Budapest to Europe - River Cruise Reviews

After being very warmly welcomed by front desk staff, we started to learn about river cruising. Our cabin was very comfortable (Deluxe Balcony on Diamond Deck) with all the amenities you could ever want. Lots of on-screen entertainment options, so we re-watched some Bond films over the evenings. On Scenic Jasper, the Crystal Dining Room is the only actual dining room. Portobello’s is a small ...

My wife had relatives that were from a number of the countries on this cruise which is why we chose it. We saw a diversity of sites which is what made this cruise a big hit. Some of the excursions were very unique, including visiting a person's home in Croatia and seeing old Communist era buildings during the excursions. Budapest was our favorite location, a beautiful city, especially at night. ...

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 ...

To relax and have some time to ourselves. The river cruise on the Danube fit the bill perfectly. We needed to get away and see some of the world that was totally new and different. Living in Texas, if something is a couple of centuries old it’s considered history. It was a new experience to walk through true history so well preserved. The included tours were a good introduction to each area we ...

This cruise had been postponed since 2020 and it was worth waiting for. The Grand European Tour took my wife and I from Budapest to Amsterdam and along the way we saw many beautiful towns, cities and castles galore. We also made some very nice new friends--a result of "no-fixed seating" in the dining room--whom we have kept in touch with and will be visiting in the near future. The food on ...

The (Viking) Grand European Tour is a Great Adventure. We had a Veranda Suite - the Queen Bed was comfortable (actually seemed a bit large for a Q-size). The size of the 2-room suite was ample - I wouldn't have wanted to be in one of the smaller state-rooms for the 14-day length of this trip. The crew/staff on the ship were excellent - attentive, very courteous, and many of them tried very hard ...

My husband and I sailed on a Viking Ocean Cruise and loved it so much that we decided to try a Viking Riverboat Cruise. Our experience on the Mediterranean Odyssey was 5-Star. The Grand European riverboat, however, had some flaws and we can only give it 4 stars. Pro's for the Riverboat experience: FOOD!, Cabin with balcony, Included excursion guides were the best, disembarkation, Cruise ...

We chose Viking for this river cruise based on our excellent experience from our "Mediterranean & Italian Sojourn" ocean cruise last year. We found the Viking Var and the staff excellent in almost every aspect. Service was outstanding in the restaurant, cabin area, and found the pilots and ship's crew very friendly and willing to engage in great conversations. The "upside" of the cruise was ...

We really wanted to try a Viking river cruise and this itinerary visited many cities that we had not seen before. We arrived in Budapest 2 days before embarking on the cruise and thoroughly enjoyed our time there. Our hotel was about 100 yards from where the ship was docked, so finding the ship and embarking was a breeze. The only issue that some may find difficult is that getting to the ship ...

I choose this trip because I was invited. The food and service was too notch, and the excursions were very informative. While on the ship, I can say it got pretty boring. There is little to nothing to do other than sit and read or talk to people (which was nice), but you can only do that so many hours a day. It was disappointing to learn - 4 or 5 days into the cruise - that the sun deck was going ...