it because we wanted to see the towns and cities on this particular Danube cruise. We had never done any kind of cruise before, and didn't really know what to expect. We found the cabin comfortable and spacious and the staff were excellent. The food was much better and more varied than we had imagined it would be, and the choice of wines were very good. The only downside was that the low ...
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Sail Date: September 2019


Better Than Anticipated

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LorenR
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

We had a dream of travelling from Budapest to Amsterdam one day. After some research we chose Emerald Waterways, and Emerald Sky as our river ship. I consider myself a seasoned ocean cruiser and was anxious to see what river cruising would be like. Well we were not disappointed! In fact it may be harder to pick the larger cruising vessels again! I highly recommend this itinerary, each day ...
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Sail Date: August 2019


14 night Splendours of Europe cruise

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Lunarcaravan
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

This cruise surpassed our expectations. The ship was beautiful. Spacious well equipped cabins, great public spaces and staff who went out of their way to be friendly, efficient and welcoming. The cruise director and entertainment manager in particular did a great job of keeping us informed and organised! The food was plentiful and varied bringing in the traditions of the ports we were visiting. ...
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Sail Date: August 2019


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