Budapest to Europe - River Cruise Reviews

We sailed on Scenic Jasper from Budapest to Amsterdam in late May 2023. This was our first river cruise and first experience with Scenic after having taken numerous ocean cruises with many different cruise lines. We have read numerous Cruise Critic reviews and note that prior to COVID, Scenic received mostly positive 5-star reviews, including from many friends who had previously sailed with ...

We chose this cruise because Scenic had been recommended by a friend and a travel agent as a "luxury river cruise line" and for the itinerary. We had long wanted to visit Budapest, Vienna, and Prague, so this seemed like a great way to accomplish this. For starters, there seems to be a complete disconnect from the information provided by Scenic's corporate staff/website and what actually happens ...

We heard great things about Viking and were excited to take the 7 Night Romantic Danube cruise. The cruise and excursions were great until the day before we were to disembark and our last night on the river boat. The boat was unable to dock in Regensburg due to high waters. On our last day of excursions, we were bused into Regensburg for the walking tour and the Weltenburg Abbey & the Danube ...

1) Biggest concern--illness on board that Viking covered up My husband and I just returned from cruising the Danube on the Viking Ingvi. While we went on this cruise with great anticipation, the cruise quickly turned disastrous. Many people became sick by halfway through, coughing and dropping out of excursions because of sickness. My husband and I both became sick on Day 6 of the 8 days, as ...

We booked a Danube Christmas river cruise, along with another couple, on the AMABella on 2/11/20, departing Budapest on 12/5/22. We took advantage of a cabin upgrade offer and were both booked in AA class cabins. We heard nothing further from Amawaterways (except confirmation of our final payment) until we boarded 12/5/22. Before heading to the ship on 12/5/22 we were told by another passenger ...

I went along with my wife and some friends for this cruise to see parts of central Europe along the Danube and enjoy the winter Christmas markets. For ME, it didn't really work. Others really enjoyed it. There was a large social group travelling together and they turned the trip into too much of a party boat. It was difficult to have low key interactions with other travelers. The tours ...

I chose this cruise because of my desire to visit the Christmas Markets along the Danube. My friend and I booked about two years out, in the middle of COVID to have something to look forward to as we got through those long months. I had heard wonderful things about Viking but our experience was not as wonderful as I had hoped, beginning with the airfare that we included in our reservation. ...

Found being on board very boring without much to do outside of the excursions. We do not care to drink and socialize for an hour before dinner, during dinner and then after dinner. The popular Aquavit dining area would not be available as people felt it was okay to save seats ahead of time with their personal items. Very limited TV selections and often no internet connection available. ...

Well, first of all, we did not cruise on Scenic Crystal but on Scenic Jade. Obviously this website has not caught up with the late change. We believe the boats are more or less identical but, obviously, any comments on here refer to SCENIC JADE, which is the boat we actually cruised on. Our (very short) cruise was great: lovely "cabins" with a king-size bed, all mod-cons and a balcony with a huge ...

My group with 14 people took our first time river cruise with a friend recommended Viking Company. Here are my opinions below: 1) The water level is too low to sail on the river between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Cologne Germany. So The company used the bus for this section. We have to carry the luggage every day. And the food of lunch and dinner are not satisfied. It's ...